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Stress Contributes to Chronic Health Conditions
Stress Contributes to Chronic Health Conditions
Authored by Jesse Haas, CNS, LN As I was driving out to Hutchinson for my weekly farm fix at Loon Organics yesterday, MPR was reporting on how stress contributes to poor health and poor health contributes to stress. You can easily empathize with the stress of someone with illness, but...
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Sara Jean Barrett, N.D.
Sara Jean Barrett, N.D.
What made you choose to pursue your profession? While pursuing my undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech I worked as a research assistant investigating breast cancer. I felt that in our research we were looking at the wrong end of things. We were looking for modern treatments for cancer but we...
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Know Your Numbers
Know Your Numbers
Authored by: Dr. BarrettYou just had some labs done for your corporate wellness program and the results came back normal. This means you are healthy and don’t need any additional tests, right? Wrong. Corporate wellness screenings offer very minimal insight in to your overall health. Many screenings only look at...
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Holiday Survival Guide
Holiday Survival Guide
Authored by Jesse Haas, CNS, LN​The holiday season is a wonderful chance to spend time with family, relax, and recharge. Or not. For many of us, the holiday season is stressful and exhausting, not to mention how it derails our good eating habits. In truth, the holidays can really a...
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Endometriosis: A Naturopathic Approach to Relief

Authored by Dr. Aidanne Photo from cottonbro studio on Pexels Typically, endometrial tissue is only found in the uterus. In the case of those living with endometriosis this tissue can be found in other areas of the body such as

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Cultivating Rest in Winter

Authored by Olivia Biesler, NBC-HWC Credit is Adriaan Greyling on Pexels.com Remember when the concept of hygge caught on in the US? In 2016 an article on hygge was published in the New York Times (“Move Over Marie Kondo: Make

Finding Solutions for Acne

Authored by Dr. Aidanne What is Acne?Acne refers to the inflammation and irritation of the hair follicle that results in trapped oils (also known as “sebum”), skin cells, and various bacteria known as C. acnes that populate the skin surface.

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Shiatsu: What is is and What to Expect

Authored by Amy Daws CMT, CST I don’t like to pick bodywork favorites, but shiatsu is pretty magical. To quote one of my teachers,”If massage and acupuncture had a baby, it would be shiatsu.” Well, that sounds good, right?! The

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