Monica Hershaft | Holistic Health & Nutrition Blog

Why Holistic Dentists Matter

Why you NEED to go to a holistic dentist instead of a conventional dentist

🦷 they have the same training as a conventional dentist but a lot of extra training that I conventional dentist does NOT

🦷 They know how to remove mercury metal fillings safely by using a dental dam so that you don’t get re-poi...

Taking Thyroid Meds?

For anyone taking Synthroid or Armour or any medication…If you’re on meds, are those meds fixing WHY you need them? Medications are really meant for short term use. Many times you are put on meds to squash symptoms by forcing the body into a particular state but is it fixing WHY the problem is there...

Not Normal

We have been led to believe that chronic symptoms are “normal” and nothing could be further from the truth! Common symptoms like allergies, aches & pains, fatigue, brain fog, headaches, digestive problems and more are signs of inflammation in the body and a compromised immune response.

We are taugh...

Supplements and Symptoms

Are you taking supplements that you THINK are supposed to be helping you and figure, "Why not? Can't hurt...." WRONG

Taking supplements that your body does not need or want, even if you think it's right for you, can CAUSE SYMPTOMS and imbalance in your body making it even more confused whi

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Food Logs

Keeping a food log is very important in our health program with our patients because there are so many hidden ingredients and things that you could be eating that are blocking your body’s ability to heal properly and causing symptoms and even hormone imbalance!

The food log is not only a g

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Supplements for Symptoms

So many times people ask me, “Monica what can I take for my (insert symptom here)” and I always tell them there is no such thing! You cannot take a supplement to fix a symptom. You have to fix the underlying cause.

Your symptoms are not caused by any one thing.

This week somebody a

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Protein Powder Causes Symptoms

Anyone who struggles with chronic illness knows that you have to be so careful of ANYTHING you put in your mouth. People have a tendency to automatically assign protein powders as “safe” when in fact, most of them will cause symptoms!

Many protein powders contain:

☠️ added sugar: suppresses immune...

Blanket Diagnosis AKA They Don't Know

If your labs are normal or the doctor can’t figure out what is wrong with you, they will frequently give what we call a “Blanket Diagnosis” which is basically a label for symptoms.

Common labels are

ADD/ADHD

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fibromyalgia

Depression

Anxiety

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Too Many Cooks Hurt Your Health

More and more I’m seeing new patients who have been trying 800 different things to fix their health all at once and are seeing multiple practitioners and wondering why they feel so messed up.

In my early days, I recognized that when I was working on someone to help restore their health, if

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Detox Can Hurt Your Body

I know it’s easy to get sucked into all of the biohacking out there these days but if you are doing saunas or detoxes, it could be making you worse and hurting your body and blocking your nervous system.

If your body’s ability to release toxins or “drain” has been compromised, you can caus

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Anti Depressants for Physical Symptoms

One of my favorite things is to help people get off these antidepressants and anti anxiety meds (not without doctor approval) by fixing the underlying cause of these symptoms that mimic depression or anxiety. So many things can be causing symptoms that FEEL like depression or anxiety and then you go...

Toxins Attract Bacteria, Fungus, Parasites, Virus

Toxins are the first layer of immune suppression. Without toxic burden in your body, bacteria, fungus, parasites and virus cannot survive because your immune system is built to repel and kill pathogens. The only reason it can’t do its job is cumulative toxic build up and the food you eat.

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