Ruth Allison Dana, ND received her doctorate at Bastyr University, the premier institute for research-based naturopathic medicine, in San Diego, California where she focused her clinical studies on homeopathy, mental health, and neurological disorders.

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Mindfulness Meditation and Chronic Disease Management

Mindfulness meditation is not only good for stress-reduction, it has a plethora of other health benefits. Many illnesses can be mitigated, if not completely managed, through a consistent meditation practice. It is a powerful “self-healing” tool that is fairly easy to implement. Meditation has been shown to have positive changes that can actually affect function…

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Homeopathy Basics for Beginners & Skeptics

“What is homeopathy, really?”… We integrative physicians get this question a LOT!  Homeopathy is commonly confused with naturopathic or herbal medicine. It is not a synonym, but rather a specific modality used within the broad scope of natural medicine. It emerged through observation of the phenomena that “like cures like” in the 18th century.  Homeopathic remedies…