The reductionist model that is based in scientific materialism is so ingrained in our culture, that I bet you don't see it in all the places it exists. All too often patients ask me what herb or homeopathic remedy is for "x" disease. That is reductionist thinking at...
Naturopathic Philosophy
Disease or Disease-Condition?
Disease or Disease-Condition? "there are no specific diseases: there are specific disease-conditions." - Florence Nightingale Notes on Nursing, after her long experience of observation What's the difference? What does it matter? It makes all the difference in the...
Thanks-giving
Thanks-giving The more I am thankful, the more abundance I notice around me. I experience Gratitude and Love infused in every atom, through every cell, through every plant, animal and human. Therefore, they are contained inside every human heart as well as everything...
Your Own Halloween Treats
I love Halloween and dressing up in costumes and having fun. Here I am years ago as the 24 carrot woman. Do you see my necklace made of carrot slices? Of course, it is a play on the idea of 24 carat gold. Fun? What is your fantasy dress-up or costume this year?...
Safe, Effective Affordable Healthcare
Safe, Effective Affordable Healthcare Naturopathic Physicians are recognized as able to “provide safe, effective, and affordable health care” according to resolutions passed by the US senate as well as by the State of Arizona and they encourage the public to learn...
Naturopathic Medicine Week 2015
Naturopathic Medicine Week The United States Senate has declared the second week in October Naturopathic Medicine Week. 2015 is the third year in a row we are celebrating Naturopathic Medicine this time of year. You deserve to know more about naturopathic medicine...
Me and My Shadow
Me and My Shadow I looked, and looked, and this I came to see: That what I thought was you and you, Was really me and me. - proverb Things in our environment that bother us compel us upset us obsess us repulse us attract us are usually reflections of our Shadow....
Flavor Lies
How do we know what to eat? We come into this life hard-wired to seek calories in food for energy. And we naturally crave the substances that we need more of in our bodies. When we are deficient in water, we become thirsty. When we are deficient in salt, we crave...
Call for a New Medical System
Call for a New Medical System in Japan From a medical system that kills to one that cures “If the malignant 90% of the medical system disappeared from this planet there can be no doubt that people would become healthier.” - Dr. Robert Medelson (Confessions of a...
Before you drink Green Smoothies
Before you drink Green Smoothies If you have made a commitment to getting healthier this year, you may have considered, or already started drinking green smoothies. The idea behind green smoothies is that in order to eat large amounts of leafy green vegetables (which...