Recently while visiting my kittie, Maurice while he hung about outside I noticed all the beautiful, medicinal herbs in my front yard. In this video you’ll learn how I might use three common garden herbs as medicine in my naturopathic practice. I cover Lavender (Lavendula augustifolia), St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum), and Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinalis).   [...]

Several weeks ago I saw a car accident. The man driving behind me changed lanes without looking and hit the woman in the lane beside us. THUMP. Quickly he was driving behind me again (very closely, mind you)! As she sailed past me, looking completely unphased, I saw the side of her car streaked with [...]

My friend and I went to a food truck festival (om nom nom). We found ourselves in the longest line for the truck that we thought would a) serve delicious food and b) provide us food that would make our bodies happy. This couple walked past us while they were looking at all the food [...]

I’ve been talking about good food, good water, and good air as foundations for your physical well-being. This series of articles and videos came about because someone asked me if my patients had unlimited resources – time, energy, and money – what tools and services would I offer them to optimize their wellness? I got [...]

Life is just one big experiment! Don’t ya think? We’re constantly trying things and seeing what happens as a result. Hopefully, we’re doing this consciously. If we’re wanting things to be different than we need to try new things until we find the result we’re looking for. Take it from me, hoping and praying that [...]

There are several phrases about food that are really useful when it comes to planning your food intake.   The FIRST and most important which I didn’t mention in this video is: Let Food Be They Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food – Hippocrates   Another one I didn’t mention in this video is: Eat [...]

Lately, we’ve been seeing a lot of resistance in our patients to making changes to their diets and lifestyles. It’s interesting to me and I’m grateful because it invited me to go back to the foundations of my naturopathic education, and also the base principles guiding all my naturopathic medical decisions. It’s called the Therapeutic Order (aka [...]

Have you ever had a medical test hoping you were finally going to get some answers about what is actually going on with your health? The reason for your headaches, or low energy or constipation? What happens when you’re told nothing is wrong? What do you experience when they tell you, “You’re fine?” Worse… when [...]

It can be tricky for patients to figure out what the best route to go when it comes to supplements. It can actually be a challenge for me and I’ve been practicing as a naturopathic doctor for over a decade. I’ve recently trained to use a machine in the office for exactly that purpose. It’s [...]