Dr. Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG) In my experience as a parent and a physician, kids get a lot of strange rashes Rashes can have distinct patterns that help determine a quick diagnosis or they can be quite mysterious in how they present. I just had a 16-year-old boy tell me he had been diagnosed […]
Dr. Shaida Sina, ND Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot) is a fungal infection which primarily affects the foot. It can spread and create infection in the toenail (onychomycosis), the body (Tinea corporis) and/or groin area (Tinea cruris). Technically, Tinea is classified as a dermatophyte (a ringworm fungi) whose life cycle requires a host. It is contagious
Dr. Shaida Sina, ND One of the issues of infertility in women is not getting pregnant but staying pregnant. Conception and fetal growth is a delicate balance of hormones, environment, and nutrition; therefore, anything affecting this delicate balance can be problematic. I was lucky to do a rotation while in medical school at the Mayo
Dr. Jennifer Williamson Even though this exercise in writing about medicinal plants I find near my home is 100% self-imposed, I feel like I am cheating a little with this one. My neighbor planted these flowers in our front yard so that she could harvest them for her own medicine making. I didn’t find it
Dr. Jennifer Williamson Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) is growing all over my little mountain. When I first noticed it, I was driving down our road and saw black berries and red stems. Immediately, I thought that it was Elderberries and I just hit the motherload of places to collect them. But, upon further inspection, they are
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Wild carrot (Daucus carota) is a member of the dreaded Apiaceae family, and its closest looking relative is the deadly Poison Hemlock which killed Socrates (insert diabolical laugh here). Thankfully, there are a few different ways to distinguish between the two plants that I found at the Carrot Museum website. First,
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is in the same Genus as some other medicinal plants, but each one of them has different uses. Blue Tansy is Tanacetum annuum and is used as an essential oil for it’s anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, calming and relaxing properties. Feverfew is Tanacetum parthenium and is most well known for
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) is unfairly maligned by those who experience summertime allergies. This plant cannot possibly be the source of respiratory symptoms in those afflicted because its pollen is not distributed by wind. It is a sticky pollen that requires direct contact for transport, like that provided by bees. One of
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Burdock (Arctium lappa) is one of my favorite plants. I know I seem to say that about a lot of different plants, but that’s what happens when you discover their benefits. It’s edible, it’s medicinal, it’s gentle, and sometimes it seem like everyone could use some. Burdock is sometimes called gobo
Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), the sister to Joe-Pye Weed about which I’ve written, was literally across the street and already in my file of photographed plants. I looked for it numerous times while I was writing about Joe-Pye Weed, but only found it when I finished. C’est la vie! Another interesting tidbit
