Inclusive Care – To Best Serve Everybody and Anybody

Inclusive care, why it is the physicians job to do better…. Just some thoughts At a previous juncture, I worked in a two-doctor clinic that was named after a European word for “female”. Also, both doctors there were white. All that may, right off the bat,...

You Need an Air Quality (AQI) App

West Coast Air Quality: Why you need to check it like you check Instagram.     Within the past month here in Portland, Oregon, we experienced a two-week stretch with the worst air quality in the world. A crown no one is honored to bare. Air Quality Index...

Herbal Mocktails for Stress Relief

Alcohol and stress often go hand in hand, especially with everything that is going on in our world today! Often, when we are stressed we want to “get a drink” as a form of relaxation. However, it is important to remember that the amount of energy it takes to...

A Healthy Thanksgiving – Tips for Over-Indulgence

Tips for adding nutrients to your traditional recipes Thanksgiving is usually the most difficult holiday to be mindful of what you are eating. But indulging in your traditional holiday feast doesn’t have to mean giving up your healthy dietary habits! Most of the...

Mastitis and Clogged Ducts During Breastfeeding

Mastitis and Clogged Ducts: please take it seriously   Breastfeeding… ahh… they make it look so easy, but it can be so hard! Breastfeeding is so great when it works for the mom and babe. There are so many health benefits for the baby which are always talked...

Postpartum is Way Longer Than you Think

How long is the postpartum period? Way longer than you think.     Our country’s medical and social system, and its treatment of mothers at any stage of the game, is completely atrocious. We demand working and production levels to be equal, while in some...