Wellness Blogs
Self care tips for maximizing health & wellbeing
What If... We Made Selfcare the Center of Our Healthcare! We at Amber Wellness Group are here to help change the selfcare/healthcare paradigm. We understand and prioritize...
National Cancer Survivorship Day!
In celebration of National Cancer Survivorship day on June 6th, and all throughout the month of June, Amber Wellness Group is offering our female cancer survivors 30% off a...
Insulin Resistance: The Background and the Solution
Insulin resistance is a key issue for women with PCOS. This is due to the interplay between high male (androgenic) hormones in a female body. The exact mechanisms are not known,...
Food Allergy vs Food Sensitivities
If you are interested in the health and wellness world, you probably have heard people talking about food allergies and food sensitivities. You might be wondering what the...
IBS Awareness Month
The month of April is IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) awareness month. IBS affects 10-15% of Americans and can have a dramatic impact on a person's daily activities. The main...
PCOS Wellness and Digging In
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome aka PCOS, is a hormone disorder that affects 1 in 10 reproductive aged women. Key features of the syndrome are unpredictable periods, difficulties...
March: Spring News and New Beginnings
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Meg Chmelik to our beloved Amber Wellness Group! We are so grateful to have found such a gifted and well rounded doctor to join our team. Dr. Meg...
Adrenal health = healthy libido!!
The health of your adrenal glands plays a significant role in libido. Simply stated, if you are depleted and not refueling, then your subconscious body will put sex on the back...
Xenoestrogens and Detoxification
Liver detoxification is becoming a common health practice for many good reasons. Both Dr. Lisa and Dr. Meghan recommend periodic cleanses as a way to reduce oxidative stress and...
Beta-glucuronidase: Hormones, Gut, and the Detox Connection
Hormones are regulated and recycled by the detoxification pathways in the liver. The whole detoxification system is simple, yet complex. Phase 1: breaks down anything we breathe...
Hello 2021! We’ve Been Waiting For You!
Hello Friends, Family and our Greater Community, We welcome you to a new year filled with health, hope and happiness! We hope your holiday season, be it different from years...
December Gifts From AWG to You!
B12 shots for $25 during the month of December -Feel the vitality! Support energy and your general well being! $10 off for the entire month of December 2020, no limit on how many...
Daily Wellness Foundations: Sleep
This is a big topic, but giving yourself the gift of sleep is vital to your wellness. Included below are some sleep hygiene tips to help you fall asleep quickly and easily. If...
Daily Wellness Foundations: Movement
I like to focus on movement because for many, exercise is such a loaded word and concept. Take a moment to define for yourself what exercise means to you. Many of us have a...
Daily Wellness Foundations: Breathing and Mindfulness
Mindfulness is simply being present in the moment, taking in your surroundings, and noticing with your senses. Less thinking and doing, more being. Breathing is a function of the...
Daily Wellness Foundations: Nutrition
Nutrition is a daily choice to feed your body what it needs to thrive! While the specifics of what that looks like is a bit individual to each body, the overall theme is the...
Daily Wellness Foundations
Many times we get focused on the big picture of living a life of wellness. We often create lofty goals and try to achieve "perfect" wellness. However, that is not the point!...
Loving Kindness Meditation
Let us first explore some of the helpful qualities of mindfulness. Many of my patients, friends and family have expressed the challenges they face when they have tried to...
Can Glutathione Help You Recover From Mold Exposure?
We love our Pacific Northwest climate, beauty, and greenery. Unfortunately living in the Pacific Northwest can mean a higher risk of mold exposure. Because of our frequently...
A Time for Reflection
Can you believe it's November already?! Though this year has felt long in many ways, it still feels surprising that November is upon us. As November typically brings shorter days...
Autumn at AWG
It is officially fall! This time of year always makes me think of harvest and gratitude, which I realize is a little cliche, but I think it is also an important perspective to...
Women with Low Sex Drive, You are Not Alone! It is Time to Get Your Libido Back!
Many women do not bring up low sex drive as their main concern when seeing their provider. We have found it is a very common issue in our practice and women are thankful when we...
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Reckoning with Your Pain, and Moving Through It
Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is quite literally what it sounds like, congestion in the pelvis. It happens when the blood vessels in and around the pelvis become enlarged....
Pre-Menopausal Years: Finding Your Power
This one of a kind course will empower you to connect with your body, know what is happening within your body, and create inner strength and balance to support you through your...
Resilience
Hello Friends, Family and our Greater Community, Here comes fall and a new normal for many of us trying to continue distance learning for ourselves or our children. One thing we...
Is Vaginal Rejuvenation Right for You? Ask the Experts
Vaginal rejuvenation is an umbrella term for procedures done to tighten the vaginal canal and opening and to increase lubrication. They’re usually done to correct issues caused...
A Gut Response To The Global Grief: How Has Digestion Been Impacted?
The global crisis of 2020 has impacted each and every one of us. We have all had to find new ways to work, live, and connect. Worrying about the near and distant future has...
Women With Infertility Often Ask: How Is My Thyroid Function Connected To My Ability To Conceive?
The thyroid gland is the master regulator in the body. One of the systems the thyroid gland regulates in women is the menstrual cycle. Thyroid hormones are part of the endocrine...
Naturopathic Medicine: Answers to Questions; Is It Right For You?
Our team of Naturopathic physicians, at Amber Wellness Group, use a patient centered approach to assist you, the patient, in setting clear health goals and priorities. Our...
Vulvodynia
Unfortunately, 1 in 7 women will experience some type of chronic pelvic pain during her lifetime. This can be due to infections, internal growths like cysts or fibroids, changes...
Patient Centered, Integrative Cancer Wellness
Amber Wellness Group provides a model of integrative cancer care that is inspired by patient centered care. This means that when you are diagnosed with cancer, the team of...
Be Nourished… And Lead a Balanced Life
June is a Time of Transition So much has happened in our world and our lives over the last few weeks, as well as the months of navigating the state of affairs of the current...
Getting to the Root of Autoimmune Disease
Simply stated, autoimmune diseases occur from an activation of the immune response directed to make antigens or immune fighters that attack the individual’s own body, or “self”....
Female Hormones: A Balancing Act
Hormone health is an important topic that can affect everyone throughout their lifetime. Some common symptoms of hormone imbalance are irritability, acne, low libido, unwanted...
Premenstrual Syndrome
You’re likely already familiar with the term, but PMS stands for premenstrual syndrome. This refers to over 200 symptoms that women may experience with their menstrual cycle....
In Office and Telemedicine Update!
These days of uncertainty can feel hard to handle. The unknown of this time of sheltering takes a toll emotionally, physically, and mentally. Please know that even though we are...
Anxiety and Stress: What Happens In The Body and What We Can Do About It
Stress and anxiety show up in often the most uncomfortable ways. Panic attacks, tight muscles, difficulty concentrating, insomnia, and digestive difficulties to name a few....