Healing Roots Medicine, Bend OR

03/02/2026

2025 and 2026 has shaped us in a new way. My heart goes out to all of us navigating loss and grief while also trying to stay present as parents for our children.

02/16/2026

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Toxic “forever” chemicals known as PFAS have been found at levels above the EPA’s safety thresholds in all but three states: Arkansas, Hawai’i, and North Dakota. PFAS exposure has been linked to serious health effects, from cancer to reduced fertility. We have been working to uphold the standards that protect Americans from PFAS, despite the current administration’s moves to weaken them. Explore the map and learn more: https://on.nrdc.org/49XurkD

02/13/2026

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02/03/2026

We had virtually eliminated measles in the U.S. through herd immunization immunity. Measles is really a terrible and extremely contagious infection. The vaccine is safe and effective. But when a large portion of the population declines preventative immunity, it can spread like a wildfire, especially between those not vaccinated and those who are immune compromised.

If you had the vaccine as a child and want to check your immune status, it can be ordered at the lab. Bend county public health has a wonderful vaccine nurse ❤️ for those that want to get caught up or re-vaccinate.

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Measles, one of the most contagious viruses in the world, is regularly infecting people in the U.S. again.

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02/03/2026

Flu is raging locally right now. Flu shots and flu mist (alternative to flu shot) work by reducing the severity of illness as well as hospitalization from secondary flu complications such as asthma flares and pneumonia.

It does typically take about 2 week for a vaccine to start working most effectively after getting it.

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https://www.healthday.com/health-news/infectious-disease/52-kids-have-died-from-flu-so-far-this-season-as-child-hospitalizations-rise

01/23/2026

Working on our physical & mental health takes a commitment to push through the hard days, the sh*tty times, the low motivation days, the disappointments and sadness, the grief, the fatigue, the defeat, the negative self-talk, the desire to give up... ...just like a partnership.

Getting out of a funk takes courage to take the first step. If you can only do One push up, do one push this week, and try for 2 next week.

If you only think negative thoughts, think one positive thought today to exercise your brain-- say that positive thought on repeat so tomorrow you can have two positive thoughts.

Getting back to the gym after a major mental or physical set back and/or with excess weight can feel foreboding and vulnerable.

Getting back to exercise through defeat, grief or depression can feel impossible. But exercise promotes endorphins and serotonin, allowing the mind and body to heal, strengthen, and build resilience.

I know because that was my 2025-- a traumatic, devastating loss, a fully torn ACL on the left, a fully torn MCL on the right, and every desire to just give up and let defeat win.

But I made myself go back to the gym. One class per week turned into a slow but transformative healing process for me.

01/23/2026

Working on our physical & mental health takes a commitment to push through the hard days, the sh*tty times, the low motivation days, the disappointments and sadness, the grief, the fatigue, the defeat, the negative self-talk, the desire to give up... ...just like a partnership.

Getting out of a funk takes courage to take the first step. If you can only do One push up, do one push this week, and try for 2 next week.

If you only think negative thoughts, think one positive thought today to exercise your brain-- say that positive thought on repeat so tomorrow you can have two positive thoughts.

Getting back to the gym after a major mental or physical set back and/or with excess weight can feel foreboding and vulnerable.

Getting back to exercise through defeat, grief or depression can feel impossible. But exercise promotes endorphins and serotonin, allowing the mind and body to heal, strengthen, and build resilience.

I know because that was my 2025-- a traumatic, devastating loss, a fully torn ACL on the left, a fully torn MCL on the right, and every desire to just give up and let defeat win.

But I made myself go back to the gym. One class per week turned into a slow but transformative healing process for me.

01/23/2026

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In a concerning trend, colorectal cancer now appears to be the deadliest cancer for young adults. https://cnn.it/3NFGs5u

01/20/2026

01/16/2026

Flu season is ramping up right now locally big time. Reminder that the flu vaccine doesn't fully prevent flu infection, but it does do a great job at reducing overall risk of symptom severity, flu complications such as pneumonia, and risk of hospitalization. We advocate for flu vaccinations, handwashing and mask hygiene, whole food nutrition that supports our immune systems, and specific natural agents that aid the body's ability to fight infections better, such as omega 3, vitamin D, zinc, vitamin A, elderberry, just to name a few.

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Ellie Rudd will be buried in a light blue and white Princess Elsa costume, made for her as a last gift from her aunt. "Frozen" was one of her favorite movies.

The rambunctious 4-year-old – who loved mud and getting dressed up and having dance parties with her brother and sisters – died January 6, after the flu and a co-infection with an adenovirus turned into pneumonia and sepsis. "She was probably my healthiest of all my kids," said her mom, Sarah Rudd. https://cnn.it/3LOr6uU

01/13/2026

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A free heart screening event for teens ages 12–19 is coming to Bend on Feb. 7. Cardiologists will screen up to 128 students to help detect serious heart conditions.