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Here’s why you shouldn’t worry about chewing the right number of times

Perhaps you’ve heard the recommendations to chew your food a certain number of times. Why is this number so important? It’s not. The number isn’t important, but the act of chewing is super important–so important that people with your best interest in mind are trying any trick (including making up numbers) to help you get

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How to Make Food Taste Great

There are so many reasons to make your own food at home. Most people have a sense that it can be less expensive than eating out or ordering in, but did you know that there are a lot of health benefits to preparing your food at home?  Cooking our own food supports digestion when we

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Understanding and Managing Anxiety

In the United States, we have been on an 80-year trend toward increased anxiety, and it’s no wonder why.[1] We live in a world that is obsessed with productivity. Our political situation seems to be in a constant state of upheaval. Fear-based messaging is prevalent in the media. In a world inundated with stressors, what

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Stay Safe in This Smoke!

By Dr. Chloe Scheel ND, LAc Here are a few tips to help you stay healthy with the poor air quality we are facing in Portland, OR. Avoid exercising outdoors. Wear a mask to avoid breathing in large ash particles. A mask is not enough to keep you completely safe, but it can be helpful

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What is InnerDialogue?

By Sarah Clark, LAc InnerDialogue is a healing form that allows us to use body symptoms—our joint pain, our insomnia, our digestive distress, our anxiety–to access a deeper understanding about where we are out of balance. The practitioner and patient use the ancient, non-verbal language of mudras and kinesiology to explore what is truly at

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Tracking Your Fertility

By Dr. Chloe Scheel, ND, LAc There are 4 main signs that are important when tracking fertility. These are listed below. Ideally, after 3-4 months, you will have enough data gathered to really understand your cycle, predict ovulation, and predict your fertility window. This data can be tracked in an app on your phone or

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3 Tips for Reducing Systemic Inflammation in Patients with IBD (It works for everyone else too)

By Dr. Lindsay Wilkinson, ND, LAc Yesterday, an article published in Medscape reviewed a recent cohort study linking IBD (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis) to a significantly increased risk for “arterial events” including cardiovascular ischemia (heart attack and angina), cerebrovascular disease (stroke and TIA), and peripheral arterial disease.   The study compared the frequency of

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Sticky Brown Rice Crusted Salmon

  Recipe from Lauren Chandler, Chef Instructor, MSW   We’re coming into steelhead and salmon season, and living in the Northwest, we’re lucky to have these delicious fish right in our backyard. They are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, which benefit brain and heart health and offer protection to joints and connective tissues. The recipe

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Winter Cooking Inspiration

Lauren Chandler My clients often hire me to inspire their cooking. Day in and day out they’ve found themselves cooking the same old dishes, or resorting to take out because they just aren’t inspired to cook. They know cooking from scratch is healthier than buying processed food or going out for dinner, but they’re in

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Persimmon Power!

                                        From Lauren Chandler, Chef Instructor, MSW When persimmons ripen, my sadness that fig season is over vanishes upon first bite. If you aren’t already eating them, perhaps you have noticed those orange, squat-tomato-looking fruit in

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Crowd Pleasing Many Mushroom Gravy

Recipe provided by Lauren Chandler, Chef Instructor, MSW   Leading up to the holidays, I am frequently asked, “What gravy do I serve the vegans and gluten-free guests when traditional gravy includes meat drippings and flour?” This mushroom gravy recipe is the answer. It’s rich, creamy, and if there are leftovers, it can be thinned out

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Five Simple Ways Acupuncture can Boost your Mental Health

Five Simple Ways Acupuncture can Boost your Mental Health   What does it take to go from walking to bicycling or dancing, from tapping your fingers to  painting or playing the piano?  There is a whole symphony of coordination among muscles and  joints, senses and reflexes, tendons and ligaments.  There’s also endurance, tenacity, curiosity,  and

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An Interview with Leela Longson LAc: the power and magic of Five Element Acupuncture

Sarah: Tell me about your Five Element acupuncture practice.   Leela: What’s always struck me about Five Element acupuncture is the way it’s got many levels to it. People tend to get better from the most obvious thing they’re coming in for–like menstrual pain, or headaches, or say chemotherapy support. And then they notice other

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Stephen Higgins, L.Ac., on The Shen Hammer Pulse Diagnosis System and on the Healing Power of Inclusive Awareness

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with Stephen Higgins, L.Ac. He spoke about the importance of maintaining inclusive awareness with patients, how herbs can be our teachers, and of his study and practice of the richly precise and complex Shen Hammer pulse diagnosis system. Here is what he had to say.    Sarah:

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Dr. Amalia Treadwell on the Doctor-Patient Relationship and the Importance of Healthy Lifestyle

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with with Dr. Amalia Treadwell, ND, LAc, to discuss her holistic medical practice. She talked about the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, seeing the patient as an individual, and helping patients make lifestyle changes that deeply affect their health. Here is what she had to say.   

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What is TRE®?

by Sarah Clark, LAc Developed by psychologist and bodyworker David Berceli, TRE®, or Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises, is a series of simple and easily accessible exercises that activate the body’s natural vibrational healing. When we experience stress or trauma our bodies tend toward contraction. Most of us live in a state of relative nervous system hyperarousal

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Muir Ferdun, LAc, on Liberation from the Compulsion of Linearity in Healing, and Working with Children

Recently I sat down with Muir Ferdun, LAc, to talk about nonlinearity in the healing process–how the body is not bound by the linear narrative of the mind. We talked about this in the context of her deep healing work with children and families. Here is what she has to say.   Sarah: Talk to

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Leafy Greens

By Lauren Chandler, Chef Instructor, MSW We are fortunate to live in a part of the country where greens grow year round, but they are especially abundant this time of year. With the weather heating up, our bodies start to crave more raw and cooling foods, so now is the perfect time to experiment with

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A New Taste for Kale

By Lauren Chandler, Chef Instructor, MSW It is indeed possible, that some Portlanders are over kale. Kale has certainly made the rounds on restaurant menus, in recipes and potluck dishes, but I, for one, am not over it. And I implore you not to give it up either. You can believe the hype: It truly

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Acupuncture as a Conversation With the Body: An Interview With Joanna Present Wolfe, LAc  

Interview by Sarah Clark, LAc  Recently, I had an opportunity to sit down with Joanna Present Wolfe, LAc, at Kwan-Yin Healing Arts Center. She told me about the joy she takes in the creative process of being a healer, about the way she perceives and moves blocks in the meridians, and about the fulfillment she

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Dr. David Chang, ND, LAc. on Relieving Chronic Pain with Prolotherapy and Upping Athletic Performance

Interview by Sarah Clark, LAc I had an opportunity to sit down last week and talk with Dr. Chang about his passion for treating chronic pain, and the ways in which he supports athletes to reach their full potential. This is what he had so say:   Sarah: Tell me about how you work with

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Heart Health 101: Stress, Inflammation, and Inertia, Part 2

By: Melissa Kuser, ND, LAc As we say goodbye to National Heart Health Awareness Month and move closer to the warmer temperatures of spring, let’s heat up the conversation around heart health.  Inflammation, dubbed “the Silent Killer,” (https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20040223,00.html)  has been linked to nearly every chronic disease of industrialized society, including cardiovascular disease.   As early as

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Heart Health 101: Stress, Inflammation, and Inertia

By Melissa Kuser, ND, LAc Piggy-backing on the high visibility of Valentine’s Day red heart-shaped boxes, February has been declared National Heart Health Awareness Month.  It seems only reasonable to discuss the heart health topic from a naturopathic perspective and to dispel a few common misunderstandings.  In my practice, one of the most common questions

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Resolutions vs. Intentions: Sustaining New Year’s Aspirations (And Welcome 2014, Year of the Horse!)

by Joanna Present Wolfe, LAc WELCOME YEAR OF THE HORSE! The classical Chinese New Year begins on the first new moon of the calendar year, which is coming up on January 30, 2014. The lunar cycle of 12 animal years corresponds to the cycle of the seasons, the hours of the day, and the organs

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It’s the Flu, What to Do?

by Dr. Jennifer Karon-Flores, ND Well, it’s happened.  I have not had the flu in years, but guess what?  Last week was my week to get sick.  I had a fever and chills, cough, and generally felt quite sorry for myself (though I'm on the mend).  If you had an appointment with me earlier this week,

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Health Insurance Changes

by Dr. Jennifer Karon-Flores, ND  I get questions every day about individual health insurance plans, whether naturopathic care will be covered under the new plans, and whether someone should stick with their current healthcare company or switch. Note that all individual subscribers must choose a new plan before December 2013, and coverage begins January 1st 2014.  If you

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Pelvic Congestion: Are You Stuck?

By Dr. Melissa Kuser, ND, LAc  Get moving or get dying. This truth was well-understood by the Chinese over 5,000 years ago when they understood the genesis of disease to be the lack of movement of qi and blood in the body. Like a summer pond with no breeze to circulate the waters, stagnation in

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Nervous System Overload

by Dr. Jennifer Karon-Flores Stressed?  Of course you are.  We all are.  Our nervous systems are still living in the stone age, when stress was a very different animal.  Back in the days before cell phones, mechanized transit, and artificial light at night, our nervous systems evolved to keep us alive.  Our fight or flight

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You Are How You Eat

by Dr. Jon Luchs, ND/LAc Some diseases are more prevalent among a particular people or in a particular part of the world. Though malaria can be found on several continents, over 90% of malarial cases are found in Africa. While malaria is particularly deadly in sub-Saharan Africa, diet is the bane of many Americans. In

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Tips to Protect Your Health: Implications of Radioactive Material From the Japanese Nuclear Crisis

In the exploration of the health implications of radioactive material from the Japanese nuclear crisis, I have come across a few things that I thought worth sharing! Thus far, there have not been significantly measurable changes in the radioactivity on the west coast from the incidence in Japan. However, there have been measurable changes, particularly

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Vaccinations: Yes or No?

by Dr. Sarah Wylie, N.D., Naturopathic Physician and Midwife A 17-month-old child was draped over her mother's shoulder after the struggle from her ear exam was over. The mother writhed as she stated, "the worst thing for me about parenting is this vaccination issue.  I feel I may be harming her with the shots, and

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Tending the Flora Within

by Dr. Sara Hart, ND, LAc, LMT The noise of rumbling and grumbling guts can be quite a disconcerting experience. Was it something I ate?  Montezuma's revenge?  Or is it normal?  These are all questions pondered while trying to pretend it's really the dog's belly that everyone is uncomfortably hearing. Our bodies are made up

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THE SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC!

by David Berkshire, L.Ac. My father-in-law brought home the USA Today last weekend, and the front page declared "The deadliest flu season ever, half the US population may be infected!" I checked the NY Times and it was a little calmer about it, declaring we don't know what will come of this season. Every year

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