Cancer is a scary word. And it comes with other scary words: chemotherapy, radiation, oncology… these words are clinical, scientific, and loaded. A cancer diagnosis is often the worst moment of someone’s life. There’s the fear of an uncertain prognosis, the...
Since May is National Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month, it’s important to remember how much your daily summer activities affect you and especially your skin, and what precautions you can take to protect yourself and your family. Since skin cancer is predominantly...
A cancer diagnosis changes life – forever. Here are some of my tips for supporting someone you love with Cancer. How well do I know? Pancreatic cancer quickly took the life of my husband and partner, Dr. Philip Fritchey was a Master herbalist. Phil’s gift for...
I am so excited that spring has arrived and beautiful weather is here again and we can all get outside and soak up some much-needed vitamin D! What is too much fun in the sun? After a year of lockdown, excessive stress, and indoor confinement, our immune systems...
How Skin Changes and What’s Next? Since this is breast cancer awareness month, I wanted to talk to you about how cancer has affected my life personally. Sadly, cancer is now a full-on epidemic, and none of us are untouched by its impact either personally, or with...
We get it…anti-aging products are everywhere – Day cream? Night cream? Rejuvenating Serums? Which ones are natural and plant-derived, which is a synthetic chemical, and what is the most effective? It’s enough to give anyone anxiety! Environmental damage in...
Over the years, many of my clients felt they could not LIVE without Vaseline, Carmex, and hydrocortisone ointment for all their frustrating skin challenges. How on earth could they possibly deal with issues like eczema, chronic chapped lips, and itchy skin without...
DETOXIFY: (verb) [ dee-tok-suh-fahy] To make something less poisonous or harmful. It may refer to the process of removing toxins, poisons, or other harmful substances from the body. Removing toxins is THE goal as you create your strategic plan for healing and working...
When diagnosed with cancer, your whole world changes, NO – it’s turned upside down! After you take a real deep breath, you begin to process all the changes this diagnosis means. Significant lifestyle changes become a big part of your new reality. Nutrition and...
Why do lips get chapped, and should we be doing more than simply applying ChapStick? Yes! Applying ChapStick is treating the symptoms, not addressing the underlying cause. Daily use of poorly compounded lip products can ruin a beautiful smile and create a revolving...
