Back to Basics

Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND As we approach the new year, resolutions are typically on everyone’s minds.  Especially after a particularly challenging 2020, we are looking for ways to ensure that 2021 will be different.  The clean slate of a new year is often a springboard to create new goals and inspire change.  My invitation to […]

What do cold feet and hands have to do with the heart?

Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi I was thinking about love, chocolate, and the heart shape we use to express love. Also, my stream of consciousness went on to thinking about the anatomical heart. It’s amazing how this muscle is continuously pumping blood without rest unless you are an unlucky individual. It started pumping when you […]

A Magnificent and Marvelous Mineral, Magnesium!

Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi Let’s just say you want this marvelous mineral around as it will facilitate you to be happy, energetic and have clarity of mind! Magnesium is an essential component for biochemical functions of cells. A magnificent mineral that it is! Magnesium is involved in the activation of over 300 different enzymes […]

How to Help Prevent Autism, Save the Bees and Have Nicer Skin in One Fell Swoop

Publisher Razi Berry An Herbicidal Dilemma- Are You at Risk? It’s enough to make some homeowners aghast: monster weeds popping up overnight, threatening to engulf and destroy their beautiful prized lawns. Sometimes all it takes are a few lovely dandelions to prompt your HOA to come calling. (We call them flowering herbs, they call them […]

Naturopathic Remedies for Burns

Dr. MaryK M. Geyer, ND Burns can occur when the skin has been damaged as a result of heat (sun, hot liquids), electricity, corrosive chemicals, or radiation (tanning beds, radiation treatments). The amount of damage that a burn can cause depends upon its location, depth, and the amount of body surface affected.   Following is a […]

Understanding the Eye

Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi The Remarkable Structure of the Eye One of the most remarkable structures in all of nature is the eye. It has many resemblances to the camera, but is a much more complex and delicate instrument than the best of cameras. There are many things that affect the health of the […]

Nosebleeds

Dr. Thomas Kruzel, ND Nosebleeds can occur for a variety of reasons including but not limited to localized infections in the nose, sinusitis, systemic infections, trauma, hypertension, thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets), or following excessive sneezing or trauma from excessive itching of the nose. Most bleeding occurs from vessels in the anterior-inferior septum termed Kiesselbach’s plexus. This […]

The Salt Bath

Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi “There must be something sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the ocean.” ~Khalil Gibran Salt has been used therapeutically for many centuries across many cultures. It has been used as a remedy, a support treatment, and a preventative measure. It has been taken internally or applied […]