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End of Life stories from a nurse who has been helping patients feel hope and love in the midst of losing everything at life end.  Becki Hawkins has been a nurse in many different healthcare settings and she has learned many life lessons while witnessing pain, suffering and loss.  Life is a great gift but when the clock is ticking very loud, sometimes hope is the farthest from reality.  Hope and faith are necessary to take the final steps in life with love and giving peace to those who are left behind. The rise in elder care, nursing homes and assisted living centers is leaving our most precious relatives in others care and it can be so devastating to all affected.  While people are living longer these days, that does not necessarily mean it is a better quality of life or without significant health challenges that leave them unhappy, lonely and bedridden for days, months or years.My guest today, Becki Hawkins will be sharing stories from her decades of life experiences so you can feel that you are not alone in

The trend is towards a plant based diet but we are yet to fully embrace the medicine of the plants that are around us for our health.  What are we waiting for?  A health crisis that slams us into the wall, that brings us to our knees or that raises the white flag of surrender.  Before you get to the point, plants work their best to keep you in top form. My guest today is Dr. Kim Engard, a Naturopathic Physician who also has been an herbalist for more than 30 years.  Dr. Kim's expertise is Botanicals and she works to educate others how to connect to the Natural World of Plants.  Her company Wildwoods Botanicals LLC also has workshops, herbal products and information to improve your overall health. As prescription medications are ever changing and presenting with increased side effects, natural therapies have a very safe track record for centuries. Dr. Kim Engard's website is here and her company is here.  If you need further support, contact me, Dr. Jeanette Gallagher here and my website is www.outoftheboxheal

Need a miracle or just some love and nurturing to get you out of the rut you seem to be in lately, well, you are not alone.  If are looking at your life and it just does not seem to be working the way you thought it would, ThetaHealing may be an option to look at.  Energy healing is gaining momentum in the last few years and many are looking inside themselves for answers to living in harmony with the world we currently live in. My guest today is Tiffany Bil, an International Spiritual Teacher from Newport Beach, California and ThetaHealing Practitioner/Instructor.  She will be sharing how she got started with ThetaHealing and how it has made her life take a 180 degree turn for the better.  On this show, we will be taking callers and doing healings.  To join us, please call the number on the show page and be sure to push 1 to be heard on the air. Tiffany is very passionate about healing work and knows that it is very important to clear any blockages you may not knowingly have around health, finances and career

How can you pick yourself up and go on after a significant trauma or death of a loved one?  How can you find hope that seems to have vanished like the clouds?  Does your heart and soul feel like they have vanished from your being? Is your grief so heavy it physically drags you down?  What is left?  My guest today is Dr. Jane Simington, PH.D, author of Through Soul's Eyes, a book that suggests how to reinvent your life of joy and hope.  Dr. Jane is called The Woman of Hope as she has authored many books, CD's and seminars to help others.  Her words will inspire those who listen and open their hearts to allow healing of that dark inner space. Join us for a hour of inspiration and techniques to use immediately to ease pain and suffering you may be carrying around.  Time to lighten the load and have hope that life is good and full of love and compassion. Dr. Jane Simington's  website is here and her products may be purchased here. If you need further support, email me, Dr. Jeanette Gallagher or visit my website: 

Natural medicine support for Women's Health concerns is here to stay because if you have ever had a health issue and not getting the help or answers you need, perhaps you are looking in all the wrong places.  Have you ever: had to repeat your symptoms over and over to multiple physicians have you ever felt not heard have you gotten prescriptions to help symptoms that you felt were not the answer you were looking for have you ever felt just as bad before your medical appointment as you do after trying what is recommended for you tired of the spinning wheel of knowing something is off kilter and not knowing how to help yourself do you spend lots of time reading books, checking on the internet and asking friends but still not feeling great My guest today is Dr. Devra Krassner, ND, a Naturopathic Physician who has been practicing natural medicine for women and children for over 25 years.  Her area of specialty includes homeopathy and botanical medicine for women and children.  Are you ready to hear about op

What is a bully and why should I care; because bullies are around us every day and at any age, online and in person we experience attacks to our physical and emotional being.  This is unacceptable and many are being hurt by the actions of others.  If you need help, want to help another or just watching this go on, stand up, take charge and do something now, that is the only way.  Action is the only way to give hope so that no one will be a victim with devastating consequences. Helena Albert, singer and song writer of 'Pushed Away' a song about helping a friend in time of need will be my guest today.  She is a young teen who has changed schools and experienced bullies in her own life and seen the effects of bullies on her friends lives.  Ms. Albert is speaking out about what a bully can do to your life and how to stay stong.If you are a parent, grandparent, teen or anyone seeing or experiencing any form of bully activity there is hope.  Stand up, make noise, get help and keep doing it until you get what you ne

When your kids get sick are you always running to the Dr. for a prescription to stop the symptoms of a cold, flu, ear ache, tonsillitis, or cough?  Recently, the standard of care to write a prescription every time a child is ill is changing so what are you going to do?  The child still has symptoms and is very much in need of care.  Do you have any other tools in your kit to help your child?  We do, homeopathy. My guest today is Dr. Nazanin Vassighi, a Naturopathic Physician who is an expert in helping children with homeopathic remedies for their seasonal ailments.  We will be talking about what homeopathy is, how it can help your child, what remedies you can purchase from a health food store and how to use them.  Children and adults can use homeopathic remedies for sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, allergies, earache, sore throat and many other symptoms including a upset stomach.  Homeopathic remedies can be a part of your first aid kit and can be given by babysitters, grandparents, and parents by knowing w

Thinking of just getting a prescription for birth control pills is as simple as popping a pill and go about your business of life?  Think again.  Birth control pills have effects on your body that you don't see but will show up later on and may be a serious health risk.  Do you know the risks of pill popping BCP?  Did you ever read about the risks, ask your physician, know what the drug registers say about the pill and how to make an informed choice in the right birth control pill?  The answers are here today as my guest has written a book on just this. My guest today is Ross Pelton, a natural pharmacist who is the author of The Pill Problem.  It is all about the side effects of oral contraceptives.  No, they are not just a benign pill that just does one thing, stop pregnancy.  Join Ross and myself in a candid conversation that is fit for parents, teens and young adults.  This is very important information if you are taking BCP, have taken in the past or have kids that are coming of that age.  Please join us.

How can Naturopathic Medicine help kids with asthma, allergies, immune systems dysfunction and chronic infections?  If your child is on medication for chronic health conditions and you don't know what may be contributing to make matters worse, this show is for you.  Runny noses, congestion and multiple antibiotics do not have to be the usual path kids take to develop an immune system.  What can a parent do, listen to this show for tips on helping your child. My guest today, Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Darin Ingels, is an expert in helping children with their allergic symptoms by strengthening their immune system.  He has over 20 years experience and will be answering questions about what to do if your child is affected by the environment or germs. Dr. Ingels can be reached here for further discussion or appointments. If you need further information or support, please contact me, Dr. Jeanette Gallagher at www.outoftheboxhealthcare.com

Are you stuck with the newest food crazy and have no clue how to eat healthier?  What is healthy eating and why should you care?  The only way the body can perform its daily functions is by the foods that you put into it.  It seems so simple yet so many of us struggle with what to eat on a daily basis because of social media, peer pressure, poor choices or economic barriers.  How can you supply your body with what it needs if you have no clue what that is? Many times I hear people say what they ate for the day and it would be a list of prepared items from someplace convenient.  Is there also that possibility that although the picture on the package or the 'sampling' of the item in the product lead you to think you are doing something good, are you really?  How far have we drifted from answering the question 'what did you eat today' and the answer being 'an apple, a cucumber, an egg'.  Can you do that? My guest today is Dr. Rob Streisfeld, NMD, a Certified Natural Gourmet Chef and Naturopathic Physician.  He i

Naturopathic Medicine, Holistic Healthcare and Alternative Healthcare; how do they all fit together and are they really the same?  If you have back or neck pain perhaps you have thought about trying to find another way to get out of the chronic pain that rules your life.  When pills and surgery do not spell relief, it is time to look at the other messages your back may be telling you and address them. My guest today is Dr. Christopher Maloney, a Naturopathic Physician who looks at the back and neck as a road map to find out what influences are contributing to your pain and how to adjust the constant triggers that do not allow you to live life to the fullest.  He utilizes nutrition, exercise, motion therapy, botanical medicine, homeopathy and other modalities to support body healing.  You should not have to live a life with restrictions if you can find a way to make each day better.  Dr. Maloney can be reached here for more information and he does provide two writings; one about Naturopathic Medicine found her

Naturopathic Medicine is for everyone, male and female, young and old yet so many people have not been introduced to the great healing modalities used by Naturopathic Physicians.  Do you know how to better support your health than a yellow pill bottle?  Today, we are going to be talking everything MEN! From diet, exercise, botanical medicine and vitamin supplements, men are slow to start taking care of their health with the right information.  But where do they go to find out how to take care of their health when their lives are so busy and they rarely seek healthcare support until they are really sick?  My guest is Dr. Heath McAllister, a Naturopathic physician who will talk about men's health and what it takes to learn about self healthcare.  While that sounds like something that will never happen, really, with a few simple tricks, men can make better decisions about how to prevent a significant health crisis.  This show is also for woman who take care of men.  We hope you will join us, listen to a bit of t

Naturopathic Medicine Awareness is being celebrated this day and it is not a new type of healthcare, it has been around for centuries.  Now it is time for it to come back into the light and help to support people around the world with safe, effective and scientific based therapies.  The health of people across the globe is at a tipping point of needing something else to allow their bodies to heal from the environmental influences, nutrition lack or disruption, toxic exposures and lack of healthcare we are experiencing these days.  My guest is Dr. Zeenia Junkeer, A Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine graduate, who is the co-founder and Director of Community Outreach and Engagement for Naturopaths Without Borders.  It is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting communities to be healthier by providing access to Naturopathic Care.  Naturopathic Medicine has been recognized as safe, effective and affordable healthcare, time to share the information and take advantage of what this medicine has to o

Naturopathic Medicine is a holistic approach to health which includes mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of our life.  What better way to approach physical symptoms that are presentations of stress we have on a daily basis. Can my headache, low back pain or blurry vision really be stress originated?  There are many players in our health and Naturopathic Physicians take the time to listen to you and hear where you may need support to make healthy changes. My guest today is Dr. Donielle Wilson, a Naturopathic Physician from Bastyr University.  Dr. Doni is a caring professional that centers her work around finding the cause of health concerns and treating the whole person.  She has developed a protocol to address stress in health and she working on an up coming book The Stress Remedy. If you have screaming kids, a full schedule, stomach pains, headaches, and on goes the list, this show is a must listen to see how what goes on around you is influencing your health.  It is possible to reduce stress

Naturopathic Medicine is here to stay and it is based on the power of nature to heal the body with the assistance of botanicals, nutrition, homeopathy and many other modalities.  The body can heal if we learn what is causing the health issue and modulate the influence it has on our body function.  Botanical medicine can be in the form of teas, tinctures or capsules that support normal body function.  Flowers, trees, roots and leaves are parts of plants that are used in botanicals.  While it may seem simple to just go pick a plant and use it as medicine, Botanical medicine is a very precise practice that utilizes the chemical compounds in each plant and compounds an elixir to remedy a specific symptom pattern. My guest today is Dr. Naz Vassighi, a Naturopathic Physician from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Arizona.  She is well versed in using Botanicals and Homeopathy in private practice with all her patients no matter the age or the health condition presenting.  Dr. Naz has an extensive backgro

Naturopathic Medicine and Homeopathy?  What is that?  Why should I care?  It must be something out of this world if I never heard of it, right?  Well, no.  Homeopathy has been around for centuries as well as Naturopathic Medicine.  Really?  Yes, really.  Homeopathic medicines are right inside the door of the oldest pharmacy museum in the United States, it was the medicine in the early 1800's.  Here we are in 2000's and the medicine is still going strong, Naturopathic Medicine with Homeopathy is here to stay.  Time to listen in, listen a few times, choose more shows with different guests and feel your way around the topics.  It is easy, take time and ask questions, the lines are open during the shows. My guest today is Dr. Valeria Breiten, a Naturopathic Physician in Arizona who went to Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.  She has been using homeopathy with her patients for decades.  It is simple, no medicinal side effects, available for all ages, and works on not only the physical body but emotional a

Naturopathic Medicine is here to stay and women have been the first to embrace its powerful support for the stages in a woman's life.  Birthing, menopause, children's health, breastfeeding, and the every changing hormones can drive a woman to try and find solutions to her problems that are never the same.  My guest Dr. Katie Stage, a Naturopathic Physician from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, will be speaking about everything 'Woman'.  This is going to be an extended show and if you have questions, please call in.  Dr. Stage is offering her natural solutions to age old problems of pain, fatigue, infections, bone health and many other issues all women have at various ages.  Dr. Stage has a website here and you may send her a note on her contact us page.  She will be able to direct you to get immediate help or refer you to someone in your area. If you need further help, you may contact me, Dr. Jeanette Gallagher, ND, here and my website is www.outoftheboxhealthcare.com

Naturopathic Medicine Awareness Week continues today with a discussion about fatigue and how natural medicines can help with overall body weariness.  Naturopathic Physicians are trained to look at the whole person and find areas of the body, mind and spirit that may need nutrition, botanical or emotional support.  Life is not easy and the stressors that occur on a daily basis can affect your health over the long run and decrease our ability to fight off infections or disease.  My guest today is Dr. Amber Golshani, a graduate of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.  She is a Naturopathic Physician who focuses on women who are physically tired and mentally wired and are having a hard time day to day.  Her patients are supported with botanicals, homeopathy, and nutrition to improve their overall health. Fatigue is not just a time to sleep or take pills to reduce your mental stress.  Learn different ways to help yourself and what questions to ask of your physician today with Dr. Amber. Dr. Amber's website

What is Naturopathic Medicine and why should I care?  Well, if you are sick and not feeling at your best both physically and emotionally then YOU may care about this medicine.  Naturopathic physicians stop and take the time to listen to you and recognize that healing is not the bottom of the prescription bottle nor the surgery that seems to 'work'.  Healing is about the person, body and spirit, and how to have a life that is fun to live each day.  So, if you are suffering, have pain, lack joy in your life or want support to feel better, Naturopathic physicians are here to help you. My guest today is Dr. Aline Potvin, a Naturopathic Physician, who will be sharing her thoughts on the philosophy of this medicine.  What is it, how it can help you, why you may want to just listen and check out other ways to heal and how it helps people of all ages and health conditions.  From a cold to chronic illness, there are solutions.  This is the website of Dr. Potvin here.  Dr. Aline offers a free consultation by phone to s

Celebrating Naturopathic Medicine Awareness Month; do you know how a Naturopathic Physician can help you with your health?  Each day we will be answering your questions about how an ND (Naturopathic Physician) works with chronic illness and common diseases to find solutions that support your healing. Do you have a health symptom and continue to see your physician to get medication to stop the pain and suffering you may be having?  Perhaps just trying to stop the pain may not be the answer.  ND's help you find a potential source of that pain, be it physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.  Therapies vary from botanicals, homeopathy, nutrition, acupuncture, physical manipulation adjustments and massage to active counseling and listening to your deepest concerns about your health.  Today my guest is Dr. Mark Sanders, ND, a graduate of Bastyr University.  He currently practices in Connecticut and his work is based on 'hands on therapy with craniosacral adjustments' which align the body to function without restri