As a midwife, missing an entire night's rest was common. Sometimes this happened several times each week and opportunity to "catch up"...

Everyone has their favorite diet. Experts argue which is more effective. The meat group has a fan-base and certainly so does the vegan...

Admittedly, my position on #vaccines is that it is really challenging for those who take a scholarly approach to today's healthcare to...

Having the great privilege of living in a first world country has meant for many of us that we don't have to think about the cleanliness...

Certainly don't want to usurp actual #massage therapists, because I don't even pretend to play one at home, but as a clinician, I must...

Wellness visits are about more than evaluating one's need for a pap smear or whether they need their cholesterol checked. Its about...

The top priority of essentially all back-packers is securing shelter; this includes clothing and most especially your footwear. I've had...

More than twenty years ago now, I took my first back-packing trip in the depths of the Costa Rica jungle. It was glorious,...

No way you are going to study about clean eating and not hear about flaxseeds, particularly if you are educating yourself on improving...

Bitters are a specific class of herbs for the digestive system and part of the gut health program I offer clients, but they do so much...

Fall has always been my favorite season, yet this fall, I seem to feel it's only a loud alarm bell for the end of such a beautiful summer...

Part of my role as a primary care provider is to discuss with clients their wishes for their final days. We talk about their priorities,...

There are concerns that traditional #herbal medicine lacks sufficient scientific validation and may not meet basic standards of safety...

It may be argued that earth medicine is a hippie movement. Maybe so, but those interested in self-sufficiency and an organic lifestyle...

Women have always used herbs. Historically, women have been the healers. The only medicine available came from the woods, beside streams,...

This may be challenging for many of you, particularly those who live a very busy life, the Type A personality. I hate to admit this to...

I've had a few things on my mind these past few weeks, primarily my own #insecurity in moving forward as a yoga instructor and even a...

Not too long ago, the germ theory was the prominent mindset of medicine and today we pay big bucks for the most diverse #probiotics with...

I've shared a bit before about functional medicine, it's approach, and why I favor this mindset for approaching management of dis-comfort...

Eden Family Practice opened only a few weeks before #COVID19 hit the dirt here in the United States, so my clientele is still very small....