Why you can keep your smart phones, smart homes, and 5G — A mosquito that’s not a mosquito buzzes in my left ear. Such a small sound. High pitched. Unseen. Unceasing. Eating me alive. Having no need for body and form, the mosquito that’s not a mosquito evades the waving of arms and swatting of hands. There’s nothing to swat. Just sound…

For ourselves. For others. — Find Part 1 of this story here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here. In late afternoon, returning to the outpost of a town that was my starting point, I’d find a spot to have milk tea and a meal. I hesitate to call these “restaurants.” Simple, one-room…

“Story is our only boat for sailing on the river of time, but in the great rapids and the winding shallows, no boat is safe.” — Ursula K. Le Guin, A Fisherman of the Inland Sea At last, we arrive at Prophecy. At what surfaces when we stop clinging to…

Or what that has to do with Matthew Perry. — Do animals get a period? Why, yes. Yes they do. It’s rare though, outside of humankind. The lineup of animals that menstruate may surprise you. I didn’t know either, until a few weeks back. …

An intuitive eating approach to choosing better — Friends of mine with an infant daughter once told me the story of how their baby girl — and entire family — went through a long, scary night. One evening, just after bedtime, the normally quiet child began wailing in distress. Her parents tried desperately to comfort their daughter —…

Healthy eating isn’t complicated. — With all the wellness hype, finding your optimal eating plan can feel overwhelming or even impossible. This is true whether you’re trying to lose weight, gain weight, eat healthy, eat for brain health, eat for healthy skin, go low carb or keto, boost your immune system, heal autoimmune disease, recover…

I’m rooting for you. — In recent years, when talking to people about food and eating, it’s become increasingly common to hear the word “addiction.” “I’m addicted to sugar,” someone might say. Or, “I’m addicted to pizza.” As a holistic medicine doctor helping people change their eating, drinking, and lifestyle patterns, I frequently hear about…

Three healing steps. — Food is never just about food, and eating is never just about eating. They are intimately tied to our identity, our history, our social context, our biology, our emotions, and our beliefs. What’s more, our relationship to food affects every part of our being and every relationship in our lives. …