Silver Tree Wellness Center | Phoenix, AZ

Blog

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Prevention
Navigating Hopelessness in Chronic Illness: A   Compassionate Guide to Depression and Suicide Prevention for Patients and Families

Navigating Hopelessness in Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide to Depression and Suicide Prevention for Patients and Families

In the realm of chronic illness, each person’s journey is unique, yet many share the common threads of loss, resilience, and the quest for understanding.
Peptides
Peptides for Weight Loss & Metabolic Health: Semaglutide vs Tirzepatide

Peptides for Weight Loss & Metabolic Health: Semaglutide vs Tirzepatide

Maybe you've already contemplated turning to peptides for weight loss but are wrestling with questions about Semaglutide vs. Tirzepatide, whether you’ll have to use fat loss peptides for life, and whether diet and lifestyle changes are required.
Mind Body Medicine
How To Stick to Your New Year's Resolution: The Science & Spirit Of Change

How To Stick to Your New Year's Resolution: The Science & Spirit Of Change

Another year, another broken promise to yourself. We've all been there. You set a New Year's resolution with a burst of optimism, confident that this time, things will be different. But as the first week passed, you found yourself already faltering.
Mind Body Medicine
Ultimate Guide to Mind-Body Medicine: Is What You Think Making You Sick

Ultimate Guide to Mind-Body Medicine: Is What You Think Making You Sick

Mind-body medicine…if you think it’s only a new age, woo-woo fad bandied about by hippies or spiritual gurus, think again.
Regenerative Medicine
Hair Restoration
Alma TED Hair Restoration: Reverse Hair Loss and Regain Your Self-Confidence

Alma TED Hair Restoration: Reverse Hair Loss and Regain Your Self-Confidence

Do you find yourself gazing into the mirror more often these days, concerned that patches of thinning hair are getting larger or that your hairline is receding further after each wash? You’re not alone.
Body Sculpting
Emsculpt NEO for Chronic Illness Warriors: Restoring Mobility, Vitality, and Confidence

Emsculpt NEO for Chronic Illness Warriors: Restoring Mobility, Vitality, and Confidence

Navigating life with a chronic illness requires a unique blend of resilience, determination, and courage. Each new day brings its own challenges with symptoms, appointments, treatments, and more impacting your mental well-being and physical capabilities.
Mind Body Medicine
The Mind-Body Connection: How to Harness Your Forgotten Healing Potential

The Mind-Body Connection: How to Harness Your Forgotten Healing Potential

The mind-body connection offers a profound path to natural healing. But its potential often goes untapped in a world where people prefer quick fixes and external remedies.
Regenerative Medicine
Peptides
Fat Loss Peptides: Unparalleled Transformation for Your Body, Health, and Confidence

Fat Loss Peptides: Unparalleled Transformation for Your Body, Health, and Confidence

If a glance in the mirror leaves you angry or disappointed about your appearance but diet and exercise aren’t working and surgery or stimulating weight loss drugs aren’t an option, it’s time to consider peptides.
Biological Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Body Sculpting
Emsculpt Beyond Aesthetics: Evidence-Based Biohacking for Aging, Pain, Muscular Health, & Moms Now in Phoenix, Arizona

Emsculpt Beyond Aesthetics: Evidence-Based Biohacking for Aging, Pain, Muscular Health, & Moms Now in Phoenix, Arizona

Emsculpt, a cutting-edge, non-invasive body sculpting device that harnesses the power of high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) technology is renowned for its effectiveness in toning and sculpting the buttocks, abs, chest, thighs, and arms.
Regenerative Medicine
Exosome Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Healing and Regeneration

Exosome Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Healing and Regeneration

Exosome therapy is a cutting-edge approach to regenerative medicine that holds tremendous promise in treating a wide range of conditions. This innovative therapy uses exosomes, which were once thought to be cellular trash bins but are now understood to play a critical role in intercellular communication.
Mind Body Medicine
EVOX Therapy: Perception Reframing for Subconscious Healing & Life Transformation

EVOX Therapy: Perception Reframing for Subconscious Healing & Life Transformation

Your perceptions of the world around you determine the way you respond to life, influencing your daily habits, health, and long-term happiness. If you perceive exercise to be unenjoyable, you’ll be less likely to engage in regular physical activity, even though you know it’s good for you.
CIRS and Mold Illness
The No-Amylose Diet: Food as Evidence-Based Medicine for Mold Illness or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)

The No-Amylose Diet: Food as Evidence-Based Medicine for Mold Illness or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)

Food is medicine. And when you suffer from mold illness, also known as biotoxin illness or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), proper nutrition can play an essential role in recovery. But if you’ve tried everything to manage your symptoms and still struggle to maintain a normal quality of
Mind Body Medicine
Struggling with Constipation or Digestive Woes? How Colon Hydrotherapy Can Help

Struggling with Constipation or Digestive Woes? How Colon Hydrotherapy Can Help

What comes to mind when you think of irrigating your colon? While this might sound awkward and downright unpleasant at first, the act of irrigating or cleansing your lower intestines can actually have some pretty remarkable benefits – and leave you feeling light, refreshed, and even elated.
Mind Body Medicine
Light Therapy: Can It Really Soothe Pain, Calm Inflammation, and Stimulate Healing?

Light Therapy: Can It Really Soothe Pain, Calm Inflammation, and Stimulate Healing?

We can all attest to the fact that being in any kind of pain can put a serious damper on your life. And if that pain becomes particularly intense or goes on for a prolonged amount of time, it can become downright all-consuming. And with millions of people grappling with some sort of pain on a regula
Mind Body Medicine
Looking to Boost Your Immune System? Natural Ways to Support Your Immunity

Looking to Boost Your Immune System? Natural Ways to Support Your Immunity

As we enter peak cold and flu season, you’re probably thinking about ways to boost your immune system and give yourself and your loved ones an edge in warding off illness-causing germs. Fortunately, there are some science-backed, all-natural, immune-strengthening strategies that can help you do just that.
Regenerative Medicine
PEMF Therapy: What Is It and What Are the Benefits?

PEMF Therapy: What Is It and What Are the Benefits?

Have you ever used a battery-operated device that’s got an old, worn-out battery? When a battery is depleted or running on sub-optimal power, your device simply doesn’t perform all that well right? But when you replace or recharge those batteries, then voila, your device runs smoothly, effectively, and powerfully once again.
Mind Body Medicine
Why Is Detoxification Good for Health? How to Supercharge Your Natural Detox Pathways

Why Is Detoxification Good for Health? How to Supercharge Your Natural Detox Pathways

What comes to mind when you hear the words “detox” or “detoxification”? If these words immediately elicit thoughts of fasting for extended periods of time or guzzling down foul-tasting juices and detox teas, you’re certainly not alone. There are countless companies and advertisements peddling intens
Biological Medicine
Mind Body Medicine
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement for Women: How Does It Work and What Are the Benefits?

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement for Women: How Does It Work and What Are the Benefits?

What do unexplained weight gain, difficulty sleeping, and intense brain fog all have in common? They can all be caused by an underlying imbalance in your hormones.
CIRS and Mold Illness
How Much Do Toxins Affect Your Fertility? The Scoop on Environmental Toxins

How Much Do Toxins Affect Your Fertility? The Scoop on Environmental Toxins

Planning for a baby and growing your family can be one of the most exciting seasons of life. If you’ve been struck by baby fever and are thinking about trying to get pregnant, it’s important to address any obstacles that may make it harder for you to conceive.
Biological Medicine
What Is Biohacking? Hack Your Way to Better Health, More Happiness, and Enhanced Longevity

What Is Biohacking? Hack Your Way to Better Health, More Happiness, and Enhanced Longevity

You’ve likely heard the term “hacking” when referring to hacking into someone’s computer or even an election being hacked. But have you ever heard of hacking your body?
Mind Body Medicine
Battling Back to School Blues? How Meditation Can Help You Feel Happier and Less Stressed

Battling Back to School Blues? How Meditation Can Help You Feel Happier and Less Stressed

It’s that time of year again when the carefree days of summer begin to fade and fall is on the horizon. And for parents and kids, it also signifies the beginning of a new school year. Saying goodbye to relaxing summer days and jumping into new routines can be stressful for both kids and parents alike.
CIRS and Mold Illness
Mind Body Medicine
Is Your Indoor Air Polluted? The Inside Story on Indoor Air Quality

Is Your Indoor Air Polluted? The Inside Story on Indoor Air Quality

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term air pollution? If your brain conjures up images of billowing plumes of smoke coming out of industrial factories or a thick layer of smog settling into a valley, you’re not alone.
Biological Medicine
What’s Really in Tap Water? A Look at the Dangerous Toxins Tainting Our Water

What’s Really in Tap Water? A Look at the Dangerous Toxins Tainting Our Water

During a hot summer day, there’s nothing more refreshing than being able to simply walk into the kitchen, turn on the faucet, and get a tall glass of crisp, cool water.
Mind Body Medicine
Health: Why It’s the Ultimate Freedom. Plus, Simple Ways to Support a Healthy Body, Mind, and Soul

Health: Why It’s the Ultimate Freedom. Plus, Simple Ways to Support a Healthy Body, Mind, and Soul

July marks the midpoint of the year. But it also marks our nation’s independence day – with the 4th of July celebrating America’s freedom and independence from Great Britain.
Mind Body Medicine
Exploring Holistic Cancer Care: What Is It? And Does It Really Work?

Exploring Holistic Cancer Care: What Is It? And Does It Really Work?

Cancer. A word we’re all familiar with, but one we’re never truly prepared to hear. A cancer diagnosis can turn your world upside down. And with no definitive cure, there’s no denying that cancer is downright scary.
Mind Body Medicine
Setting Intentions: How to Use This Powerful Practice to Uplevel Your Health

Setting Intentions: How to Use This Powerful Practice to Uplevel Your Health

As we roll into summertime, those New Year’s resolutions we set back in January can sometimes seem like a distant dream. If you’ve set goals or resolutions in the past and had trouble sticking to them, it’s usually not your goal that’s the problem. It might just mean that your goal was missing a crucial ingredient.
CIRS and Mold Illness
Can Mold Give You Dementia? The Link Between Toxic Mold and Alzheimer’s

Can Mold Give You Dementia? The Link Between Toxic Mold and Alzheimer’s

If you’ve ever watched a loved one struggle with memory loss and declining cognitive abilities, you know firsthand how frightening and heart-wrenching it can be. Witnessing the gradual deterioration of someone’s precious memories, ability to care for themselves, or even carry on a normal conversation is distressing.
Biological Medicine
What Is Earthing? Boost Your Health by Grounding and Connecting to Mother Earth

What Is Earthing? Boost Your Health by Grounding and Connecting to Mother Earth

With Mother’s Day just concluded, there’s no better time to reflect on and celebrate the Mother figures in our lives. It’s also the perfect time to honor and celebrate our collective mother – Mother Earth.
Mind Body Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine: How to Tap into the Health Benefits of This Ancient Wisdom

Traditional Chinese Medicine: How to Tap into the Health Benefits of This Ancient Wisdom

Long before modern-day hospitals, carefully concocted medications, and mainstream medical practices, humans have faced disease, illness, and imbalance within the body. So how exactly did ancient cultures manage to identify and address these ailments?
Mind Body Medicine
Neurofeedback Therapy: Can Harmonizing Your Brain Waves Truly Boost Your Mental Health?

Neurofeedback Therapy: Can Harmonizing Your Brain Waves Truly Boost Your Mental Health?

In today’s fast-paced, stress-filled world, it’s safe to say that just about all of us have faced mental health challenges on some level. Whether you’ve struggled with brain fog, bouts of anxiety, or are dealing with an ongoing mental health diagnosis, we can all attest to the fact that our mental well-being impacts every facet of our lives.
Regenerative Medicine
Mind Body Medicine
The Glymphatic System: How to Detox Your Brain & Reverse the Root Cause of Cognitive Impairment

The Glymphatic System: How to Detox Your Brain & Reverse the Root Cause of Cognitive Impairment

Your brain is a complex organ that performs many functions essential to your everyday life. Among its many responsibilities, the brain must manage cognitive processes such as learning and memory, regulate emotions, and coordinate movement.
Mind Body Medicine
Ultimate Guide to Mind-Body Medicine: Is What You Think Making You Sick

Ultimate Guide to Mind-Body Medicine: Is What You Think Making You Sick

Mind-body medicine…if you think it’s only a new age, woo-woo fad bandied about by hippies or spiritual gurus, think again.
Mind Body Medicine
11 New Year’s Resolution Ideas You Can Actually Stick To” Resolve to Make a Healthy Change

11 New Year’s Resolution Ideas You Can Actually Stick To” Resolve to Make a Healthy Change

It’s that time of year again. The time when we promise to change our lives for the better and make resolutions to be more mindful, healthier, and happier. Last year you may have resolved to lose weight or be more positive. If it didn’t stick, this year is your chance to do it right.
Regenerative Medicine
Your Immune System Compromised: 3 Warning Signs You Need to Boost Immunity Immediately

Your Immune System Compromised: 3 Warning Signs You Need to Boost Immunity Immediately

Immune system health is a critical factor in human survival. Your immune system protects you from diseases and other illnesses by identifying and destroying pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, biotoxins, and viruses. When your immune system is compromised, it can’t defend against these th
Biological Medicine
Help Heal Summertime Bumps, Bruises, Burns, Bites, and More … Naturally

Help Heal Summertime Bumps, Bruises, Burns, Bites, and More … Naturally

With summer in full swing and with travel as an option once again, accidents are bound to happen to even the most careful adventurers. Being prepared for injury and knowing how to treat minor ailments naturally can make a world of difference in your recovery time.
CIRS and Mold Illness
CIRS: An Examination of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Exposure to Recovery (Part 4 – CIRS Treatment)

CIRS: An Examination of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Exposure to Recovery (Part 4 – CIRS Treatment)

Welcome to the fourth and final part of this series on Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). This article covers the treatment of CIRS using the Shoemaker protocol for biotoxin-related illness. CIRS treatment using the Shoemaker protocol should be attempted only after a differential diagnos
CIRS and Mold Illness
CIRS: Part 3-The Biotoxin Pathway & Tier Two Diagnosis

CIRS: Part 3-The Biotoxin Pathway & Tier Two Diagnosis

Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), biotoxin-related illness, sick-building syndrome, and mold illness...these are all names for a condition caused by exposure to biotoxins (biological toxins). CIRS affects many systems of the body, often causing numerous, seemingly unrelated symptoms.1 T
Mind Body Medicine
Happy New Year! Happy New You! 6 Sacred Actions to Release the Old and Begin Anew

Happy New Year! Happy New You! 6 Sacred Actions to Release the Old and Begin Anew

Imagine today is December 31, 2021. You’re preparing to celebrate New Year’s Eve with friends or family. An entire year has come and gone. Coronavirus. The election. Lockdowns…ALL the challenges of 2020 are faded memories.
CIRS and Mold Illness
CIRS: An Examination of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Exposure to Recovery (Part 2-Tier One Diagnosis)

CIRS: An Examination of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Exposure to Recovery (Part 2-Tier One Diagnosis)

Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), also called biotoxin-related illness, sick-building syndrome, or mold illness, is a condition caused by exposure to biotoxins (biological toxins). CIRS affects multiple systems of the body and may produce multiple, seemingly-unrelated symptoms. To under
CIRS and Mold Illness
CIRS: An Examination of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Exposure to Recovery (Part 1: Exposure to Biotoxins)

CIRS: An Examination of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Exposure to Recovery (Part 1: Exposure to Biotoxins)

This post kicks off a new blog series on Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Biotoxin-related illness (CIRS) caused by exposure to water-damaged buildings (WDBs) will be the primary focus, but I’m going to provide information about CIRS as a whole…from exposure to recovery, including new
CIRS and Mold Illness
What To Do When Toxic Mold Causes Chronic Stomach Problems

What To Do When Toxic Mold Causes Chronic Stomach Problems

Toxic mold exposure can take you from enjoying an unrestricted diet of your favorite foods to suffering from severe stomach problems no matter what you eat. I have patients who can only eat one or two things without bloating, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or other digestive issues.
Biological Medicine
Cytokines Simplified: What You Need To Know About Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity

Cytokines Simplified: What You Need To Know About Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity

Cytokines…a word that looks complex. Scientifically speaking, cytokines DO play a complicated role in immune system function. But you’ll need only a basic understanding to appreciate how cytokines can help or harm your body’s ability to heal naturally.
Mind Body Medicine
COVID-19 Quarantine Well-Being: Uniting Science and Spirit to Support Natural Healing

COVID-19 Quarantine Well-Being: Uniting Science and Spirit to Support Natural Healing

Although no one can be sure what to expect on a societal level, I’ve heard from many patients, friends, and colleagues that they’ll prioritize what quarantine has helped them discover is truly important…a less busy schedule, meals together, open lines of communication with distant friends and relatives, creativity, hobbies, time in nature, a connection with Source.
Biological Medicine
Mind Body Medicine
Is Stress to Blame for Autoimmune Disease?

Is Stress to Blame for Autoimmune Disease?

Stress … a physical and emotional response to change. When money is tight or a relationship gets shaky, stress can wreak havoc on your health and wellbeing. You may notice symptoms that affect your body, mood, and behavior, such as:
Biological Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Reducing EMF in Your Bedroom for Better Sleep

Reducing EMF in Your Bedroom for Better Sleep

You’ve probably heard of EMFs, but you may not know just how much they’re affecting your quality of life. Reducing EMFs in your bedroom with a few simple adjustments to your daily routine can go a long way to ensure you’re sleeping better and experiencing fewer symptoms of EMF exposure overall. Before I share my nighttime EMF safety strategies with you, let’s take a quick look at EMFs.
CIRS and Mold Illness
Toxic Mold Exposure: 9 Misconceptions Corrected by an Expert

Toxic Mold Exposure: 9 Misconceptions Corrected by an Expert

Toxic mold exposure could be the cause of your chronic condition or mysterious symptoms. In fact, illness from toxic mold and other environmental inflammagens is one of the most common conditions I see in my clinic.
Biological Medicine
Coronavirus Protection: 20 Tips to Reduce Exposure & Boost Your Immune System Naturally

Coronavirus Protection: 20 Tips to Reduce Exposure & Boost Your Immune System Naturally

Let’s face it. There’s a lot of fear in the world right now. The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting our lives in ways most of us couldn’t have imagined a few short months ago. While there are currently no known ways to prevent, treat, or cure COVID-19, there are practical, research-based actions you can
Regenerative Medicine
Peptides
How Peptides Can Positively Improve Your Life

How Peptides Can Positively Improve Your Life

You might remember learning about peptides in high school biology. While it may have bored you then, the use of peptides in your naturopathic prevention and healing protocols ought to get you excited now. Peptide therapy is a cutting-edge approach to treating disease, slowing aging, building muscle, burning fat, healing from injury, producing hormones, and more.
Biological Medicine
Mind Body Medicine
Benefits of Detoxification on your Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual Health

Benefits of Detoxification on your Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual Health

Detoxification should be a natural bodily process. Your body is equipped with detoxification pathways to remove toxins so you can enjoy optimal health. Unfortunately, higher levels of toxic exposure in our daily environment mean the pathways get overburdened and toxins accumulate. It may be time to
Regenerative Medicine
Is NAD+ Your Golden Ticket to Health?

Is NAD+ Your Golden Ticket to Health?

If you’re one to buy the new pill, cream, powder, or superfood promising to make you look and feel younger, healthier, or able to operate at peak performance, you’re not alone. The anti-aging industry is enormous. While many remedies offer results, they often work as a band-aid to cover up symptoms rather than addressing the root cause of the condition.
CIRS and Mold Illness
Mind Body Medicine
5 Practical Strategies to Reduce Mold Re-Exposure Fear and Anxiety

5 Practical Strategies to Reduce Mold Re-Exposure Fear and Anxiety

If you’re recovering from the debilitating symptoms of toxic mold, you may have developed some anxiety or fear about re-exposure. While this is understandable, these emotions can further harm your mental and physical health and lower your quality of life. While avoidance is a critical step to a full
Biological Medicine
How Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) Reduces Inflammation and Keeps You Looking and Feeling Young

How Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) Reduces Inflammation and Keeps You Looking and Feeling Young

Imbalanced hormones as a result of aging or disease can severely affect your overall health and well-being. Hormones control key bodily functions such as immunity, mood, libido, and appetite. As a result, many people, especially women, look to hormone replacement therapy to help regulate hormones and ease symptoms such as:
Mind Body Medicine
3 Simple Gratitude Practices to Help You Heal

3 Simple Gratitude Practices to Help You Heal

When’s the last time you heard someone talk about good vibes or the power of positive thinking? If you’re on a healing journey, chances are you’ve come across an uplifting quote that inspired you to consider the impact of your thoughts and feelings on your physical health and mental wellbeing.