Over the last few weeks I have found myself using the phrase – “I’m in the Weeds” – quite often while juggling the transition with a new office assistant at Seeds, planning the next steps for our Maryland naturopathic licensure efforts, and on top of that a wedding!  All very exciting tugs and pulls on […]

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  THE PERSPECTIVE Naturopathic Medicine is defined by principles rather than by methods or modalities. Above all, it honors the body’s innate wisdom to heal. Naturopathic Medicine is dedicated to the study and celebration of nature’s healing powers. It is a dynamic philosophy that recognizes the interconnection and interdependence of all living things. Naturopathic Doctors

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Here in the Pacific Northwest, and in many other areas of the US, Oregon grape [aka Berberis aquifolium; Mahonia aquifolium; Mahonia nervosa in the Berberidaceae family] plants cover the forest floor in abundance.  We are lucky this potent medicinal plant grows locally, as it has many uses.  I most often recommend it as an antibacterial, antiviral

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Tuesday was the first day of fall. As summer draws to a close, my garden harvest is at its peak. I am harvesting bushels of tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, eggplant and giving thanks for the food as well as the other health benefits I receive from tending my garden. Saturday is the first annual Illinois

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My dear friend Frank Cook passed away on August 19th.  His death was sudden and unexpected.  We last taught together in early July in New Mexico.  I had no idea when we said goodbye there that it would be for the very last time.  Frank inspired me in so many ways.  In the almost two

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