by Melanie | Oct 3, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Self-care
Lots of veggies are a good idea — most of the time. For folks with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (including Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease) and during certain kinds of flare-ups of other digestive disorders, there are times when lots of fiber actually...
by Melanie | Oct 2, 2017 | Autoimmune Illnesses, Food as Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine
It’s here! This is my first time participating in VeganMofo (Vegan Month of Food) and I’m looking forward to giving you a window into how the combination of compassion for animals, Ulcerative Colitis (and a few other autoimmune disorders) and my work as a clinical...
by Melanie | Sep 10, 2017 | Mental Health, Plant-based Medicine
One of the unexpected lessons I’ve received in the past few years could be summed up like this: “Be careful what you claim to teach.” When my life seemed to be burning down around me this time last year, I found myself thinking about all the years...
by Melanie | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
The hardest questions I get sound something like this: What herbs are good for __{insert health condition}___? Herbalists hate this question because we can’t answer it. (Herbs don’t work this way. If I want a formula to work, I have to find the...
by Melanie | Jun 1, 2017 | Traditional Chinese Medicine, YouTube Live
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