Friday, December 23rd 2016: Portland: closed Hood River: 8-2pm Monday December 26th 2016: Portland: closed Hood River: closed Monday January 2nd 2017: we will resume regular business hours Portland: open, 9-5pm Hood River: open, 9-5pm Oregon Coast Patients: Dr. Mathers…
Surviving the Holidays with Happy Digestion Probiotic bacteria are living microorganisms that have highly beneficial effects on your health. Did you realize that 80 percent of your immune system is located in your digestive tract? This makes a healthy gut…
Causes: Systemic Inflammation: I describe inflammation to my patients as a bucket with many different spouts (causes) of inflammation pouring into it including stress, inflammatory foods, poor intestinal integrity, environmental allergens, genetics, autoimmunity, environmental exposures, chronic infections and many others.…
Middle Eastern Lamb Meatballs Serves 3-4 1lb ground lamb ½ tsp chili powder ¼ tsp cinnamon 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp ground pepper ¼ cup finely chopped mint ¼ cup finely chopped onions 2 cloves pasted garlic…
Middle Eastern Fall Root Stew A little gem to warm you up! 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 large leek, chopped 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, crushed or milled 1 teaspoon ground…
Menstrual Cycle Disorders: Irregular menses, No menses, Heavy menses, Painful menses, PMS Irregular menses and amenorrhea: Irregular menses, amenorrhea, heavy menses, painful menses, and PMS can all be related to a variety of hormonal imbalances including in sex hormones,…
Back to School Immune Health - Dr. Katherine Walker Fall has arrived! Which means cold and flu season is just around the corner. Some kids are more prone to colds, sore throats, cough, ear infections and flu; making autumn and…
Kids are back in school! Time to get back on track! Now that you have sent the little ones off to school, the big ones off to college, or have set your nutrition plan aside for the summer, this back…
Biological explanation for wheat sensitivity found This study was led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) People with non-celiac wheat sensitivity have a weakened intestinal barrier, which leads to a systemic immune response after ingesting wheat and related cereals,…
Time to get those warts removed! Going barefoot is one of the luxuries of summer; but summer also carries an increased risk of contracting plantar warts. That’s because the virus that causes warts thrives in warm, moist environments. Plantar warts are…