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Are You at Risk for the Most Underrecognized Mental Health Disorder?

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part 2)

Dr. Sarah July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

We are living at a time where “health and wellness” marketing preys upon our insecurities. By worshipping thinness, portraying unattainable beauty standards, and promoting purification of the body as a sanctity, restrictive food practices are being manipulatively and dangerously applauded. What is even more damaging is that many health influencers, intentionally or unintentionally, are...

Understanding Eating Disorders Educational Series (Part I)

Dr. Sarah July 8, 2022July 8, 2022

If food is nourishment and medicine, what happens when it’s restricted, cut out, and stressed about? For the past few weeks, I have been providing education on diet and wellness culture, food addiction, and eating disorders. After a little break for a two-part essential oils’ podcast blast, it’s now time to return to these...

All About Essential Oils Therapy x 2!

Dr. Sarah July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

(Access the show notes and the podcast links by clicking here.) We’ve been covering some pretty intense topics the past few weeks in my series on diet and wellness culture, food addiction, and eating disorders. This week, it’s time for a little break. I’m inviting you to sit back, relax, and listen-in to some...

Closing in on if Food Should Be Labeled as a Substance of Abuse: Are You a Food Addict? Part III

Dr. Sarah June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

What is it about food that makes us personify it, argue about it, and sanctify or demonize it? Food can be medicine to our brain and bodies, but why is it such a controversial topic? It has gotten to a point where health influencers are encouraging people to only spend time with others who...

More on Food Addiction: Could You Be a Food Addict? Part II

Dr. Sarah June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Wait, you don’t need to stop crunching on that potato chip! You also don’t need to hide your chocolate bar and start shaming yourself because you read my headline. In my recent article and video, I continue to “weigh” the evidence for and against labeling food as an addiction. My goal is to provide...

Is That Potato Chip A Drug? Could You Be a Food Addict?

Dr. Sarah June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Unlike alcohol or drugs, food is essential for life. Though some diet culture enthusiasts may disagree, we need a balance and variety of all foods in our diet to thrive physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. Previously, I discussed the damage that diet and wellness culture have had on healthcare and society. I purposely covered...

When Living in Wellness Culture Becomes a Sick Society

Dr. Sarah June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

What if striving to be healthy was actually making you sick? If you are: living with the belief that you have to eat perfectly, or close to perfect, to avoid disease and/or operating within a wellness and diet culture mindset … you may be doing more harm than good to your mental and physical...

For the Love of Health: Are You a Victim of Diet Culture and Disordered Eating?

Dr. Sarah May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

It’s official, diet culture has taken over medicine, media, nutrition, and fitness. Its deceitful messages have etched their way into healthcare and have perpetuated body size stigma, weight bias, and substandard medical care. As concerning, many nutritional and medical experts and fitness gurus are promoting orthorexic and disordered eating practices in the name of...

How Do You Know if You Have Health Anxiety?

Dr. Sarah May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Considering that lately many have been overly focused on their bodily symptoms, and that chronic stress can lead to psychiatric issues, I think it’s imperative that we are all mindful of our emotional state. With the current world events and the rise in mental health conditions, now more than ever it is vital to...

Could All Your Anxiety Be “False?”

Dr. Sarah May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Are you worried all the time? Do you struggle with brain fog, chills, muscle tension, digestive distress, and heart palpitations? It’s always important to rule out any physical cause, but when a clean bill of health by your doctor doesn’t soothe your worries or symptoms, you may be suffering from anxiety. Previously, I discussed...

About Dr. Sarah Lobisco

Dr. LoBisco has been in holistic healthcare for over 10 years. She became interested in holistic medicine when she was able to heal two herniated discs through nutrition, yoga, supplementation, and chiropractic. She has mentored with holistic practices throughout New York, Vermont, and Connecticut. In addition to her Naturopathic and Functional Medical training, Dr. LoBisco has extensive training in a variety of healing modalities, including therapeutic essential oils, nutraceuticals, herbs, whole food supplements, nutritional medicine, and mind-body therapies. She is a graduate of the accredited, four year post-graduate program in Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. This program includes clinical rotations and a demanding scientific curriculum in integrating conventional and natural medicine. Dr. LoBisco holds her license from the state of Vermont.

Dr. LoBisco has completed her postdoctoral training as a certified functional medicine practitioner. She is also certified in Applied Kinesiology and holds a BA in psychology from SUNY Geneseo. She has contributed as an item writer for the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)and has several articles that have been published in the Naturopathic Doctor News and Review Digest (NDNR) and the Townsend Letter, both physician- based journals. Dr. LoBisco is also a hired speaker on integrative medical topics for medical professionals.

Dr. LoBisco currently incorporates her training in holistic medical practices and conventional medicine through writing, researching, private practice, and through her independent contracting work for companies regarding supplements, nutraceuticals, essential oils, and medical foods. She has a small, private wellness consultation practice through telephone and Skype. Dr. LoBisco also enjoys continuing to educate and empower her readers through her blogs and social media. Her new book, BreakFree Medicine, is now available on Amazon and through Barnes & Noble. Please inquire here for more specific information.