Dr. Meagan Vika Brewster, ND

08/31/2025

02/19/2025

Exciting changes are afoot! Along with a business name and number change, we are offering injection and IV therapy soon! There is a fluid shortage, but I’ll keep you posted on our offerings!

Check out my new website!

Reintegrating your whole self

10/20/2024

10/21 we held our first two hour class in Sudden Valley giving information on Covid-19, RSV, the flu and the cold including symptoms, when to test, how to prevent and or treat it including natural things you can do at home. We are excited to continue educating our community. Feel free to message me for any details!

10/08/2024

Upcoming Classes

Thank you everyone for all your support and interest in our upcoming classes. If you have any additional recommendations, you can use our contact box under contact me to email more ideas or continue to use facebook.

We are waiting to get approval as a club, but in the meantime we are using the multipurpose room that is by the gym and swimming pool. We will be updating with where and when on here and on social media.

Here are some of the ideas from the community thus far:

Antiviral botanical medicine
Stop the bleed classes
Cholesterol alternative class
PANDAS
Natural anti-inflammatory herbs
Emergency medicine from the lay person
Perimenopause/Menopause and hormones
Diabetes management and insulin resistance
RSV support at home
Bone health
Debunking mainstream health fads, natural medicine fact and fiction

10/08/2024

My take on fire cider:

Ingredients:
1 chopped onion
10 crushed/chopped cloves of garlic
1 lemon inside and out (juice & zest)
½ cup of grated ginger root
½ cup or grates horseradish
1 TBSP thyme
1 TBSP sage
1 TBSP rosemary
1 TBSP oregano
¼ tsp cayenne powder
Apple cider vinegar
¼ cup of raw honey

Directions
Place in a mason jar after chopping/grating make sure to gently press your “pizza herbs” as you put them all together. Use goggles and masks as needed to prevent reaction to the essential oils
Pour vinegar until all the ingredients are covered and it reaches the top of the gar.
Use parchment paper to prevent any metallic taste from the lid. Mix well (shake it!)
Store in a dark corner of a cool pantry for ONE month (you can get by with two weeks using powdered ingredients or anything that creates more surface area [aka Vitamix, etc])
Use a steeper to move the ingredients from the vinegar. You can use a cheesecloth to further press the yummy medicine from the pulp.
Add honey and stir. Keep adding until desired flavor.
I highly recommend drinking this with a straw to protect your teeth. a
The “why”: this was originally named by Rosemary Gladstar (she’s amazing- go Youtube her right now). She created this magnificent antiviral concoction that beware, can be spicy and cause you to run and grab some tissues. This is a great additive to staying hydrated, sleeping as much as your body tells you, and avoiding harm (smoking, drinking, etc) while sick.

Natural antimicrobials:
Onion
Garlic
Horseradish
Ginger
Honey
Apple cider vinegar
“Pizza herbs”:
Thyme
Rosemary
Sage
Oregano

Natural mucolytics:
Cayenne

Natural vitamin C
Lemon
Ginger
Horseradish
Onions
https://naturalsplendor.net/elementor-2060/

06/07/2024

Did you know store-bought marshmallows don’t have any marshmallow in them?
Which is a shame because this plant is great digestive problems like stomach pain or GERD or coughs.
Instead of using the corn syrup based treat around the fire, make your own! I used growforagecookferment.com’s recipe which uses the root with honey and vanilla bean as its sweetener. It may look a little funky, (because I left it on the toaster oven to cool and someone made chicken nuggets..) but it still tasted great and was the perfect addition to our hot chocolate!

06/05/2024

Transitioning from house to house between divorced parents can be hard. Popsicles are a great way to give calming botanical medicine!
I used the herbal academy Lemon Balm popsicles with a couple recipe deviations: lemon balm tea with honey and fresh lemon into popsicle molds full of fresh cherries and lemon slices. This is a great way to get your kids involved in making their own individual “potions” to their liking. The end result was YUM!

01/03/2024

https://naturalsplendor.net/2023/06/22/regulating-your-cycles-2/

Regulating your cycles

Living as a female in a world created by men can be hard. What if we start making changes geared to our strengths and having acceptance for when we hormonally NEED self-love, chocolate and rest?

Tips gathered from multiple sources, the most notable being “Fast Like a Girl”, “Stay Young and Sexy with bio-identical hormone replacement: the science explained” and Peter Attia’s podcast

The picture is an example of a 28 day cycle:

P= Progesterone, E= Estrogen, T= Testosterone

In your mid 30’s, progesterone usually decreases. This leads to symptoms like anxiety, tiredness, insomnia

In your 40s your estrogen decreases. This leads to symptoms like brain fog, UTI’s, bone fractures, weight gain, skin thinning

Menopause: mimic this cycle in a week or two

5 days of low carb, intermittent fasting

1 day of prolonged fasting (the more, the better for increased estrogen levels)

1 day of feasting

Quick facts about fasting: if you find it impossible, you may need to work on your mitochondria!

12-16 hour: decreases inflammation, anxiety; 17 or more: detoxes and repairs; 24 reboots our gut microbiome; 36 burns fat, especially stubborn belly fat, 48 reboots our neurotransmitters, 72 resets our immune system Regulating

01/03/2024

https://naturalsplendor.net/2024/01/02/elementor-1504/

Preconception care

Why is detoxing before a pregnancy beneficial?

It helps decrease changes of miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm labor, change of low birth rate and it optimizes health of the fetus. This is due to a myriad of reasons such as optimizing hormones, thyroid activity, as well as s***m and egg quality (see article below for more information).

A recommended 3-4 weeks of an intense detox is recommended and using the following 2-2+ months to focus on avoiding teratogens, optimizing body composition, decreasing environmental toxins, and optimizing nutrition. Make sure you are NOT actively practicing conception as this could have a less optimal effect if not done ahead of time.

Examples of detoxing:
• Avoiding alcohol/smoking/drugs
• Avoiding sugar, caffeine
• Optimizing liver support (brassicas!)
• Increasing sweat through sauna, steams
• Aiming for a consistent bowel movement at least once a day that is well formed and easy to pass.
• Reducing environmental toxins in cleaning products, water, anything that goes on your skin
• Reducing pesticides in foods (dirty dozen!)

A diet rich in calories, protein, iron, zinc, folic acid, and magnesium are important nutrients to strive for in pregnancy.
• The goal is to increase your daily calories by about 300 due to a higher metabolic/energy need.
• Increase protein to aim for 60 grams a day. If you are vegetarian or vegan, it is very important to count your protein totals to ensure you are getting enough per day. I recommend dividing this into your three meals for best absorption.
• Aim for 30 mg of iron a day. This may need to be increased or decreased based on your baseline status. I recommend getting this checked to ensure optimal levels.
• Aim for 15 mg of zinc a day. This shouldn’t be a problem with a whole foods diet.
• Folic acid as we know is very important to prevent neural tube defects. This is why it is supplemented to many foods. Aim for 600 mcg with your green leafy veggies and legumes.
• There is a global deficiency in magnesium. Most need to supplement without pregnancy and I’d recommend increasing to 350 mg a day. This can come from nuts, seafood, and it’s also a pretty cheap supplement.
• Optimize your vitamin D to avoid risk of preeclampsia.
• Check for a MTHFR mutation or get a prenatal vitamin with methylated folate and activated b vitamins.
A good rule of thumb to have a variety of nutrients is to aim for a plate full of whole foods of different colors.

Get to know your body and track optimal times for fertility. Basal body temperature is a fantastic way to do this. Watch for an increase in temperature to track when to best have s*x with your partner/undergo implantation.

Focus on your foundations of health: sleep, water, exercise in nature, belonging.

Khekade H, Potdukhe A, Taksande AB, Wanjari MB, Yelne S. Preconception Care: A Strategic Intervention for the Prevention of Neonatal and Birth Disorders. Cureus. 2023 Jun 29;15(6):e41141. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41141. PMID: 37519532; PMCID: PMC10386873.