My med-school bestie is starting her first(ish) garden this year. She’s mostly growing veggies in pots, mostly on the porch of her Seattle apartment. She’s found gardening to be a positive thing in her current pandemic reality, soothing and exciting and rewarding....
Yes, I love all the plants and their medicines. So it really is never fair for me to call one plant/medicine my “favorite.” Still, artichoke is one of my top-tier favorites. It started when I was a kid: My mother is always very proper, eating (and...
In the midst of a pandemic, the most recent series of assaults and deaths of black Americans at the hands of white ones has erupted in protest of systemic racial oppression. As a naturopathic doctor, one of my core principles is to treat the underlying cause of...
In the US, we’re having a big debate about the efficacy and necessity of face masks during the pandemic. Masks are the hip new seasonal accessory for some. Others are literally up in arms protesting their use. As a physician, this is my conclusion on the debate:...
I’m a big proponent of Nature as a therapeutic agent. It’s right there in my job title. As much as I love nature — and prescribing it as Vitamin N — this isn’t just an emotional thing or a spiritual belief. The power of Nature exposure to heal humans...
