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Post-Viral Recovery & Immune Support
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Post-Viral Recovery & Immune Support
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Strengthening Health Through Late Winter

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Rooted and Resilient: The Art of Settling the Qi in the Body
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Rooted and Resilient: The Art of Settling the Qi in the Body
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Descending the qi in the body brings steady strength and flexibility.

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
What Do We Mean By Balancing Hormones?
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
What Do We Mean By Balancing Hormones?
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Understanding Estrogen: seeking balance in constant change.

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Understanding Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Understanding Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

Knowledge is empowerment.

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Integrative Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Is it Possible to Reduce TPO Antibodies?
Integrative Medicine
Is it Possible to Reduce TPO Antibodies?
Integrative Medicine

You’ve recently discovered elevated TPO antibodies on a thyroid panel. Start here.

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Integrative Medicine
Chronic Low Back Pain: Integrative Approaches to Healing Degenerative Discs
Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
Chronic Low Back Pain: Integrative Approaches to Healing Degenerative Discs
Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
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Anatomy, Mind Body Medicine
What is Methylation?
Nutrient Guidance
What is Methylation?
Nutrient Guidance

Common genetic defects + their role in symptoms.

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Nutrient Guidance
On Anxiety: an Earth-Centered View
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature
On Anxiety: an Earth-Centered View
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature

Returning to our center.

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature
A Gentle Look at Anxiety
Mind Body Medicine
A Gentle Look at Anxiety
Mind Body Medicine

Understanding our nervous system + underlying causes of anxiety.

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Mind Body Medicine
Balancing Fire + Water in the Body
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Balancing Fire + Water in the Body
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine

Support the nervous system through healing adrenal fatigue.

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Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
The Whole Universe is One Bright Pearl
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Whole Universe is One Bright Pearl
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Metaphor in medicine and the intangible benefits of acupuncture.

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Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Can I Reverse My Autoimmune Thyroid Condition?
Can I Reverse My Autoimmune Thyroid Condition?

Answering the most common questions about thyroid health.

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Harmonizing with Early Spring
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Harmonizing with Early Spring
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine

Guidance for aligning body, mind, spirit with the energy of early spring.

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine
Iron Deficiency: a Spectrum of Symptoms
Nutrient Guidance
Iron Deficiency: a Spectrum of Symptoms
Nutrient Guidance

Is a lack of iron contributing to your fatigue, chronic pain, depression, or other symptoms?

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Nutrient Guidance
Should You Be Eating Dairy?
Nutrient Guidance
Should You Be Eating Dairy?
Nutrient Guidance

It’s wild out there. Here’s some help navigating whether or not to eat dairy.

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Nutrient Guidance
Holistic Approaches to Nurture Your Metabolism
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Holistic Approaches to Nurture Your Metabolism
Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Health comes in all shapes, sizes, and body expressions. Subvert conventional pressures on weight loss.

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Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Is Your Doctor Missing Something?
Mind Body Medicine
Is Your Doctor Missing Something?
Mind Body Medicine

Why you may need a naturopathic doctor on your care team.

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Mind Body Medicine
The Quiet Power of Ovulation: Holistic Impacts for Women's Health Across the Lifespan
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Quiet Power of Ovulation: Holistic Impacts for Women's Health Across the Lifespan
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

A consolidation of the burgeoning research on the health benefits of natural ovulation.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Kidney Vitality: Mirroring the Peace + Strength of Water
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Kidney Vitality: Mirroring the Peace + Strength of Water
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Protect inner vitality by understanding the Kidney organ and its associated qualities.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Structure of Deep Rest
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Structure of Deep Rest
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

The qualities of deep rest and their importance for healing mind, body, and spirit.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Wisdom of the Lungs
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
The Wisdom of the Lungs
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

The energetics of the Lung Organ Network and how it impacts physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Moxa: Kindling Inner Warmth & Vitality
Moxa: Kindling Inner Warmth & Vitality

Moxibustion — the yin to acupuncture’s yang — is like bringing the warmth of sunshine into the meridians.

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Gut Microbiome Testing: When Is It Worth It?
Integrative Medicine
Gut Microbiome Testing: When Is It Worth It?
Integrative Medicine

What kind of information do you get and how helpful are these tests?

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Integrative Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine in the Virtual Space
Naturopathic Medicine in the Virtual Space

What is it like to work with with a naturopathic doctor?

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Harmonizing with the Season of Autumn
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Harmonizing with the Season of Autumn
Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine, Mind Body Medicine

How to embrace the energetics of autumn.

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Body as Nature, Herbal Medicine, Mind Body Medicine
Working with a Virtual Naturopathic Doctor in Minnesota
Mind Body Medicine
Working with a Virtual Naturopathic Doctor in Minnesota
Mind Body Medicine

Benefits of virtual naturopathic care consultations.

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Mind Body Medicine
Understanding Functional Freeze: Impacts on Body, Mind, Mood, and the Healing Response
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Anatomy, Trauma & the Nervous System
Understanding Functional Freeze: Impacts on Body, Mind, Mood, and the Healing Response
Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Anatomy, Trauma & the Nervous System

Explore a deeply ingrained survival response in the nervous system and how it influences our capacity to heal.

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Mind Body Medicine, Body as Nature, Anatomy, Trauma & the Nervous System
Nurturing the Heart Center: Tending a Delicate Balance
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Nurturing the Heart Center: Tending a Delicate Balance
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Therapies you can try at home to help nurture the Heart and Pericardium channels and calm anxiety.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Harmony Within: Heart Patterns from the Perspective of East Asian Medicine
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Harmony Within: Heart Patterns from the Perspective of East Asian Medicine
Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine

Exploring the pattern of Heart Qi Deficiency and how it impacts the vitality of the entire body.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature, Mind Body Medicine
Demystifying Acupuncture: Does Acupuncture Hurt?
Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy, Body as Nature
Demystifying Acupuncture: Does Acupuncture Hurt?
Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy, Body as Nature

Clarifying common misconceptions about acupuncture and exploring the sensations that are most likely experienced in a treatment.

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Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy, Body as Nature

 

Gripped tightness in the upper back + shoulders. A low hum of tightness around the spine. Rigid pain in the head + neck. A stuck hollowed space in the chest. Breathing that stops short. I like to talk about the concept of resting tension with patien
"The body is not an obstacle to awakening but a gateway. In sensation, in the immediacy of touch, we find our way home." —Judith Blackstone #nervoussystem #healing #wisdomofthefeltsense IMAGE: @bea-henri
In my practice, I use a combination of advanced, clinically-informed bodywork therapies designed to address not just pain, but the underlying muscle imbalances and fascial restrictions contributing to discomfort. Myofascial release is just one of t
How are we? How is the tail-end of winter treating you? Ready for springtime? We are int the melty thaw time now, but if this last stretch of cold weather had you running on empty, I get it. 😓 Over the past few weeks, I've seen quite a bit of post
For the next couple of Thursday evenings, I am hosting small group offerings exploring the felt-sense wisdom of Water as it relates to different systems in the body: --NERVOUS SYSTEM Thurs Jan 9th 5:30 - 7:30 PM --ADRENALS + STRESS RESPONSE SYSTEM T
Well I didn't necessarily think I would share this little in-between-the-moments pic, but here I am. I find that it matches my particular moment of now: a fertile time of eyes-closed-dreaming into the future we deeply need and want to create. Holdi
ON RECLAIMING OUR TIME One of the many gifts of East Asian medicine is that it reminds us that our bodies are reflections of the natural world: the language of the meridians in our bodies communicate to us that our bodies are a meeting place between
"Understanding is not an aggregate of bits of knowledge. It is a direct and immediate penetration. In the realm of sentiment, it is feeling. In the realm of intellect, it is perception. It is an intuition rather than the culmination of reason
Sometimes speaking up about climate change, fossil fuels, or the medical-industrial-military complex feels akin to whispering into the gale-force winds of a hurricane . . . but, when we add our voices have we have the possibility of believing in some
SPECIAL RATES ON ACU/BODYWORK TO EASE INTO FALL Using the intelligence of the body's meridians – whether we choose to use acupuncture needles or a bodywork-based approach – allows us to understand a set of symptoms in a way that is both
For many people, the transition from the vibrant energy of late summer to the crisp coolness of autumn is a bittersweet time involving more structured demands on time and more routine and discipline. Along with the shift in temperature is a gradual
How’s your nervous system? Check out the new new: two deep dives all about our nervous systems + anxiety are up on the blog space. [Links in bio] One article, from the perspective of East Asian medicine, explores and the concept of Earth Xu o
Fully savored summer (still savoring) down to the last drops, but honestly, nothing beats feeling good in your own body. Thankful for @riahbethphoto and her magic in capturing the glow I get from being in my happy place in the treatment studio&mdash
BALANCING FIRE + WATER IN THE BODY New share up on the blog about tonifying the adrenals in summertime. Inspired by: this exceptionally rainy, lush summer we're having; the principle of yin-yang balance, e.g. the firey yang of summer and the wate