Starry Brook Natural Medicine

11/03/2025

November is Diabetes Awareness Month.

Nerve pain (neuropathy) doesn’t always require opioids.
At Starry Brook Natural Medicine, we use non-opioid, evidence-based approaches such as:

✨ Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
✨ B-complex and methylated B12 support
✨ Acupuncture for circulation and pain modulation
✨ Alpha-lipoic acid for nerve repair

These therapies don't just dull pain; they heal the underlying tissue, calm inflammation, and restore function.

💡 If you’re living with diabetic nerve pain, let’s talk about a comprehensive plan that relieves pain and helps your body recover naturally.

📅 Schedule your consultation: starrybrook.com

10/31/2025

ADHD isn’t just a childhood condition, and it doesn’t always look like hyperactivity. For many women, symptoms become more noticeable during hormonal changes — puberty, pregnancy, perimenopause — when estrogen and progesterone shifts affect focus, mood, and executive function.

Too often, women are labeled “anxious,” “messy,” or “lazy,” when in reality they’re struggling with a neurochemical imbalance that deserves understanding, not judgment.

💡 Let’s replace stigma with science — and compassion.
✨ Learn the myths and facts: adhdawarenessmonth.org/myths-and-facts-about-adhd

📅 Schedule an appointment at Starry Brook Natural Medicine to discuss how hormones may be affecting your focus, mood, and productivity.

10/30/2025

If you haven’t had a chance to read one of Dr. Cloud’s books, now’s the time! His books are often on my treatment plan for patients because they’re succinct, motivating and well written.

10/30/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Domestic violence isn’t always visible. It can look like financial control, intimidation, or psychological manipulation — subtle forms of domination that erode confidence and autonomy long before physical harm ever occurs.

These patterns appear in every walk of life — among colleagues, friends, and professionals who seem steady on the surface but are fighting unseen battles.

I understand how quietly this kind of harm can unfold — and how essential early support is. Healing begins the moment someone feels safe enough to speak and be believed.

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
💻 thehotline.org — confidential and available 24/7.

Let’s break the silence, trust survivors, and create workplaces and communities grounded in safety and respect.

10/30/2025

10/25/2025

Three years ago today, I lost one of my dearest friends to alcoholism.
Driving this morning, I caught sight of a pond perfectly reflecting the fiery colors of fall—and I knew it was him. It felt like a hug from heaven, reminding me that our friendship, and the love we shared, was never wasted.

He taught me more about this disease than any textbook ever could. He was brilliant, funny, kind, and deeply devoted to his children. Alcoholism didn’t erase those things—it coexisted with them. That’s what I want people to understand: alcoholism is not a choice; it’s a chronic, progressive disease that changes the brain and the body.

As a doctor, I’ve treated this disease countless times. As a friend, I’ve loved someone through it. And as a family member, I’ve watched it take lives—my uncle died from he**in addiction. I’ve seen the pain, the financial and legal chaos, and the heartbreak that ripple through families.

Sometimes, loving someone with addiction looks like tough boundaries. Sometimes, it’s uncomfortable and misunderstood. But real compassion means seeing the person beneath the illness and helping them access treatment—not shame.

If you’re struggling or love someone who is, please reach out.
❤️ AA.org
❤️ Al-Anon.org

Let’s talk about this disease openly. Let’s end the silence that keeps people sick.

10/23/2025

Does your employer require you to jump hurdles for sick days?

09/22/2025

💭 Ever feel like you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole into Responsibilityland? Every corner of the house seems to whisper: wash me, cook me, pay me, don’t forget me.

This is the mental load — the invisible weight of remembering, planning, and managing it all. It’s exhausting, and yet so many of us carry it silently.

✨ Tips to lighten the load:
• 📋 Externalize it: write things down instead of holding them in your head.
• 🤝 Share the deck: delegate tasks to partners, kids, or coworkers (even if it’s not “perfectly” done).
• ⏱ Micro-breaks: step outside for 2 minutes, breathe, reset.
• ❌ Drop the non-essential: not everything needs to be done today.

👉 Your turn: What’s your best hack for reducing mental load? Share in the comments — let’s help each other climb out of Responsibilityland together.

09/18/2025

In our house, even ramen gets the reverence of a full meal.
Not because it’s fancy—because food is how we care for ourselves.

🥬 Spinach for folate
🍜 Duck egg noodles for tradition and texture
🍗 Shredded chicken for protein
🥚 Soy-marinated egg for healthy fat
🍶 White miso & tamari for gut support
🔥 Shichimi togarashi and kimchi for heat + fermentation

Even when I’m eating solo between patients, I sit down and make it a moment.

Meals regulate our nervous system.
They ground our blood sugar, support mood, and create rhythm in our day.
And when we eat with others? The health benefits go even deeper.

✨It’s not about perfection. It’s about presence.✨

How do you eat?
With family? Friends? On the go? Solo?
I’d love to hear what your food rituals look like—drop them in the comments 👇

09/14/2025

Today is National Parents’ Day — a day to honor all you do and a reminder that you deserve rest, support, and relief. Parenting under chronic stress isn’t just “part of the job”—it can lead to anxiety, burnout, even depression.

In New Hampshire, supports are growing and available.

What you can access in NH right now:
• NH PFML: up to 6 weeks of wage replacement (≈ 60%) for your own serious illness, to care for a loved one, or to bond with a new child. Voluntary for employers; individuals may purchase if needed. 
• Mental health crisis & peer support through NAMI NH, NH Mental Health Hotline, and Children’s Behavioral Health Resources. 
• Programs like Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) for young children & caregivers who’ve faced trauma. 

You are not alone. You deserve rest, help, mental health care, and financial breathing room. Let today be permission to lean on these supports.