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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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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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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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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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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By Chelesa Albrecht, DPT Tami Kent is a local (Portland, OR) physical therapist that specializes in Women's Health. Through her study of the female body, she has developed Holistic Pelvic Care, which combines physical and energetic tools to assist women in balancing and restoring the full vibrancy of the female pelvis. Her initial book, Wild
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By Dr. Dave Allderdice, ND, FABNO Currently one in three of us will deal with cancer at some point in our lives. Science has discovered some of the genetic links that trigger cancer and in doing so, we’ve also learned that the vast majority of cancer is caused by the way we live our
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