Author: Dr. Susan Cucchiara

One thing I see often, and can’t tolerate is food shaming.  I see this a lot between carnivores + vegans. You have a right to choose the diet that feels intuitively right for you and that nourishes you. Do you ever wonder why one person can eat a vegan diet & thrive, and others become

There is nothing that makes me more than seeing patients on a supplement for every symptom they have, instead of first giving the body the raw materials it needs to function. The body needs basic vitamins and minerals as co-factors for so many enzymatic processes and when the body gets these substances, the body can

Did your doctor ever share with you the side effects of the allergy meds they have prescribed? Did you know that natural options exist that are much safer & very effective? Side effects can include: fatigue/drowsiness, muscle/back pain, Gastro SX (stomach upset, diarrhea, nausea), sleepiness, headaches, etc. Some decongestants like Allegra-D, Claritin-D, and Zyrtec-D can

“It’s like a game of whack a mole!!”, as my mentor Dr. James Sensenig preaches. It is just SO true.  I often hear in my practice how with some medication from their doctor, they are cured or healed. I often hear this with eczema, however, I know that their steroid lotion is just repressing and

In today’s episode, Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Susan Cucchiara shares the top natural remedies you should have in your medicine cabinet to keep on hand for acute illnesses like colds, flus and Covid.  She also sheds light on some interesting techniques that you can use to deal with some of the symptoms of acute illness like

I had a very special mentor in AZ, Dr. Thom whom was also my Naturopathic Doc. He spoke about Miasms, a word in the homeopathic community to describe inherited predispositions towards physical &/or mental illnesses or weaknesses, & basically how you eliminate and drain toxins There is a particular miasm, where they hold onto

Fess up…have you ever indulged in a favorite food or dessert and found yourself in your closet, or behind a door in order to hide it due to shear guilt?  So what, you did it, you had an ice-cream cone on your way home from work on Friday because you felt like it. The problem

Have you felt that through the trials and tribulations that we call life that you have lost that edge, that sense of self, that sparkle?  We have all felt that sometime in our life.  The question is, how do we get it back?  I get goosebumps as I write this because it is really when we know ourselves