Publications
Food Is Medicine in the Fight Against Covid-19
on elemental
In medicine, as in other realms of life, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold as a dark chapter of human history. Physicians have now treated scores of patients with every imaginable permutation of this infection.
The Medicines Are All Around Us
on HUMANS AND NATURE
In the last twenty years that I have been caring for people as a family physician through all of the chapters of their lives, I feel fortunate to have co-created meaningful relationships that are deeply connecting. The front row seat to the spoken story of another vulnerable human is a privilege I have never taken lightly.
Is Africa’s Ancient Baobab Tree Growing the Next Superfood?
on National Geographic
Though I came to Senegal to continue my study of West African dance, as an integrative medicine doctor and amateur ethnobotanist, my interest in medicinal food drew me towards this tree.
Mixed Effects Panel Analysis of Hands-On Cooking and Nutrition Education versus Traditional Curriculum for Medical Students…
on Hindawi
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) annually claims more lives and costs more dollars than any other disease globally amid widening health disparities, despite the known significant reductions in this burden by low cost dietary changes.
Miracle from Within
On Motherhood Anthology
For all of our greatest advances in medicine, the work of bringing a child into the world will always rest on the limbs, strength, and soul of the woman in its throes. It is epic, it is transformative, and it is as old as life itself. This precious event is often taken over by the medical world, and I believe we need to take it back.
Integrative Approaches to Multiple Sclerosis
on Disease-a-Month, Elsevier
People afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) commonly seek out complementary and alternative treatments in addition to their conventional therapy…
The Equity of Hope
on Medium.com
“Is there any reason to believe that I will get better?” “Any idea what might be going on with me?” “Have you ever seen anything like this before?” I sit and listen to the stories and intimate details of my patients’ lives, taking this privileged front row, center seat to truths and darkness and pain that they have rarely shared with others, or ever.
Spice Health Heroes
on dancingchef.net
Featuring recipes from José Andrés, April Bloomfield, Peter Gordon, Judy Joo, Lidia Bastianich and many more…
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
on International Congress for Clinicians in Complementary & Integrative Medicine
This session will focus on an Integrative approach to fertility and preconception care. Women having challenges getting pregnant often rely on integrative therapies to support them through conventional fertility management.
Breathing Exercises
on Amazon: Integrative Medicine textbook, Chapter 89
Integrative Medicine, by Dr. David Rakel, provides the practical, evidence-based guidance you need to safely and effectively integrate complementary and alternative medical treatments into your practice.
This I Believe: On Motherhood
on Women & Children First
Two local contributors, Geeta Maker-Clark and Marla Rose, will share their stories from a collection that would make a wonderful gift for all mothers and mothers-to-be.