When Less is More: Exercising on a Time Budget

What if you could exercise for less than one hour per week and burn more fat and gain more health benefits than clocking in your daily long, grueling workout?  Sounds too good to be true, right?  Lucky for all busy or exercise-phobic people out there, the latest research begs to differ.  This seemingly magic bullet …

Balance Life Q and A with Dr Elise Schroeder: A Case of Interstitial Cystitis

Have you heard of bioidentical hormones helping someone with severe bladder pain? My condition has been diagnosed as Interstitial Cystitis.  I have had symptoms for 13 years.  It started right after I had my youngest daughter. My hormones are a wreck, and I can’t seem to get any help. My life is upside down because …

What Is Going On Down There?

And what can I do about it? The human body is an amazing work of art.  We are still discovering complex mysteries regarding how it functions, why certain things occur, and how to handle the aging process.  As most of us have experienced, the aging process certainly comes with as many unpleasant as enjoyable side …

What’s so sweet about the sweet potato?

First, let’s set the record straight about the difference between a sweet potato and a yam.  These two root vegetables are not the same.  Yams and sweet potatoes arise from two different species; yams are more prevalent in Asia and Africa while the sweet potato is prevalent in Europe and the Americas.  Often in the …

Mindful Interventions: Supporting Women and Their Communities Abroad

As a naturopathic medical student preparing to practice in rural Nepal, I’m faced with many interesting tasks. I work with an NGO called Share Nepal, based out of a village in central Nepal called Karmidanda. My time is largely spent on campus at NCNM in Portland, but whenever I can, I slip away to Karmidanda …