Breast Cancer: A Rising Concern What is your risk of breast cancer? Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women worldwide. While genetics play a role, most breast cancers are influenced by lifestyle, environmental exposures, and hormone signaling. The good...
With day after day of extreme heat facing us again, it’s important to recognize who’s most vulnerable—and how to protect yourself and others from heat-related illness (HRI). Who Is Most at Risk for Heat-Related Illness? Certain groups are especially vulnerable to...
National Integrated Health Associates (NIHA) are leaders in integrative & functional medicine and holistic dentistry. NIHA has been serving the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia metropolitan area since 1995. Patients come from all over the United...
The terms electromagnetic smog, electrosmog, EMF, or dirty electricity refer to all artificially generated electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by all the computers, mobile phones, microwave ovens, etc. in the environment and which results in exposure of people, animals, and the environment to them.
Foods to nourish the immune system are the best way to stay healthy and strong. Food is medicine- and one of the best ways to keep a strong and healthy immune system is to eat well. What does this mean? We are often confused by the latest and greatest diets, but...
For quite some time, the public view towards drug or alcohol addictions was more focused on the problems of personal will power and lacking self control. But fortunately, the smoking cessation treatment programs in recent years have started to shed more light into our understanding about the unique biological needs in certain individuals driven by particular genetic predisposition and environmental factors.
June is Brain Awareness Month, which is a wonderful opportunity to discuss or have a national conversation about our brain health, the part of us which makes us distinctly human. In my recent book Awaken Your Godly Brain, [1], I stressed that 1/6th of our human brain,...
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, was Right It is more important to understand the patient who has a disease, than it is to understand the disease that a patient has. ~ Hippocrates Now that we are mostly through the first stages of the Corona or COVID-19 pandemic,...
One of the ways to tune up your immune system and give you more resistance to the Coronavirus is to heal your intestines. A healthy gastrointestinal tract is often synonymous with a healthy immune system, which strengthens your resistance to any and all infections.
When I was in medical school almost 50 years ago, we were recruited for an experiment to test the common cold virus (i.e., a rhinovirus). I didn’t volunteer even though some extra spending money would have been nice, but my classmates did. Students were selected who had essentially no antibodies to rhinovirus. In exchange for a pittance, researchers at the University of Virginia Medical School divided the volunteers into four groups (if my ancient recollection serves me well)
Steps to Help Us Stay Sane A little more than two weeks ago we all felt safe! (More or less). Suddenly, and seemingly, out of nowhere, “unseen forces” e.g., COVID, has threatened not only our physical health but also our economic foundation. Almost from one day to the...
During this time of social distancing, most of us are spending much longer periods of time indoors, inside our homes. As a pediatric physician, I always recommend spending as much time as possible in nature, but not every family has the benefit of a backyard that’s...
There are more and more studies being done to research the body’s healthy microbiota. Microbiota refers to all the microorganisms that are found in an environment. In the human body, the microbiota includes the gut, vagina, the sinuses, mouth, skin, and the blood....
As the seasons are changing, a lot of people are getting worried about its effects on their mood. Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) is real, as well as dysthymia (essentially, mild depression) and moderate to severe depression.The goal of this article is to help you gain understanding and get a nutritional jump start on your mental […]
At National Integrated Health Associates, the MDs practice functional medicine, an emerging field of medicine which specializes in diagnosing the precise metabolic, allergic, immune, infectious, nutritional, toxicological and genetic uniqueness of each patient. The...
As a physician, I’m gravely concerned about antibiotic resistance and the role that agriculture plays in this growing problem. The word is out in the medical community: Physicians increasingly recognize infections that can’t be treated with antibiotics and reserve...
According to National Cancer Institute: 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. It is not surprising that cancer rates are rising to over 40% of the population given: The exploding levels of environmental toxicity Steadily increasing...
This article is full of many effective and easy ways to detox your body, both external and internal detoxification. We can’t always see and smell them, but our bodies are effected by the thousands of chemicals we are exposed to in our homes. Why You Need Easy Ways to Detoxify Your Body Maybe you have […]
Why choose an integrative doctor for primary care? An integrative doctor for primary care offers not only traditional primary care but also incorporates the best of complementary and alternative healing therapies from around the world to help you achieve optimum...
Live Clean with Simple Changes for a Healthier Life January is a great time to think about living a healthier, cleaner lifestyle. One of the best ways to start a new year is a nice detoxifying cleanse. A cleanse removes the "bad stuff", or the toxins from your...
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Barbara Solomon M.D. will be retiring at the end of July after a remarkable career in environmental medicine. For the past 15 years we at NIHA have been honored to work with and be inspired by Dr. Solomon, a pioneer in her field and a gentle and gifted woman who has devoted her life to the art of medicine. We still hear on a regular basis, “Dr. Solomon saved my life,” or, “Finally, someone who is able to help me.” As Dr. Solomon says, “the reward of this work is that patients get better.” And we have seen patients from all over the country get better, thanks to Dr. Solomon’s care.
Updated April 20, 2024 Have you heard the welcome news? In 2011, after threats of a boycott, Johnson & Johnson reiterated it’s pledge to slowly phase out the toxic ingredients used in their baby product line by the end of 2013 and announced that it will also...
Fatigue is Not Normal So many things can contribute to being exhausted, or chronically fatigued. “By the time I get up in the morning, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and am finally ready to leave for work, I feel like I need to go back to bed again...” Having...
Symptoms of Parasites May be Hard to Detect Parasites evade detection and diagnosis better than most human pathogens, explaining why some healthcare professionals deny their existence or clinical relevancy. Since diagnostic tests are often falsely negative or...
"The whole is more than the sum of its parts" -Aristotle Think of your body as a grand orchestra assembled to play an elaborate symphony together...each system is a different instrument. While we recognize many individual "players" in the body, they all function as a...
Updated April 20, 2024 Many people who suffer from headaches search for a way to prevent them, as well as, treat them in a way that involves less down time, less medication, and less expense. There is no doubt that there are some great medications out there for...
NIHA’s integrative practitioners have navigated their own pathway of training, knowledge and skills that may give you more options for healing. Some of our doctors are pioneers in the field of integrative and functional medicine. Others have been trained in both Western and Eastern medicine and incorporate those healing philosophies into their practice.
At a recent conference I learned that the Pituitary Gland of the people who have certain health challenges may be affected. Not only can the pituitary gland possibly be affected by an IED injury (military improvised explosive device), Lyme Disease, whiplash, but also repetitive sports injuries as well, such as those from soccer, football and […]
Disease Prevention is Better for Health After working as a nurse on the oncology unit in the hospital (many years ago) and then as a home care nurse, I realized that intervention at that point was too late and it made more sense to prevent problems and disease. The...
It is possible to quit smoking naturally if the underlying nutrient deficiencies in the body are rebalanced. Nicotine, the addictive substance in cigarettes, is one of the most powerful poisons on earth. It's so toxic that as few as two or three drops of pure nicotine...
I recently had the opportunity to attend The 4th Annual Public Conference on Vaccination, sponsored by the National Vaccine Information Center. It was both a deeply moving and highly informative event. Vaccination Stories I was touched by the stories of mothers whose...