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In Portland, Oregon many patients experience seasonal affective disorder in the winter. What are the Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder? (From www.nhs.uk) Depression: Signs that… Read More »Seasonal Affective Disorder

When I was in naturopathic medicine school, I repeatedly heard, “in naturopathic medicine, you start by treating the gut.” As a young twenty-three-year-old starting medical school,… Read More »Viewing the Microbiome as a Naturopathic Doctor of Cause

Our bodies are constantly giving us messages. Our healing work is to listen. In the book Heal your Headache, neurologist Dr. David Buccholz speaks about the threshold theory… Read More »Naturopathic Listening to Your Body’s Signs

“Your bone marrow suppression is benign,” my primary care physician said after a hematologist gave me the diagnosis. “How can bone marrow suppression be benign?” I thought.   In… Read More »My Journey with Lupus Led Me to Naturopathic Medicine

I would like to share a case with you that exemplifies why a holistic approach is important. In a specialized system of medicine, we still… Read More »Importance of Naturopathic Medicine: A Holistic Case Study

“Sometimes you have to ride the wave,” my doctor said while I was going through perimenopause.   In my practice of over 20 years, I… Read More »Navigating Menopause and Perimenopause through Naturopathic Medicine

  “Grief is the hardest work we do on earth” a therapist told me years ago. Saturday I received the call most of us dread. … Read More »Acupuncture and Grief

The frequent and common subluxations of living with hypermobility can be a source of chronic pain, depression and anxiety for Ehler Danlos Syndrome sufferers. Frustrated… Read More »Acupuncture and Ehler Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type

Anxiety is a condition of many multiple causes. A common cause and trigger of it is trauma. Trauma can leave the autonomic nervous system in… Read More »Trauma, Anxiety and Acupuncture