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• Posted Prenatal Development, Parenting Style & Early Trauma Effects on the Mental Health of Our Children: Part II to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  Last week, I discussed the effects fear and trauma have on children's brains.Specifically, exposure to trauma creates an imbalance in three neurotransmitters that are involved with mood, reward response, addiction and behavioral regulation. These brain chemicals are dopamine, serotonin,...
• Posted Prenatal Development, Parenting Style & Early Trauma Effects on the Mental Health of Our Children: Part I to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND I discussed on my homepage blog this week the effects of chronic fear on our mental, emotional, and societal health.  Specifically, media, medicine, and marketing techniques aiming to increase sales by scare tactics are...
• Posted Food Quality, Gut Health, and Nutrigenomic Effects on Children to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND It's almost May! On the 2nd of this month, I'll be speaking at the Holistic Mom's Network Meeting in Saratoga. How exciting it will be to discuss topics in health with empowered caregivers who...
• Posted Cancer Risk on Hormones- Some Study Findings Still Confusing to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} By Sarah LoBisco, ND There are two types of hormonal replacement therapy, bio-identical and synthetic hormone replacement therapy. Most studies available today on bio-identical hormonal replacement aren't made generally available to...
• Posted Allergy Woes to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Ahhh-choooo. Sniffle... Wipe. Yuck. Tis the allergy time again, another change in seasons, more pollen. Not fun for most. The good news is, allergies don't have to rule you! I assist those who have allergy...
• Posted The "Pesty" Link to the Meat, Carnitine, & Heart Controversy to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND The Meat Risk of Heart Disease? By Sarah A. LoBisco, ND Yet another media controversy and medical debate is at full force (beyond the autism debate I discussed on my homepage at http://dr-lobisco.com/kids-vaccines-autism-risk/ ). Recently,...
• Posted Healthy Brain Supplements to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah LoBisco, ND I recently posted a blog on brain health. In it, I provided evidence that our genes aren't the main determinants of our health. It is their interplay with the environment that results in symptoms and diseases....
• Posted Health and Nutrition for Parents and Baby to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND A few weeks ago, at my homepage blog, I highlighted the benefits of breastfeeding on baby's health(http://dr-lobisco.com/breastfeeding-and-healthy-america-epigenetics-in-children-ii/). This week continues this topic of the power of food and lifestyle choices on the health outcomes of...
• Posted Exercise Overload? to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah LoBisco, ND Just as many are confused about diet and nutrition, fitness and exercise can be just as confounding. My home page blog discussed how technology overload can affect our brain and health and gave some individualized...
• Posted The Importance of Thyroid Health and the Benefits of Breastfeeding to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND · Are you feeling low? Having mood swings? Anxious? · Are you gaining or losing weight without a major change in diet or exercise? · Are your hair, nails, and skin dry and brittle?...
• Posted Epigenetics and Children: The Power of Nutrients on Health Outcomes to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND In previous blogs, I spoke of the power of our environment and its effect on dis-ease outcomes. Therefore what we feed our bodies, how we think, the amount of rest we get, our self-care, and...
• Posted Supporting Your Bony Foundation and Preventing Osteoporosis to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND A Great Video On Bone Health & Osteoporosis Risk Osteoporosis is a disease of the bone that may increase one's chance of a fracture. There is a lot of misinformation about this disease that can...
• Posted Mom's Diet and Baby's Health to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND I love the subject of diet and health. It makes me feel empowered that every time I sit down with a meal, I am sending information into my system that can help heal my body....
• Posted It's One Billion Rising Day- Heal Your Heart to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND I was listening to the weekly podcast with Dr. Northrup and Gabrielle Bernstein on HayHouse and I was bit by the inspiration bug this morning to share an international movement. It's not only the...
• Posted Death By Food to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBIsco, ND This is the conclusion to the article on my homepage, "The Power of Choice in Natural Medicine." In it, I discussed how organic foods are a wiser choice for consumption. This is for a variety...
• Posted Flu Vaccine-Some Updated Information to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  A Subject that left many perplexed in January ..the flu vaccine. Here's some interesting articles I came across this month. I hope it helps inform you. Flu Shot only 58% Effective, New Research Says Here's an excerpt that shows the...
• Posted Positive Shifts for the Mind to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Diet's Impact Diet is a key factor to contribute as the foundation of overall health. A healthy brain and a healthy body go hand in hand. For example, in a recent data complication, researchers sought...
• Posted Mind-Body Tips to Reduce Stress & Boost Body Health to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND In keeping with my current theme on my homepage, I wanted to share with you some current research on the power of a very popular mind-body tool-mediation. Mediation is a technique that uses various...
• Posted More Fun Approaches to Healthy Lifestyle Changes in 2013 to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By: Sarah A LoBisco, NDLast week, I discussed an easy way to eat healthier this year...Increase your bug consumption! :)I will speak more on my homepage this week on other yummy tips for a healthier new year. There, I will...
• Posted What's in a Bug- The Power of Our Gut! to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A. LoBisco, NDIs all the hype around implementing fermented foods and probiotics as part of a healthy lifestyle true?You bet!In fact, why not start of 2013 with a New Year's Resolution with a simple (yet weird) action...
• Posted Three Reasons to Move Your Body to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, NDNow that the holidays are in full swing, the last thing people are thinking about is dieting!  This results in one of the top New Year's Resolutions: weight loss.This after thought of holiday splurging is probably...
• Posted Dealing with Holiday-Stress Induced Brain Fog to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, NDPhew, Happy Holidays.I just went through an extensive and fun biochemistry lesson on my homepage on how stress affects our mood and biochemistry. To summarize, stressful thoughts have negative impacts on our hormones, immune function, weight management,...
• Posted Action Steps To Protect Our Children's Health to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  My past two blogs on my homepage and my last one on this page has covered the negative impacts of environmental toxicants on our children. Below are some proactive steps any caring adult of a little one can take....
• Posted Environmental Impacts: Children More At Risk to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  ..For the current trend in environmental exposure risk, please see my homepage (http://www.dr-lobisco.com/protecting-our-childrens-heath-their-world/)What does increased environmental exposure have to do with children and the increased incidences of children contracting "adult diseases"? Dr. Bock gave us an excellent summary of why these...
• Posted Are Our Brain's Starved vs. Sick? to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND A few years ago, I was introduced to Dr. Amen's work. Daniel Amen, MD is a psychiatrist who has revolutionized the treatment of brain disorders through his integrative approach of neurofeedback, nutrition, hyperbaric oxygen,...
• Posted Emotional Medicine to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am so grateful for all my clients, living wellies, and so much more! As promised, here is the continuation of the focus on emotional well-being and health. Enjoy these abstracts...
• Posted A Day In the Life of A Holistic Doc to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  Every day, I thank the universe that I am able to make a living through applying the combination of some of my passions: 1. Researching, learning, and presenting what I learn in the field of integrative, conventional, and holistic...
• Posted Healthy Brain Solutions to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
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• Posted Beauty, Natural Health, & Spooky Fun Facts to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  Before we start with filling our brain with fun facts for Halloween, my heart felt prayers and blessings to those in NJ and on the east coast affected by the Sandy. Best Face Forward Diet's high in inflammatory foods...
• Posted Quenching the Flame on Cancer to Living Well In Saratoga Springs NY: Saratoga's Holistic Health Forum Blog
  This week's blog on my homepage focused on how we can modulate our risk for chronic diseases and cancer by addressing inflammation and making lifestyle changes. A recent article in MedPage Today summarized this connection: Indeed, 15 to 20...