I’ll bet we can all recite the first verse of this nursery rhyme: Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water,Jack fell down and broke his crownAnd Jill came tumbling after. Now, we might want to stop here and send Jack and Jill to the ER, but the...
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine: A Unique Choice in Natural Health Care
Where do you go in the Verde Valley for natural health care? How do you choose? First consider this. Chronic health care accounts for 70% of Western medicine. The reason is failure to prevent and treat chronic disease and failure to treat causes. However, there...
Summer Refreshers
A patient emailed a question . . . She asked me about including "good for you" leafy greens in her diet. She just made pesto for the first time with some fresh basil. She likes spinach, but not the other leafy greens, and was looking for a way to get any leafy greens...
Health as a Wealth of Reserve Energy
Reactional Modes: The Ability to Respond We recognize health in individuals with abundant reserve energy, a radiant aliveness. This aliveness is dependent on the ability to identify what is beneficial to one’s own growth and development and readily and efficiently...
The Energy Crisis in Modern Medicine
This was the title of a talk presented by James L. Oschman, PhD at the Bio-Energetic Medicine conference in Tempe, AZ this weekend (June 2 - 3). It was sponsored by the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association and I enthusiastically attended the whole conference. The...
Re-Hydrate with Home Remedies
It's summer and it is easy to lose too much of your fluids in the heat. I hope you are taking measures to tank up on highly absorbable water first thing in the morning and frequently throughout the day. However, it sometimes does happen that you are outside too long,...
Lifestyle Changes for Adrenal Stress Syndrome
Lifestyle Changes for Adrenal Stress Syndrome 1. Avoid Adrenal Stimulators In order to normalize the adrenals, the removal of stimulants and sources of adrenal stress is the first place to start. Those who do not comply with this have minimal results. The following...
The Dance of the Mind
Cultivating self-awareness by moving the mind inward; plus, a description of the “molecules of emotion” and their ties to consciousness and neuroscience As printed in NDNR (Naturopathic Doctors News & Review) June 2008 / Mind-Body Medicine issue 'Life isn't...
How I found Natural Action Water
Years ago, when I read about Viktor Schauberger, known as the “Water Wizard,” I was deeply inspired. He grew up with a great interest in the forest and waterways; he was a student of Nature. Water was his consuming interest; he set out to discover its laws and...
Dandelion – Spring’s Gift
It's Spring! No doubt you have noticed the coming of spring with plant life pushing upwards from the earth. The sun is rising earlier and we can too, to participate in the active nature of spring. We can work with the profound cyclic effects of the seasons on our...