All women should examine their breasts once a month, ideally right after menses. Here is a link to a website that gives instructions on how to do a self breast exam. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_How_to_perform_a_breast_self_exam_5.asp You should also have an annual breast exam by a doctor and a pap smear to screen for cervical cancer.   After age

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July is national women’s health awareness month. Breast cancer is a major women’s health concern worth talking about, so here goes: Two of my friends have become aware of breast lumps after an injury to their breasts. I encouraged both of them to get mammograms and both of them ended up being positive for breast

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I am back from a trip to the Southwestern US.  My husband and I drove to Santa Fe New Mexico and visited our friends there in their new hand-built, sustainable home powered by solar panels.  We camped in the mountains for a week and taught workshops on plant identification for food and medicine at a

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10th.  If we are lucky enough to have a mom that is still alive, most of us will call her on Sunday to tell her we love her.  I encourage you all to talk with your mothers about her health and health history this Mother’s Day.  Not only will

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This week, I am taking a short break from writing about clinical naturopathy. It is tax time, spring planting time and a busy time at the office. So, I will continue with the theme of celebrating International Women’s Day. I hope you enjoy the following poem written by my friend, Kindi Farhnkopf. She read it

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