Weight loss is often a part of our care plans here at Olive Branch Wellness Center. Of course, it depends on the person, but excess weight is often a part of why our patients don’t feel as well as they could. Naturopathy seeks to unlock your body’s natural, innate power to be fit and well.…
Getting back to maximum mobility is often one of the gateways to wellness. Once you get moving, you can often start doing many of the things that lead to an overall higher level of vitality. You could get back to work, start exercising again, travel, engage in your favorite hobbies, play with family members, or…
Your corporate wellness plan is more than a health insurance benefit or free gym membership. It’s a reflection of how much you value your employees’ vitality and happiness over the long term. The best plans foster and support a culture of wellness — a culture that increases performance, promotes good faith, and provides real value…
Welcome to Olive Branch Wellness Center, a naturopathic clinic in South Elgin. In this article, we’re going to talk about the foundations of naturopathy and why people choose it when they want to increase their overall level of vitality. Overall, the goal is to treat the whole person. We use individualized plans to guide people…
As a man’s hormones are, so is he. Or so he thinks. Just a little twist on the proverb, but a twist that holds a lot of truth for many men in their minds as I’ve seen. After the age of 40, I’ve seen even the strongest and most virile men start to lose testosterone…
As the seasons change and we head into the last quarter of the year, which is by some perspectives the prettiest and most celebrated times, I begin to reflect. During this memory I’m reminded of the books I’ve read over this summer and the impacts they have had in many areas of my life. You…
I want to talk about “getting back to it” because that’s been the theme of the month for August. I know a lot of us are concerned about being back in socializing situations and how we should behave and what we should be doing. Now we’re finding there’s a lot of conflicting information out there…
I want to talk about taking care of someone you love with regard to their health. It’s been a journey for all of us these past months. It seems like 200 years, doesn’t it? It does for me anyway; it’s been a big journey for all of us. One of the things that we do…
Hi, how are you? It’s been a wild past couple of weeks, hasn’t it?! I know it’s been difficult for a lot of us to adjust to being home AND having everyone else home, too, and in your space. We’ve instilled some changes in our home during this time and since we’ve implemented them, things…
Foods are amazing. They not only assist with our hunger and our desires for flavor, but they offer many health benefits that can proactively aid in healing. Enter the humble celery stalk … Gone are the days of celery taking a back seat in the veggie-sphere. It’s actually earned a “functional food” title. But I’ll…