About Me

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In 2007 I was so stressed with managing a solo office with 3-4 employees, insurance billing, rent doubling, traffic pollution on US41, that I suffered chronic debilitating pain, insomnia, obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, fatigue and depression. I realized that I had set the table for cancer by seriously impairing my ability to heal.  I gave away the equipment to a new free clinic and moved my work to a peaceful home office overlooking my  garden. Here I consult with people who want to find the cause of their illness and heal without drugs or surgery, by self care, fitness, herbs and foods.  I do not employ clerks to bill insurance. Patients pay me by the hour for this intense work as I do research for them on current nutritional healing. Sometimes we agree on barter. Individual or family consults are available by appointment. I may make house calls if you are unable to get to my office, where I prefer to do exams and dispense plant based medicines and teas. My health improved since moving my work to this beautiful place, removing all grains, sugars, dairy and now meat from my food, with biking, swimming, yoga or weight training daily.  I love my work and am thrilled that most patients who make changes and assume responsibility for their health feel better and  are able to stop taking drugs that block symptoms and normal body systems. In 2015, I realized I was developing signs of dementia, unable to speak well and learn, teach, and was overwhelmed . My mother has severe dementia, as did her mother. I discovered the published work by Bredesen MD and Perlmutter MD, started the process of learning the causes, replacing deficiencies, healing infections, taking the supplements to improve brain function, and have improved my mental function enough to teach what I learn to others. 

For over 30 years I have pursued plant based medical education with herbalists, MD's, DOM and DC  and naturopaths to help myself and patients improve our nutrition and well being by optimizing digestion, immune function and resilience. No drugs can do this work. Most problems with mood, energy, strength, chronic pain, indigestion, and sleep respond to changing foods and chemical exposures, healing infections, improving fitness and emotional freedom.
Several years ago, I took a course in toxicology, learning how we are exposed to disease-causing chemicals in our homes, food, skin care products, and work. I learned how to avoid exposure, help the body detox and began making my own healthy soap, lotions, salves, deodorant and medicinal creams to avoid contaminated hormone disrupting commercial products. These organic easy home made products are available for sale at the office. I love to teach classes in making them in my kitchen. Organic therapeutic custom herbal teas , medicinal mushroom and adaptogen powders are available in my office.
 I am excited to be learning Functional Medicine, a field of  research based on understanding the physiology and biochemistry of achieving optimal cell function in every integrated body system. Current modern medicine cannot heal the epidemic of chronic diseases caused by our lifestyles, gut disturbances and autoimmune damage. I am concerned that 50% of American children are reported to have chronic disease and obesity.  Information gained in the Human Genome and Microbiome projects show us that everything we do, say, eat, touch and breathe affects our genetic expression and our resident bacteria.