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Dr. Kassimir

Holding space for your heart in February

The new year has just come and gone. Whether or not you created New Year’s resolutions for your health, I am writing today as a gentle reminder of how best to sustain your mind, body, and spirit, and to give a little sprinkle of hope to get us through the rest of Winter.  With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it is a good time to reflect on our hearts’ health. And yes, I did mean “hearts” plural.  The Physical Heart

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February 3, 2025 No Comments
General
Dr. Russell

Spring Is Around The Corner: Natural Tips For Seasonal Allergies

While it’s not official yet, it feels like Spring is already upon us.  I’m thrilled that I’ll soon be able to open my windows, pack up my winter coat, and spend more time outside.   Spring is a time of renewal and starting fresh.  Just as the plants begin to poke up out of the ground and our landscape turns lush and green again, it is a time for us to start new projects or rekindle the motivation to improve our health, a motivation that may have

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February 28, 2022 No Comments
Digestive Health
Dr. Russell

The ONE Simple Health Habit You Need For 2022

I’ve seen a lot of complex cases over the years. While it can be perplexing figuring out where to start, I am still astounded how sometimes the simple solutions can have a dramatic impact on health. One of these powerful and simple solutions is hydration. We all know that our bodies are part water. The amount varies depending on where in the body we’re looking at. Our bones are only 31% water, whereas the muscle and kidneys are more than

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February 2, 2022 No Comments

Which Integrative Practitioner Is Right For Me?

Interested in integrative and alternative medicine but not sure what type of practitioner is right for you? In this video, Dr. Russell highlights several types of integrative practitioners to help you better decide who would be a good fit. She covers:-acupuncture-herbalism-homeopathy-osteopathic medicine-chiropractic medicine-naturopathic medicine-Reiki-craniosacral therapy-life and health coaching-functional medicine AND she shares 3 top 3 questions you should ALWAYS ask someone you’re thinking about working with on your health journey.

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February 1, 2021 No Comments

How To Pick A Good Quality Supplement

A must watch! Dr. Russell shares 6 tips to help you feel more confident when buying supplements: 1) Is marketing important or just hype? 2) Should price be an important factor? 3) What part of the supplement label is key to read? 4) Should I care about the daily value or dosages? 5) Is the serving size important? 6) Is a “proprietary blend” better? She also gives specific examples of what to look for when purchasing a multivitamin, probiotic, and

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February 1, 2021 No Comments
General
Dr. Russell

There Is No Magic Pill: Six Forgotten Truths About Healing

We live in a society that has been taught to think that healing comes in a small pill.  All we need is to find the right pill or the right combination of pills and we’ll get better.  However, “heal” is of Germaic origin (heilen), meaning to make whole. If we look at the old English roots, hǣlan means to restore to sound health.  Therefore, healing historically has been about restoring a person to wholeness. So I’d like to challenge how

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September 26, 2016 No Comments
General
Dr. Russell

Nine Things I Wish My Patients Knew About Homeopathy

Homeopathy (ho-me-op-a-thy) is an individualized system of medicine that I use frequently with patients due to its efficacy, low-cost, and lack of drug interactions or side effects. Even though this medicine has been around long before penicillin, and was actually quite popular among doctors in the early 1900s, it is so different from our current conventional approach, that I often find patients confused about some key differences with receiving homeopathic care.  Dr. Timothy Dooley wrote a wonderful book explaining homeopathy

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May 19, 2016 23 Comments

A New Chapter

Last month we held an open house to celebrate Serenity’s one year anniversary (which was technically September) and honor naturopathic medicine week.  There was great food, great people, and great live music (check out the videos on our YouTube channel). This event gave me a much-needed opportunity to reflect on this past year, so pardon the brief deviation from the typical health-related article. First, I am so grateful to everyone that attended, both in person and in spirit, and can’t wait until

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November 6, 2015 No Comments

Are You Really Ready for Your Kids to Go Back to School?

September is a time of transitions.  Fall begins, bringing cooler weather and cozy sweaters, with the promise of the holidays right around the corner.  But more crucial and coveted by all parents is the transition of the school year starting.  It gives parents a much needed reprieve from having to cook for, entertain, and chauffeur their children, at least for a few hours a day.  With restarting the routines, what better time to try introducing some healthy habits.  It goes without

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September 16, 2014 1 Comment

A New Way To Celebrate Heart Health Month

In honor of February being American Hearth Month, as well as the month in which Valentine’s day takes place, I decided to listen to my heart.  I’ve been a vegetarian for over 8 years now but I’ve been toying with the idea of going vegan for almost a year now.  As you know, vegetarians abstain from eating anything in which an animal has to be killed (ie avoiding meat but eating eggs and dairy) whereas a vegan abstains from eating

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February 3, 2013 2 Comments
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