How to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine I’ve been been getting a lot of questions recently about how to best prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine. Many of you are concerned about the potential side effects, and wondering if there is anything you can do about them. While we don’t have any solid studies on this […]

“Mamma, I have a tick on me!”  With those few words, and the sight of the tiny parasite clearly embedded in my daughter’s leg, my first instinct was to completely freeze.  But living in New England, we have experience with ticks. Luckily, I knew what to do in this situation… Switching out of panic mode I sprung into action. Knowing how

These past few weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster for me.  I oscillate between feelings of gratitude for what I have, and deep sadness for what I’ve lost.  I feel angry about what is going on in the world, and powerless to change any of it.  Again and again I go back to the teachings

It’s hard to turn on the news, open your email or even talk to a friend without being reminded of the coronavirus.  Fear, it seems, is everywhere.  These are challenging times.  One of the things I most appreciate about Five Element Chinese medicine is the teaching around fear.  Working with fear from a Five Element

In my last post I wrote about COVID-19 preparedness.   The next question, of course, is what you can do if you contract the disease.   While the majority of people who get Coronavirus will have a mild to moderate illness and recover fully, for some people the disease can be dangerous.  If you do

***The information in this article is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition.  If you have concerns about this or any other health issue, please contact your doctor*** I don’t like to check facebook when my kids are around.  But this morning I did.  Just for a second.  Just to look up one thing. 

A Story I’d like to tell you a story about a patient I recently saw. She was struggling with fatigue, moodiness, weight gain, constipation and irregular periods. She saw her primary care provider, and was told her labs were all normal. She was given a prescription for prozac, and sent on her way. She had

This morning I woke up tired. As a working mother of two, I’ve figured out a way to function, but it wasn’t always that way. When I went back to work after my second daughter was born I was so tired I didn’t know how I would make it through each day. That’s when remembered

This is an audio recording of the Sufi practice of remembrance. It is a simple non-denomination meditation to connect with your heart and with the divine. I hope you find it helpful.  

I see a lot of patients who are sick, but were told my their medical providers that they are “fine.”  Perhaps you have had this experience as well. You’ve had physical exams, blood work, and maybe even imaging.  It’s all normal, or almost normal, and no diagnosis can be made.  This would be good news

For years I shied away from using hemp products for medicine.  Honestly, I just didn’t like the controversy, and felt like I had plenty of good tools under my belt.  However, with the wider acceptance of hemp based products, and CBD now all the rage, I knew it was time to look into it.  It

First year acupuncture students often give themselves away by asking: “what’s a good point for relieving a headache?” After a couple of years of training, students know better: headaches can be as varied as the people that experience them, and no one treatment works for everyone. While this may seem like common sense, all too often

My three year old loves sugar! Cookies, candy, ice cream. If it’s sweet, she wants it. This leads to predictable tantrums: “…But I NEEEED something SWEEEEET!”  Of course, for her health and our sanity, my husband and I can’t feed her only sugar, and we’ve developed various strategies (some more effective than others) to talk

Beginning in September I will be returning to my practice! As many of you know, I have been on maternity leave this summer. I have thoroughly enjoyed the special time I’ve spent with my daughters, the baby and the pre-schooler, and now am looking forward to working with patients again in pursuit of health and

When will the bill go into effect? We don’t know exactly, but it will likely be a year or more. Will my insurance cover my visits now that bill has passed? The bill does not contain any provisions regarding insurance coverage.  Once it goes into effect it will be up to individual insurance companies to

I’m not going to lie to you; it was pretty hard to get out of bed this morning.  And then when I heard on the radio about the record breaking low temperatures… Let’s just say it feels like a miracle that I made it into the office rather than scurrying back under the covers (side note:

The supplement industry, with its lack of regulation, is a bit like the Wild West. A bottle may say it contains a certain herb, but how do you know if that is actually true? This problem was brought home for me by some recent news from New York. On Monday the New York State Attorney

I want everyone in Massachusetts to have access to high quality naturopathic health care.  The first step towards this goal is getting naturopathic doctors licensed in Massachusetts.  All of the New England states except for Massachusetts and Rhode Island license naturopathic physicians, and it is high time we joined the club.  If you live in

This is a re-post of an article I wrote last year. If you are interested in learning more, please join me for a free workshop on overcoming chronic stress with natural medicine.  Running out of Fuel? When I was twenty one I moved into an old and rather ramshackle farmhouse.  The house was heated with a

If you think the idea of morphine and oxycodone combined into one pill sounds a bit like a recipe for disaster, you are not alone. A key government panel voted unanimously last Tuesday against the approval of this powerful new drug, known as Moxduo.  A Nation In Pain Perhaps you are one of the 100 million Americans (and that

The information contained in this blog post is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition.    When you have a headache, backache, knee pain, menstrual cramps, or any other type of pain, you want it to go away NOW.  You’ve seen the commercials for pain medications telling

I once ran into a bear on a backpacking trip. There I was, walking along a trail, minding my own business, when I turned a corner and came face to face with a large black bear, who was none to pleased to see me in her blueberry patch.  I was not pleased either. In fact,

In Chinese Medicine, the Summer is associated with the Fire Element, and the Heart. When I learned about the Heart in Chinese Medicine, what it is, and it’s implications for my life and for all of humanity, it was nothing short of revolutionary.  I’d like to share a little here about the Chinese concept of