A Dose of Dr. Karla

Genetics gives us the blueprint but doesn't necessarily translate to our story. Are your parent's past health challenges putting you in an endless circle of new medications and constant worry? Could your prevention plan really be as simple as exercise, vitamins and supplements?

Tune into this week's episode where Dr. Karla answers some of listeners most pointed questions about prevention and hears first hand how one middle aged man...

Lungs, they never get enough attention, well, until you can’t breathe. The lungs are one of the most powerful organs in our body, yet it never gets love until you are in distress. With Spring is upon us. What does that mean to asthma and allergy sufferers? As the flowers bloom, so do the daily times we start wheezing, sneezing and eyes starting to itch. This year may be even more severe, especially for those who contracted COVID an...

This show is for the grown folk, those 40 and over. Mid life sex can be amazing, yet as we get older some parts of our body start to react and feel different. And of course, hormones start changing, so urges we once had can start to quiet down. Women move into menopausal years and as we see from the constant ads on TV and websites, erectile dysfunction has started to haunt more men.

Dr. Karla is bringing sexy back in this episode…....

Are our children really hyperactive or are they kids being kids? 80% of adolescent children and teens are diagnosed with ADHD. Of that 80%, over 60% are being given a pharmaceutical to help kids cope. What is this doing the development of their brain? How is this shaping their coping mechanisms? Does this lead to addiction down the line? Dr. Karla really unveils the risks your kids could be facing by falling under the ADHD umbrella...

Trauma Bonding: Are we unconsciously continuing the cycle? After we recorded our first episode, "Can You Really Ever Evict Trauma, or is it a Squatter that Will Live with you Forever?" Our special guest, Adaora Ezike from the Detroit Health Department brought up another strong topic, Trauma Bonding. Trauma Bonding is a psychological response to abuse. If we've never had the real help we need to confront the abuse we've dealt with i...

The definition of Trauma is “a deeply distressing and disturbing experience” or “a physical injury.” Over 70% of the world has endured at least one traumatic event in life. How do we get past this? Or will our brains and our bodies ever let us free from the aftermath of trauma.   This week on “A Daily Dose of Dr. Karla,” Dr. Karla is digging deep with giving an overview of the four types of trauma, the initial months that follow an...

The old cliché you are what you eat is so dated and should be removed from our brains. We are built to eat to reenergize, to heal, and to provide energy to think sharper and to continue to excel at life. But what if we’re heating is ACTUALLY slowing us down, creating brain fog, or even taking in toxins that are attacking our bodies? Inflammatory foods have become a buzz word in the medical and health communities, but do we really k...

There's beauty in individuality. We are all created with our own blueprint. So, why when we aren't feeling well or we're handed down a diagnosis we believe that all treatments or remedies should be the same? Each one of us metabolize, react and/or have different experiences.

Dr. Karla Mitchell, a Naturopathic Doctor, has learned from experience and constant research the power of understanding and listening to our bodies. This week ...

Dr. Mitchell's interest in holistic care began with her own cancer diagnosis, several years ago. She immediately knew that the standard approach to cancer treatment, including radiation, chemotherapy, surgery and its associated risk, was not the path she'd choose. As a wife, a mother (of four at the time, my son came after), a leader in the community and a believer of self-healing, Dr. Mitchell knew there had to be other options. H...