A good friend was just diagnosed with osteoarthritis, at 38! Her doctor blamed her many years of playing soccer and running, and basically being an active, normal person, and told her that’s just how it is. I think that’s some bull, and 38 is way too young to have arthritis (and so is…
DetailsHappy Naturopathic Medicine Week! Naturopathic doctors take the time to dive deep with our patients, and work to find the root cause of illness instead of managing symptoms. Having time to listen to our patients makes all the difference!
DetailsThe case report I wrote for Naturopathic Doctor News & Review was just published in their pediatric issue! Too many kids and families deal with encopresis (unconscious poop accidents) for years, when it can usually be turned around in weeks with basic naturopathic treatment. You can read about the paper, about a boy with chronic…
DetailsMosquito season is upon us! The skin is our largest organ, and I try not to use anything on my skin I wouldn’t eat, so I was excited to learn that yet another study confirmed oil of lemon eucalyptus does a better job of keeping mosquitos away than 25% DEET. It’s effective against a variety…
DetailsCould there someday be a vaccine for diabetes? Just two shots helped autoimmune diabetics improve blood sugar control for eight years in this small study. How does that work? First, the vaccine addressed the underlying autoimmune cause, by helping to calm the immune system. Second, it caused cells to change they way they use blood…
DetailsToday I was reminded of a nutrition assignment in my second year of med school. We were challenged to design a balanced menu for a week that stuck to the $4.19 per day typical for SNAP benefits, and then actually eat that way for three days. It drove home the point that while it’s possible…
DetailsI’m excited to announce I’m now accepting the Oregon Health Plan. OHP serves a large number of people in the Portland area, including many students and families, and it helped me immensely when I was in medical school. I believe everyone deserves high quality care, and I’m proud to play my part in bringing naturopathic…
DetailsRecently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Dr. Node Smith of the Naturopathic Doctor News & Review about an article I wrote for the pediatrics issue. I wrote it to call attention to a common but underrecognized condition called encopresis, which shows up as stool accidents in potty-trained kids. These are kids who…
DetailsWhat’s the most important thing you can do for your health? The answer is simple, and is coming into clearer focus with new research. And it is: Move your body. Every day. A recent study of half a million people looked at how exercise impacts heart health. Not surprisingly, people who moved their body every…
DetailsGood news for chocolate lovers (i.e. me)! We’ve known cacao has health benefits for a long time, but those studies are mostly from animals eating straight, bitter, cacao in amounts most people wouldn’t be excited about. This new study looked at actual humans eating normal amounts of actual dark chocolate. It found that dark chocolate has positive…
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