Starry Brook Natural Medicine

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

Your nervous system was designed to regulate outside.
🌞 Sunlight
🌬️ Fresh air
🦶🏻 Bare feet on the ground.

Nature is your medicine.

Even 10 minutes can shift cortisol and improve mood!

🌿 What’s your go-to way to reset outside? I'll tell you mine in the comments! (bonus points for pictures in nature)

04/21/2026

IBS is one of the most common GI disorders—and one of the most misunderstood.

It’s not “just digestion.” It’s a nervous system, hormone, and gut interaction.

When we treat it that way, things start to shift.

✔ targeted nutrition
✔ nervous system support
✔ acupuncture
✔ hormone balance

📩 If this sounds familiar, we can take a more comprehensive look.

04/18/2026

If your body feels “wired but exhausted”…
that’s not a motivation problem.

That’s your nervous system stuck in overdrive.

I see this every day—especially in women balancing work, family, and stress.

It’s treatable.

📩 If this sounds like you, let’s talk.

03/14/2026

Motherhood has been the greatest teacher of my life. It’s where I first understood how deeply health shapes a person’s story — sleep, hormones, stress, nourishment, resilience, and the quiet work of helping a nervous system feel safe enough to grow.

The same lessons I learn raising my own children are the ones that walk into my clinic every day. Behind every patient is a life unfolding — a child becoming an adult, a parent trying their best, a person learning how to care for their body and mind.

Watching Isabella grow into the young woman she is today has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

Happy 18th birthday to the girl who made me a mother.
The world is lucky to have you in it. ♥️ Mommy

02/15/2026

Gratitude isn’t just emotional — it’s physiologic.

When you intentionally notice something good, you shift your nervous system out of threat mode.

So I’m curious…

What helps you find peace lately?
🙏🏼Prayer?
🎼Music?
🚶‍♀️A walk?
🐖Time on the farm?

Comment yours — someone else might need that idea today.

02/12/2026

I recently watched a clip of the late James Van Der Beek speaking about worthiness. He said we are worthy of love. Worthy of God’s love. Worthy of our own unconditional love.💕

His beautiful video struck me deeply.

The patients who walk through my doors are not just chronically fatigued, sick, hormonally imbalanced, or anxious. What I see is someone who has quietly decided they are last on the list. And they are frustrated their bodies can’t or won’t continue to over perform.

This is where naturopathic medicine shines.

Yes, we run labs.

Yes, we use botanicals, nutrition, sometimes prescriptions.

But the deeper work is alignment. Nervous system safety. Hormone balance that isn’t driven by chronic overdrive. Inflammation that isn’t fueled by self-neglect.

When we work together, your body responds differently. Your realize you are worthy of care. And body responds differently when you start treating yourself as someone worth caring for.

Self-love is not indulgent.
It is regulatory.
It stabilizes immunity.
It steadies hormones.
It allows digestion to function.
It lowers cortisol.
It changes outcomes.

It is saying, “I matter,” and then making medical decisions that reflect that belief.

You are worthy of God’s love.
You are worthy of your own love.
And your physiology shifts when you begin living as though that is true.

James, may you rest in peace, you beautiful beacon of love.

01/26/2026

More Providers = More Access

01/26/2026

Please take a moment to help all NH residents access naturopathic care. Voting yes! On bill 550 would require insurance plans to provide coverage.

01/12/2026

Taiwanese researchers discovered acupuncture triggering stem cell release healing damaged organs naturally. Scientists at China Medical University found that electroacupuncture at specific meridian points stimulates bone marrow to release mesenchymal stem cells into circulation, which then migrate to injured organs and promote tissue repair. This mechanism explains acupuncture's therapeutic effects through measurable biological processes rather than placebo.

Traditional Chinese medicine has used acupuncture for thousands of years, but Western medicine dismissed it as placebo due to lack of biological mechanism. Taiwanese researchers using advanced imaging and cellular tracking discovered that needle stimulation at specific points triggers measurable stem cell mobilization—providing the first clear biological explanation for acupuncture's effects.

Electroacupuncture (needles with mild electrical current) at ST36 (Zusanli point) and GV20 (Baihui point) causes a 300% increase in circulating stem cells within 24 hours. These mobilized stem cells express homing signals drawing them to damaged tissues—injured liver, heart, kidneys, or brain—where they differentiate into organ-specific cells and release healing factors. It's like acupuncture triggers the body's internal repair dispatch system.

Stroke patients receiving electroacupuncture within 48 hours of stroke showed 40% better functional recovery than those receiving standard care alone. Liver cirrhosis patients showed reduced fibrosis markers. Heart attack survivors demonstrated improved cardiac function. The mechanism is entirely biological—traced stem cells from bone marrow to damaged organs. Skeptical Western physicians are reconsidering acupuncture given this mechanistic evidence. We're discovering that ancient healing practices work through sophisticated biological mechanisms science is only now capable of detecting.

Source: China Medical University, Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2025