Here in the Pacific Northwest, and in many other areas of the US, Oregon grape [aka Berberis aquifolium; Mahonia aquifolium; Mahonia nervosa in the Berberidaceae family] plants cover the forest floor in abundance. We are lucky this potent medicinal plant grows locally, as it has many uses. I most often recommend it as an antibacterial, antiviral
Give Thanks for Winter Squash
In this season of giving thanks, I give thanks for the abundant variety of delicious winter vegetables available right now. Winter squash is one of my favorites. Not only does it taste delicious baked or pureed into soup or in pies, it is incredibly nutrient rich. Winter squash are full of immune boosting vitamins A
Goodbye to Frank Cook, Another Amazing Herbalist
My dear friend Frank Cook passed away on August 19th. His death was sudden and unexpected. We last taught together in early July in New Mexico. I had no idea when we said goodbye there that it would be for the very last time. Frank inspired me in so many ways. In the almost two
The Mysteries of Water
Dr. Masaru Emoto’s work with water is quite interesting, if controversial. He has been photographing electron microscope images of water crystals that apparently change form based on the energy of words, such as “love” or “hate”, spoken to or printed on water containers. Does this sound interesting to you? If so, check out a great
Midsummer harvest
I am in the midst of harvest time and every countertop in my kitchen is covered with tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, broccoli, eggplant, tomatillos, zucchini, corn, basil, cucumbers, beans and more. I am canning and drying and braiding like crazy to keep up with the abundance of my garden. Last week was Lammas, the halfway
Receive new posts by email
Categories
- aging (4)
- allergies (5)
- autoimmune disorders (1)
- autumn (11)
- cancer (1)
- cardiovascular health (8)
- celebrate! (15)
- celiac disease (1)
- chinese (4)
- Community Updates (8)
- diet (26)
- digestive health (4)
- Dr. Emily's Detox (4)
- elderly health (4)
- emotional health (6)
- environment (14)
- Events (13)
- exercise (10)
- fall (8)
- Fall Detox (1)
- flu (9)
- food (34)
- food as medicine (21)
- gardening (9)
- goals (3)
- healthcare (22)
- healthcare economics (6)
- herbal remedies (7)
- holiday (1)
- homeopathy (5)
- hypertension (1)
- immunization (1)
- integrative medicine (3)
- medicine (10)
- men's health (1)
- nature (18)
- naturopathy (23)
- nutrition (5)
- obesity (1)
- outdoors (15)
- pain relief (5)
- patients (11)
- pediatric health (9)
- pharmaceuticals (7)
- physical medicine (4)
- prevention (41)
- recipes (16)
- Reflections (20)
- research study (15)
- seasons (32)
- sleep (2)
- spirituality (4)
- sports injuries (1)
- spring (15)
- summer (11)
- Testimonials (1)
- the healing power of nature (13)
- therapies (7)
- tips (1)
- vaccinations (1)
- vitamins (15)
- webinars (3)
- weight gain/loss (5)
- Wellness Tips (29)
- winter (19)
- women's health (11)
Search
Tags
- allergies antiviral botanicals cancer cardiovascular children cleanse cough detox detoxification diabetes diet doctors environment fatigue flu food gardening garlic H1N1 flu healing power of nature healthcare healthcare legislation healthcare policy healthy diet homeopathy magnesium nature naturopathic Naturopathic Medicine Week naturopathy ND licensure nutrition Omega 3 prevention probiotics spring sugar supplements vegetables Vitamin C Vitamin D vitamins women's health zinc
Footer Image Navigation
© 2024 NDHealthcare.com
|