New location, new therapies!

On October 1st, Fern Cove Natural Medicine had the opportunity to move to a new space, just down the street from its old location.  We are in the center of town, just south of the Raven’s Nest on Vashon Highway SW and next to the Ace Hardware store.  Due to this...

Honoring Your Body’s Intelligence

Many of you may have been to a Naturopathic Doctor.  However, do you know if your Naturopathic Doctor adheres to the philosophy of Vitalism?  Vitalism is the belief that your body has an amazing ability to heal itself if given the right conditions.  In order to let...

Detoxification: How to Go Further Than Diet

In my last blog post, I discussed different foods that upregulate your Phase I and Phase II liver enzymes to help your body detoxify.  While I love using food as medicine, sometimes our bodies need extra help to detoxify. One of the biggest contributors to toxicity...

Foods that Support Detoxification

On a recent radio show on the Voice of Vashon, Claire Denise and I discussed detoxification.  The amount of toxicity present in our environment today is unfortunate as it is causing various health problems. Did you know that there is a direct correlation with the...

Minerals: Essential for Good Health

As a Naturopathic Physician, I am dedicated to helping my patients achieve wellness.  The philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine acknowledges that your body has an amazing ability to heal itself if given the appropriate environment.  There are many things that can...

An unfamiliar cause of symptoms

Are familiar with the term dysbiosis? It means “microbial imbalance on or inside the body”.  You may not know that it can be the cause of a wide array of symptoms. All of our mucous membranes contain various types of bugs.  Bacteria are the most prevalent but...