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Changing Your Plate Part III: Lunch
We talk a lot about food, in my office and home, and how changes to diet are most sustainable when they occur one meal at a time. In order to support you on your path…
Family Recipes I: The Rob Thornton Smoothie Special
Throughout April I have the honor of introducing you to a family each week from my practice who are taking steps forward, no matter what size, to change what is on their plate. This week…
Changing Your Plate Part II: Breakfast
Last week I kicked off a new series about taking steps toward a plant based diet one meal at a time. In my first post, Changing Your Plate: Part I, I shared the news that…
Changing Your Plate Part I: Getting Started
We just finished a fantastic series featuring new mom Jane Catherine Sherman and how her baby daughter motivated her to shift what she feeds the whole family. Learning that dairy products were the cause of…
A New Mom’s Story Part IV
I have so enjoyed this past month of posts by Jane Catherine Sherman. I hope many of you have gained from her real life experiences as a new mom, struggling with food choices and discerning…
Healthful Holidays
It’s no coincidence that I see more acute flu, bronchial infections, digestive disturbances, and UTIs the ten weeks between Halloween and the first week of January than the next ten months all put together. This,…
Acute Care 101: The Three Stages of Acute Care – Continued
Last week I shared Kelly’s story and discussed the early signs of an acute illness and the first two stages of treatment. In today’s post we’ll take a look at the third stage of care…
Acute Care 101: Acute Illness Warning Signs
Last week I introduced this series on caring for acute cases by explaining the difference between acute and chronic symptoms. Because each one requires a different approach, the protocols and care vary. Today I’m going…
The Inside Scoop on Birth Control: Endometriosis
In this recent series, “The inside scoop on birth control” I have shared the reasons suppressing a menstrual cycle can be problematic, addressed the birth contol dilemma head on and told one woman’s story of the price her health paid…
The Inside Scoop on Birth Control: Convenience Has Its Price
Last week I went head-on into a trendy topic of “not needing your period.” It all got started with this article that has gained considerable traction in social media forums and was even reposted in…
Lauren’s Kitchen: Green Gumbo
Now here is a twist to Gumbo that I bet you have not tried. The ingredient list does include optional andouille sausage links, however, this recipe is can be 100% plant based and is equally…
Living Well Series: Stage Three, Optimizing Organ Function
In my practice and research I have come to identify four stage of healing that the body moves through when using natural remedies to heal the root of the problem. I refer to this…