Dr. Sierra Storm - Naturopathic Doctor

02/26/2018

There are SO many factors that come together to create lasting pain. Adrenal, thyroid, and reproductive hormone disruptions are sneaky reasons that you might not be healing as quickly as you should be.

Is your intuition telling you that your hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's is causing your chronic pain? ​I've got news for you: Your intuition may be right. Let me show you how hypothyroidism causes chronic pain... but most importantly, let me help you learn how to fix it!

02/14/2018

Patient Story:

I had a new patient come to see me this week. She called both of my offices in a panic saying she wanted to get in as soon as possible to address the arthritis in her foot, and drove 90 minutes during rush-hour for her appointment.

When she got to the office I didn't notice anything abnormal about her gait - she walked evenly on both feet.

When I asked what her pain level was on a scale of 0-10, she said it was 0/10 at rest. 3/10 pain when she pushed on her toe with her fingers. So -- not nothing, but not SCREAMING pain, either. Why the urgency to get in? She then told me that she crawls around the house instead of walking, so she doesn't worsen the arthritis.

She was very anxious in the appointment. It took me almost a half hour to get to the source of her agitation: she'd read online that arthritis can spread quickly to other joints (what?!) and that there was no cure. She felt like a dead man walking.

To make matters worse, she saw a Rheumatologist who said there was nothing he could do for her, which she took to mean that there was nothing to be done, PERIOD. This confirmed her googling. He spent less than 10 minutes with her.

We spent over an hour together. It took me that long to get her to believe that of COURSE there was something we could do for her pain! Of COURSE we could stop the arthritis from progressing and get her relief.

We created a comprehensive plan together.

She walked out of the office looking 100 pounds lighter.

You guys.

It's time to break up with Dr. Google. It's time to break up with doctors that are late to your appointments and spend 7 minutes talking at you instead of to you.

It's time to PARTNER with an expert who can get you the results you are looking for.

It's time.

*** not all patients lose 100 lbs on the first visit. ;)

02/09/2018

Looking for a grain- and sugar-free granola that won't leave you hangry and craving? (Or tempt you to devour the entire bag...) Here's my favorite:

Hello all! Coming to you today with a fantastic snack recipe from the 21 Day Sugar Detox book by Diane Sanfillipo of Balanced Bites. I have been rotating some of her new recipes into our normal r…

02/07/2018

Medical experts are beginning to refer to Alzheimer's Disease as "Type 3 Diabetes". Read more about how lowering (or eliminating!) your sugar intake *now* can protect your brain from degeneration and decline.

02/05/2018

Tomorrow's Tuesday Tune Up Topic: Get glowing, soft, even skin using YOUR OWN healing cells. Sign up below!

Dr. Sierra Storm is a Naturopathic Physician practicing in Seattle, WA, specializing in hormone optimization, autoimmunity, and PRP and stem cell therapy.

02/04/2018

Ditch the flour and make seed bread! Filling and delicious! 🍞

A recipe and video tutorial on how to make Nordic “Stone Age” Bread -- a grain-free, Paleo bread made from nuts and seeds.

01/31/2018

Do you feel "wired but tired"? Do you have trouble falling and staying asleep? Does your energy tank between 2-5 pm, resulting in sugar, salt, or caffeine cravings? Are you easily overwhelmed by even small stressors? If so, this blog is for you.

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You wake up feeling groggy in the morning, often hitting the snooze button 2-3 times. As you stumble into your kitchen, you pra...

01/29/2018

This week's Tuesday Tune Up: Troubleshooting Troubled Skin. Struggling with acne, eczema, psoriasis, or chronically dry skin? This one's for you. Learn how to balance your nutrition to fix the most common skin complaints. Sign up below!

Dr. Sierra Storm is a Naturopathic Physician practicing in Seattle, WA, specializing in hormone optimization, autoimmunity, and PRP and stem cell therapy.

01/26/2018

Flashback to one of my favorite Oneday Kitchen meal plans:
> Grain-free Ginger Coconut "Oatmeal"
> Bacon-Scallion Chicken Salad in Cucumber Boats
> Spicy Sausage and Kale Spaghetti Squash Fritters

New to this blog? Start here . We're high quality meat-eating, 70% veggie-eating, dairy-minimal, grain-free sort of people. Check out this post on why we ...

01/25/2018

"I started to see an unexpected picture emerge. We all know that every human being has basic physical needs: for food, for water, for shelter, for clean air. It turns out that, in the same way, all humans have certain basic psychological needs. We need to feel we belong. We need to feel valued. We need to feel we’re good at something. We need to feel we have a secure future. And there is growing evidence that our culture isn’t meeting those psychological needs for many – perhaps most – people. ..

Suddenly, the depression of many of my friends, even those in fancy jobs – who spend most of their waking hours feeling controlled and unappreciated – started to look not like a problem with their brains, but a problem with their environments."

In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach

01/24/2018

There are so many natural treatments that will kick your cold to the curb. (Euthanasia is a bit extreme...) To check out my favorites, click here: https://www.drstormnd.com/single-post/2013/10/31/Natural-Cures-for-Colds-and-the-Flu

LOLZ

01/22/2018

Tomorrow's Tuesday Tune-Up topic: Feel like your schedule is so full you don't have time to exercise, sleep, cook healthy meals, or go out for date night? I'm about to give you back 3 hours per week. Sign up below to get these weekly wellness tips delivered straight to your inbox.

Dr. Sierra Storm is a Naturopathic Physician practicing in Seattle, WA, specializing in hormone optimization, autoimmunity, and PRP and stem cell therapy.