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Empowered Wellness, Backed by Science
A blog by Boulder Integrative Health

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Lyme Disease: More Than a Rash
If you’ve ever lived in or traveled to areas like the East Coast, the Upper Midwest, or other tick-endemic regions, it’s crucial to understand the long-term risks of Lyme disease and its many co-infections.

Carrie Ballas
May 264 min read


It’s Tick Season: How to Protect Yourself from Ticks from a Functional Medicine Approach
Many welcome springtime for its warming embrace, budding trees, and blooming flowers. However...

Carrie Ballas
May 74 min read


Achoo! “Gesundheit”, “Salud”, “Bless You”: Seasonal Allergies
Many welcome springtime for its warming embrace, budding trees, and blooming flowers. However...

Carrie Ballas
Mar 313 min read


Is your cardiovascular system affecting your sex life?
Are you finding that your sexual arousal organs are not working as well as they should?...

Carrie Ballas
Feb 24, 202411 min read


Viral season has arrived!
Boulder Integrative Health has some recommendations for protecting yourself during this time, as well as therapeutic interventions that...

Carrie Ballas
Feb 23, 20243 min read


How is your colon doing, and how do you really know
Did you know the screening for Colon Screening now starts at age 45? Why so early do you say? Colorectal Cancer (CRC) has increased...

Carrie Ballas
Mar 13, 202311 min read


Rainbows and Unicorns?
Eating fruits and vegetables in the color of the rainbow should not be mythical, unusual or elusive, but we do know it is quite magical...

Carrie Ballas
Jul 8, 20224 min read


The Essentials of Essential Oils and how they can help heal you!
Essential Oils can be an essential tool to help you spring into action with improved health and vitality! Spring is springing and with...

Carrie Ballas
May 1, 202211 min read


A New Era of Cancer Screening is here!
Statistics Cancer is the second-leading causes of death in the world. An estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and 10 million cancer...

Carrie Ballas
Apr 1, 20227 min read


Find your center!
The holidays can mean so many things for different people. This is a time we are called to gather with friends and family and celebrate...

Carrie Ballas
Dec 9, 20214 min read
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