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5 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s.  How can alternative medicine complement traditional medicine to create effective approaches for improving brain health?  Are there effective alternatives and/or complements to stimulates, anti-depressants, and other traditional medicines?  These questions and more answered in this podcast!  

Spaghetti and Waffles…how does this explain the difference between the male and female brain? Why do most men have trouble multitasking?  Why do most women have trouble focusing on one thing at a time? Men actually have a compartment of the brain that houses NOTHING.  An understanding of this can […]

Why are women better at word games? Why are women more sensitive to temperature, smell, and sound?  Why do men seem to have a flight or fight response when it comes to arguments?  Does size really matter? Connections between the two sides of the brain play a big role. An understanding […]

Patient Lori shares her story ~ She led a healthy lifestyle but was still having trouble with ADD, brain fog, and other symptoms that cleared up through testing and balancing with Integrative Medicine.  

7 billion pounds of toxins are poured into our environment each year ~ what can we do about it? Heavy metal toxins are some of the main culprits in neurodegeneration. Most people know about acute lead poisoning but what about chronic exposure?  What causes it, how can we test for it […]

Preventing inflammation is the key to brain health ~ how can we do this through nutrition?   Increased memory and focus, reduced brain toxicity, overcoming addiction, increased willpower, and a better sense of well-being are naturally within reach.  

Barbara is 80 years old, but has the energy and interest of a 60 year old ~ what is she doing to feel this way?! She says she has overcome lupus and is able to live a fulfilled life thanks to Dr. Watts.  One of the keys to Integrative Medicine […]

Men and Women all have neurotransmitters and hormones that play a role in how we think, behave, and feel. Keeping these in balance is critical to our physical, emotional, and mental health!

A New Way of Fighting Alzheimer’s…Why did the rat get fat and what’s that got to do about Alzheimer’s? In a recent breakthrough study, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed that rats consuming a Westernized fast food diet increased the likelihood of their obesity. Now, that should not be […]

Q. Can we actually manage aging? A. Hmmm…That’s a complex question. So, let me answer it with a rather standard cliché: There’s the good news, bad news and worse news. Worst news—we’re all going to die. Sorry, but it’s a fact of the natural order of things. The bad news? […]

Confucius said, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is NOW.”  It’s inevitable—we all will age! So, the question now becomes, how do you want to age? Do you want to leave the process up to chance or do you want to […]

As printed in West Coast Woman March 2014 A woman writes to a Cavewoman Diet blog: “Help Me, I’m flipping out here, gaining weight, and can’t seem to stop this roll that’s gathering around my waist. Nothing is helping …can’t sleep, constant mood swings, about to have a nervous breakdown, […]