Getting Serious about your Drinking Water
Having the great privilege of living in a first world country has meant for many of us that we don't have to think about the cleanliness...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 8, 20203 min read
Massage: Detoxification Support
Certainly don't want to usurp actual #massage therapists, because I don't even pretend to play one at home, but as a clinician, I must...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 8, 20205 min read
Detoxification: Reducing Your Body's Burden
Wellness visits are about more than evaluating one's need for a pap smear or whether they need their cholesterol checked. Its about...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 7, 20208 min read
Footwear for Hikers
The top priority of essentially all back-packers is securing shelter; this includes clothing and most especially your footwear. I've had...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 3, 202029 min read
Hiking: Planning My Backpacking Come Back
More than twenty years ago now, I took my first back-packing trip in the depths of the Costa Rica jungle. It was glorious,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Flaxseed: Two Tablespoons per Day
No way you are going to study about clean eating and not hear about flaxseeds, particularly if you are educating yourself on improving...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 29, 20204 min read
Bitters for Gut Health
Bitters are a specific class of herbs for the digestive system and part of the gut health program I offer clients, but they do so much...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Glorious Goldenrod
Fall has always been my favorite season, yet this fall, I seem to feel it's only a loud alarm bell for the end of such a beautiful summer...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 18, 20206 min read
A Green Burial: Minimizing Environmental Impact
Part of my role as a primary care provider is to discuss with clients their wishes for their final days. We talk about their priorities,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 15, 20206 min read
Earth Medicine: Is it Safe?
There are concerns that traditional #herbal medicine lacks sufficient scientific validation and may not meet basic standards of safety...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 15, 20204 min read
Earth Medicine: Reassurance in Mother Earth
It may be argued that earth medicine is a hippie movement. Maybe so, but those interested in self-sufficiency and an organic lifestyle...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 15, 20206 min read
Earth Medicine: Women Healers
Women have always used herbs. Historically, women have been the healers. The only medicine available came from the woods, beside streams,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Spend 30 Minutes Taking a 5-Minute Walk
This may be challenging for many of you, particularly those who live a very busy life, the Type A personality. I hate to admit this to...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Perfection lacks Authenticity
I've had a few things on my mind these past few weeks, primarily my own #insecurity in moving forward as a yoga instructor and even a...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 10, 20207 min read
Parasites: Symbiotic or Pathologic?
Not too long ago, the germ theory was the prominent mindset of medicine and today we pay big bucks for the most diverse #probiotics with...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 10, 20205 min read
Pediatric Functional Medicine
I've shared a bit before about functional medicine, it's approach, and why I favor this mindset for approaching management of dis-comfort...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 7, 202016 min read
COVID-19: Thoughts from A Primary Care Provider
Eden Family Practice opened only a few weeks before #COVID19 hit the dirt here in the United States, so my clientele is still very small....
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 7, 20204 min read
Waning Moon: Time to Turn In
These last few years of tuning in more to my own needs and prioritizing self-care has allowed me to rediscover my love for #nature, and...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 3, 20205 min read
Dinacharya: Creating a Daily Routine
Ayurvedic medicine is common to yogi practitioners as its roots are #Indian, although admittedly, this is not an expertise in my own...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 28, 20205 min read
Hives: Mom Can Manage
My son joined the #football team this year. As a #homeschooler, this has never been an option before, for any of my kids, but Samuel is...
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