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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
Healing the Gut-Brain Axis
Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy
Healing the Gut-Brain Axis
Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy

The interconnected nature of the gut-brain axis helps explain why digestive symptoms can be a bit tricky to heal: they defy a silo-ed approach and often respond best to holistic strategies.

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Mind Body Medicine, Anatomy
Protect Your Health from Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Body as Nature
Protect Your Health from Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Body as Nature

Recommendations for protecting your health from wildfire smoke exposure.

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Body as Nature
Holistic Approaches to Treating IBS
Mind Body Medicine
Holistic Approaches to Treating IBS
Mind Body Medicine

Irritable bowel syndrome is caused by multiple factors, so it makes sense that it responds best to multi-pronged treatment approaches including holistic therapies.

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Mind Body Medicine
Patterns of Liver Imbalance
Anatomy, Body as Nature
Patterns of Liver Imbalance
Anatomy, Body as Nature

Patterns of Liver imbalance from the poetic language of East Asian medicine.

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Anatomy, Body as Nature
Managing Allergies Holistically
Herbal Medicine
Managing Allergies Holistically
Herbal Medicine

A deep dive into allergy symptoms, what causes them, and integrative holistic approaches to managing them.

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Herbal Medicine

 

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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
Feeling full of gratitude for the healing and integration that has happened during the past several weeks of virtual naturopathic practice + living life very close with nature. Ready to bring this reverence, presence, energy, and spaciousness to sha
Iron deficiency occurs on a spectrum from mild functional deficits to severe prolonged anemia. Keeping iron stores in balance is important because this nutrient affects a wide range of symptoms, especially in women, including: ☄ energy levels, fa
As the earth rolls towards the lunisolar new year, I'm feeling the impending cyclical change: the new moon, the energy of the new year, the beginnings of spring being born underground. This beautiful time-lapse of the sinusoidal movement of the moon
Hi there IG! Chiming in mid-week with some inspiration to share.⁣ Our Intentional Reset Practice Group is more than half-way through its time together. It continues to be a sweet, gentle, organic space for living into our own intentions with just a
"The Quiet Power of Ovulation: Holistic Impacts on Women's Bodies Across the Lifespan" up on the blog [link in bio].⁣ ❍ Have been obsessed with consolidating and sharing the upwelling of research around the benefits of natural ovulation f
Hi there, more on the energetics of the Kidney Organ Network (that is to say, the East Asian medicine understanding of the organ itself, + it's associated acupuncture channels, and physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual qualities).⁣ In East Asian
SMALL GROUP OFFERING:⁣ I'm creating a small, safe space and inviting you to step in: a group offering meant to support you/us as we emerge from and this season. Our focus will be on daily practices that prioritize well-being (self-chosen, group-supp
ON THE STRUCTURE OF DEEP REST⁣ The past couple of weeks, I have been reflecting on the spaces in which deep rest is possible—intact ecosystems, bodywork sessions, meditation, yoga, and other movement practices. I myself have been practicing in