Vis Medicatrix Naturae

In this day in age, the principle of the “Healing Power of Nature” (Vis Medicatrix Naturae) is seemingly one of the most undervalued. It is a testimony to the incredible ability of the body to heal itself, and as a naturopath I facilitate that by removing obstacles to...

🐰TULAREMIA🐰

RABBITS, hares and rodents🐭 are the most commonly affected by bacterium Francisella tularensis. 🦠Ticks and deer flies transmit tularemia to humans, especially in the western United States. The symptoms vary wildly including fever as high as 104F with 🗣cough, sore...

🍎Apples🍎

🍏Can an apple a day keep the doctor away? 🍏If you have high cholesterol the answer to this question may be YES! 🍏Apples contain polyphenols, potent antioxidants, commonly found in fruit, legumes, red wine, tea, coffee, and chocolate. The apple polyphenols have been...

🐠Fish and Air Pollution💨

🧠Air pollution is bad for your brain. Sure, you may not notice it today or next week, but years of exposure to pollutants can take a toll on your brain. Sure, you may not have autoimmune encephalitis, but brain health is important too all of us.  🐠Recent research...

Tolle Totum

The naturopathic principle to “Treat the Whole Person” (Tolle Totum) emphasizes our duty to consider all aspects of a patient’s case including establishing the fundamentals of health. For example, in a patient that presents to clinic with fatigue I dig deeper to see...