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Naturopathic Medicine Blog Carly Sage 422 Views What is Thermography?  Thermography, also known as Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI), is a physiological test that records the patterns of infrared heat from your body. It is a painless, non-invasive, and non-contact medical imaging process using an infrared scanning camera. There is no radiation, contact, compression, or substances used for imaging. Thermography to Detect Breast Cancer  Breast thermography is a way of monitoring breast health over time. Each person has a unique thermal pattern, like a fingerprint that should remain stable throughout life. The patterns are monitored over time for changes or activities...

Naturopathic Medicine Blog Carly Sage 189 Views Heading into a change in season means implementing ways to support immune function in an effort to prevent viral threats from compromising our well-being. Now is the time to focus even more on the essentials -- good sleep, proper nutrition, supplementing with immune-boosting nutrients, managing stress, and extra self-care measures including integrative therapies (like the ones we offer at TAO). Tao offers a variety of cutting-edge therapies such as HBOT(Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy), Infrared Sauna, HRV assessment and BrainTap Technology, Acupuncture, and Massage Therapy. These integrative healing modalities target sources of inflammation and mental, emotional, and physiological stress that collectively contribute to...

Tao Vitality Naturopathic Medicine Blog Carly Sage 121 Views Spring is finally here! While we all enjoy the warmth, sunshine, and blossoming trees and flowers, springtime also means allergy season is upon us. Especially in the wake of COVID-19, we may be extra cautious about symptoms of immune reactivity, as seen in allergic responses to environmental pollens. Thankfully, there are multiple ways to decrease inflammation at the root cause of bothersome seasonal allergies. Using simple, natural strategies can have a positive impact on your immune response overall for greater protection against viruses and other pathogenic infections, and for reducing allergies so...

Tao Vitality Naturopathic Medicine Blog   106 Views COVID-19 continues to impact our local and global economy, health, and our way of life. While it is easy to respond from fear, there is an opportunity to be proactive towards better health. There are measures we can take for increased resilience against coronavirus, not only in the interim but for long-term wellbeing. According to the WHO, "health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Translation? A lack of sickness alone doesn't indicate good health — it goes beyond that. Cultivating...

    Parents are used to juggling it all -- personal commitments, work schedules, their kid’s school,  social schedules, helping with homework and preparing meals that hopefully support their children’s learning. Although it’s a different world now with hybrid learning and limited social engagements to manage, parents are feeling a different kind of stress by having to navigate safety precautions and manage their child’s education in a new way (especially if they have to go back to work this fall).   Even more, safety concerns are prevalent for many parents who worry about their child being exposed to viral threats or...

Most people don't think about sunshine or gut health when they are considering how to stay safe from contracting viruses.  As the health of the world continues to change, it is time to adapt our ways of thinking about how to optimize our immune resilience. The human body is perfectly designed.  Our body internally manufactures one of the main nutrients to bolster our immune system -- Vitamin D. With a new wave of Coronavirus cases and increased concerns for safety as winter approaches, new research is indicating that supplementing with vitamin D may be a key factor in keeping us resilient...

Tao Vitality Naturopathic Medicine Blog Carly Sage 591 Views COVID-19 FINGERSTICK TEST $199 The COVID-19 fingerstick is a simple, easy, at-home test that can be done in the comfort in your own home and is a great solution for telemedicine patients. Ship overnight to the lab facility and get results within 24-48 hours of receipt. How to Order Your At-Home Test: 1.  Call 860.228.1287 to set up an office or Telemedicine appointment as a new patient or if you are already an existing patient.2.  You will pay for the test at the time of the appointment3.  The doctor will order the...

As we transition into the summer months and increase our outdoor activities, it is easy to forget about the need to protect ourselves and our families from a common but serious health threat: Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Thankfully, as discussed in the previous article “Lyme Disease Prevention Part 1: How to Avoid Getting Bit” (as outlined by Dr. Myriah Hinchey, Lyme Literate Naturopathic Doctor, Founder/Medical Director of Tao Vitality LLC, and co-founder of LymeCore Botanicals) there are practical and simple ways to reduce the chances of getting bit and subsequently contracting Lyme disease and other co-infections that can have damaging...

Tao Vitality Naturopathic Medicine Blog 246 Views *Please note: at this time, a blood draw must be scheduled with the phlebotomist at TAO and this test is for patients of TAO only. If you would like to become a patient of TAO, please call 860.228.1287 or learn more online. What is the COVID-19 Assay? It is a test that detects antibody production to COVID-19 (SARS2 Coronavirus). It includes both IgM (acute/early stage/active) and IgG (later stage/past) antibodies. Why Test Antibodies? Antibodies have been found to be highly sensitive biomarkers in infectious disease diagnosis, previous studies on SARS, MERS, and more recently...

We all envision living a long and healthy life, symptom and disease-free. Yet the reality is that most of us suffer from pervasive health issues or chronic illnesses. There is a solution, however. If you are like many people who are not seeing results using conventional medicine alone, consider naturopathic medicine. How Are Naturopathic Doctors Different From Traditional Doctors? Naturopaths are trained in all of the same medical sciences that standard medical doctors are trained in. However, naturopathic physicians artfully blend modern, cutting-edge diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures with ancient methods.  They design individualized treatment plans integrating both traditional health care wisdom...

Patients with severe COVID-19 infection can develop fatal lung damage from a cytokine storm, a marked increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines such as Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), Interleukin-1 beta (ILB1), Interleukin-6 (IL6), Interleukin-8 (IL8) and other cytokines  The following supplements can help to suppress the multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines that cause severe lung damage (ARDS) in patients with COVID-19 infection caused by coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2. NOTE: Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry): There is evidence that elderberry inhibits replication and viral attachment of Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63), different than COVID-19, but a member of the coronavirus family. (1). Sambucus appears most effective in the prevention or...

  By Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, ND, Medical Director, Emerson Ecologics "Elderberry is one of the most used, and most trusted immune support botanicals in the integrative medicine repertoire. But there has been a lot of discussion within online clinician forums on whether elderberry could or would induce a cytokine storm if used during an infection where that is the risk. I'd like to share my perspective based on the research I can pull. " Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, ND,Medical Director, Emerson Ecologics Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) and it's extreme form, cytokine storm, can occur in advanced infection states...

  All human beings seek relief from suffering caused by past wounds, whether they be physical, mental, or emotional in nature. From a mind-body perspective and an integrative health approach, all types of trauma equally impact wellbeing, longevity, and quality of life. Integrative mental health services are becoming more widely practiced for deeper levels of healing as part of a comprehensive health and wellness program. Art Therapy and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) are two powerful integrative mental health modalities that rely on the art and science of healing. The effectiveness of both have been supported by research and clinically proven with...

  We're Here For You As the owner and Medical Director of TAO, I just wanted to reassure you that we are here for you in whatever capacity you need us. From keeping up to date with the latest information regarding COVID-19 to providing you with simple at-home techniques to optimize your health.  Dr. Myriah HincheyTAO, Hebron CT The ideas and recommendations in this article are for informational purposes only. The contents are not intended to replace the advice of the reader’s own healthcare professional or physician. The treatments described in this article may have known and unknown side effects and...

  It’s an all-too-common scenario. You’ve been suffering from a cocktail of vague and seemingly unrelated symptoms for months, even years now…fatigue, brain fog, aches and pains, memory loss, poor sleep, low libido, weight gain, food cravings, mood issues like anxiety or depression, skin rashes, hormone imbalances, headaches, or digestive problems. You finally make an appointment with your doctor to get some answers (that Dr. Google can’t provide), only to be given a mere 15 minutes to rattle off your laundry list of complaints, desperate for some validation. You’re given a prescription or two and sent home with the discomforting assessment...

  Stress is simply part of being human. We all know what stress feels like -- but do we really understand what it does doing to our body? Or what to do about it? Chances are, most of us are in denial, internalizing the cultural mantra to “just deal with it” or “push through”. While this does a lot to help our to-do list, it also does a lot to hurt our health. Statistics show that up to 90% of all doctor visits and 50% of all illnesses are stress-related. In regard to health concerns amidst a pandemic, reducing stress and...

Viruses, bacteria, bugs, oh my…. pathogens that wreak havoc on our lives seem to be the topic on everyone’s mind these days. While we’re so busy dealing with COVID, it’s easy to forget about a major silent pandemic – tick-borne illnesses – that are having an increasing impact on our health. Lyme disease, the most recognized and common tick-related infection, is acknowledged as a pervasive threat. With nearly 30,000 reported cases per year, it has a higher incidence than breast cancer. Unfortunately, new findings indicated that not only do we have to worry about Lyme, but we also have to consider...

  Hyper What? If you haven't yet heard of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or HBOT, don't worry, you're not alone. This cutting-edge technology isn't widely understood or made accessible in our conventional health care system, so most people aren't aware of its profound applications and endless benefits. Not just yet, that is. Imagine being able to address numerous health conditions related to aging, inflammation, healing, infection, cellular, tissue, and organ metabolism, brain, muscle, skeletal, and immune system repair, and overall health optimization – at the root cause level – all in the same treatment.No, it's not futuristic, experimental sci-fi technology based on...