Medicine is Personal
With graduation only weeks away [really, weeks!] I have been giving a lot of thought to one of my own clinical questions: How has Naturopathic Medicine improved the lives the […]
Category Archives: Medicine
When Hospital Patients Smoke
One night, during my rotation through the Emergency Room, a woman in great pain arrived. She had a chronic condition in an acute flare. She was transported in by ambulance […]
The Greatest Public Health Disaster
The recent national Meningitis outbreak is being called “the worst public health disaster since the 1930’s.” The outbreak was due to poor practices at a compounding pharmacy located in Massachusetts. […]
Antibiotic Resistance: From Farm to Plate
The most ferocious germ resistant to many types of antibiotics is increased tenfold on chicken breast, which also happens to be the most consumed meat in America. Yet, producers of […]
Stress Mess
It is a sensation all too familiar to me. A sense of sheer panic when, after hours upon hours of studying, I simply can not clear my mind enough to […]
Love is Medicine
Love is peculiar word. We throw it around a lot. I love ice cream I love this dress I love dogs! and cats! and caterpillars! I don’t reserve my love for […]
Growing Your Health
This quarter I started seeing patients as a “Primary Clinician.” This means that I am the one in the room who is interviewing my patient, performing physical exams and ultimately, […]
Prescription Water
Simple: Filter your water. Medicine: This weekend I’m taking a course on Naturopathic Fertility Management, taught by Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, ND. It’s fascinating to consider the many reasons why a […]
