SERVICES

My Herbal Medicine and Nutrition Program is best accessed via telehealth appointments on Wednesdays and Fridays, although it may also be incorporated into my in-person services.  

This is a very collaborative program that seeks to understand, from a Chinese medical perspective, how your body metabolizes foods, habits, supplements/medications, the environment, and life, and which foods, herbs/supplements, and lifestyle choices create your unique and optimal state of health. 

My background of Chinese herbal medicine forms the backdrop of this program. There is, however, some cross-over between Chinese herbs and Western herbs. And given our native American geographical location, I seek to use and suggest local, PNW options when possible. Chinese Herbal Medicine is based on the same principles as Acupuncture. The science and art of Chinese Herbal Medicine is among the most studied, researched, and systematically organized and presented of the world’s traditional medicine systems. While getting my Master’s degree at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, I studied single herbs for a year before spending another year learning how to synergistically combine these single herbs into formulas. When a patient is prescribed a Chinese herbal formula, they will likely end up with a formula that is based on a classical Chinese formula, with both herbal and dosage modifications that are custom-made to their unique presentation of disharmony. And as patterns of disharmony are always shifting and changing, so too will the formula they are prescribed. As the herbalist, I adjust and shift my prescriptions with the patient’s changing patterns. We are lucky to be located in a place where the highest-quality herbs are accessible. I can either create a custom, granule-based prescription for the patient to pick up/drop-ship from Golden Cabinet Herbal Medicinary, or find the most appropriate combination of herbal patent formulas through Classical Pearls or Institute for Traditional Medicine (Seven Forests, White Tiger, Pine Mountain). 

In addition to herbal medicine, I frequently ask my patients to complete a 21-Day Purification Program to not only cleanse the body of accumulated toxins, but to also incorporate an elimination diet that helps us to better understand where potential food sensitivities/natural boundaries lie. The experiential process of the elimination diet is an extremely valuable component of the program. Once we have a clear picture of which foods and habits are aggravants and begin to help the body to function more efficiently, we can start to create a more long-term, balanced nutrition and lifestyle plan. Whole-food-based nutritional supplements will likely be included to help fill in the nutritional gaps left by our modern diets. 

I typically use Standard Process supplements. They are a phenomenal whole-foods-based nutritional supplement company complete with their own organic farm in Wisconsin from where they source many of the ingredients used in their supplements. The MediHerb line of herbal supplements works well in conjunction with Standard Process. Additionally, Natura Health Products out of Ashland, OR, a nutrition and botanical medicine supplement line has proven to have a beautifully-formulated and effective product line that works well within a wholistic health plan.