The Pattern Library

8 week transformation to feel calmer and more at ease

Hot Lemon Water is one of my favorite gentle detoxifiers. Here are 5 reasons why: . #1 Gently stimulates the liver and activates bile flow, so that your body can flush out toxins. . #2 Prevents constipation by stimulating the GI tract. Drink first thing in the morning for extra benefit. . #3 Alkaline effect on the body. Kind of confusing because lemons themselves are acidic, but lemon water support healthy pH in the body. . #4 Warm water promotes digestion and absorption, rat

When one of my patients has a potato intolerance, finding a store-bought bread that digests well can be quite a task. ⁠ (just to note: potato-free, in my practice, means unenriched flour/no B vitamins. Synthetic B-Vitamins are often potato-derived)⁠. Here are my Top 7 Potato-free Breads:⁠ #1: Dave's Killer Bread @daveskillerbread has a deeply inspiring story as well. They are a Second Chance Employer, which means they open doors for people criminal pasts and believe that ever

This past weekend I listened to a fantastic interview from The Naturopathic Medicine Institute with @dralauna and @drjaquelnd about how medical providers can best show up for our patients, leaving biases at the door. ⁠ You can listen to the 90-minute interview here: https://www.naturopathicmedicineinstitute.org/recordings/2020/The_Vital_Conversation_6-10-20.mp3 Racial discrimination has a powerful legacy in medical institutions, and it's so important to#checkyourprivilege wh

Naturopathic medicine is a practice that focuses on total body health and preventative care. Doctors are meant to help you get healthy and stay healthy! Naturopathy credits the body with an innate ability to heal and views symptoms as warning signs that the body is out of balance. Because the body has its own ability to heal, naturopathic medicine supports the body’s natural processes instead of suppressing symptoms. One of the first naturopaths, Henry Lindlahr, said “people