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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
By Dr. Mary MacDonald, ND May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Helping patients achieve their optimal mental health is a very important part of Dr. Mary’s practice. Addressing mental emotional aspects of mental health as well as offering optimal nutritional...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
By Dr. Mary MacDonald, ND May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Helping patients achieve their optimal mental health is a very important part of Dr. Mary’s practice. Addressing mental emotional aspects of mental health as well as offering optimal nutritional recommendations and potential supplementation are all important. In this newsletter, Dr. Mary, ND will discuss some evidence based...
Acupressure and Mindfulness for Anxiety
Acupuncture is a great and effective way to help deal with and help with anxiety and depression. An acupuncture session with a professional is ideal, but applying some simple acupuncture techniques yourself at home and throughout the day can be highly effective and...
BBQ Plantain & Goat Cheese
The summer is ending, but before it does I want to pass on one of my favorite BBQ recipe treats. Everybody and their dog is watching their carb intake these days. This recipe is a great way to vary your carb intake away from grains. You might not realize that...
Living with Chronic Disease and Navigating the Unknown
Everyone has their own health journey, even practitioners. We are in no way immune from the struggles and challenges involved in finding ways to live healthier lives and overcome illness. Very often, it is the personal experience that motivates us to help others. My...
Leisure & Wellness
At long last, summer is here! For many, this is the season in which we feel at our best. Long days of warmth and sunshine result in opportunities to cycle to work, take the long route home through the park, enjoy a good book on a patio or go for an evening stroll...
Grilled Asparagus with Pine Nuts and Grapefruit
1 bunch of asparagus - cut into 1.5" pieces 1.5 tbsp pinenuts 2 tbsp Olive oil juice of ½ lemon and grated rind 1 small pink grapefruit peeled and remove pith and thin membrane so you are left with just the flesh. Cut each section in thirds Salt and pepper to taste...
Nepal
We were all deeply impacted by the huge earthquake the shook Nepal this April, and even more so here at Urban Wellness because our own Alexis Coffey was there volunteering at a clinic practicing herbal medicine during the quake. Alexis received tremendous care and...
Resiliency and Otherness
The last year has been one of tremendous exposure for the trans community; most of it positive and sadly some of it, tragic. Courageous individuals such as Orange is the New Black's Laverne Cox; activist and author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood,...
Tummy Rubs
Why would I want an abdominal massage? Abdominal massage is an often-overlooked part of what massage therapy can offer, but can be incredibly effective for relaxation and circulation. What does abdominal massage look like? It's pretty much the same as a back massage,...
Grilled Asparagus with Pine-nuts and Grapefruit
1 bunch of asparagus - cut into 1.5" pieces 1.5 tbsp pinenuts 2 tbsp Olive oil juice of ½ lemon and grated rind 1 small pink grapefruit peeled and remove pith and thin membrane so you are left with just the flesh. Cut each section in thirds Salt and pepper to taste...
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