Dr. Alicia McCubbins, ND

12/06/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: Marshmallows

✨I just made MARSHMALLOWS using my own homegrown marshmallow root!
I’m over this full moon about how soft, fluffy, and sweet they turned out. There’s something incredibly rewarding about turning a medicinal plant you grew yourself into a delicious, fun treat. 🍃🍯✨

Marshmallow root has a long history as a calming, demulcent herb—meaning it’s rich in mucilage that can soothe irritated tissues, especially in the throat, digestive tract, and gut lining. Using a cold infusion preserves those gentle, slippery qualities that make it so comforting.

Homemade Marshmallow-Root Marshmallows

* cold infusion of marshmallow root
* powdered gelatin
* honey
* vanilla extract
* salt
* Coconut oil
* arrowroot powder (for dusting)

Thanks to for the recipe!

10/14/2025

NE Wisconsin! Great opportunity at our clinic in Manitowoc to address neuropathy.

We are looking for volunteers! Participation in this study gives significant savings on the iTera Bio treatments. If you are interested in our neuropathy study, please give our office a call.

10/02/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: Wild Seed Flour 🌾 Psyllium!

Fall is a great time for seed collection both in the garden and foraged in the wild. 🍂My favorite hike with the dogs has fields of plantain and yellowdock, and the seeds come with a bonus husk for more fiber!

🌾Plantain seeds and husks are also known as psyllium, a common fiber supplement. 💩

🌾Yellowdock seeds and husks are VERY similar and often used to make a gluten-free flour that can be compared to buckwheat.

First I gathered seeds- a couple of cups? Then i separated them from their stems at home and cleaned out the debris.

Then I roasted in the oven for a few minutes (I was worried I burned it). Once cool, I ground the seeds in a seed grinder (same thing as a coffee grinder.) Wa-la! 👏Wild seed flour.

This activity was inspired by a local herbalist-doula in Eugene, OR. 🌱I am continually grateful for the education and connection I glean from this platform, particularly with wildcrafting and foraging.

🍪 COOKIES 🍪
Since the flour is like buckwheat flour, I adapted a recipe from Foraged and Grown, a seasonal cookbook from . 🌈 The recipe calls for other seeds like flax and chia (and nettle seeds), and I added h**p and sunflower seeds. Melted coconut oil held it together with cinnamon and the fig leaf syrup we made earlier this summer.

👏They are delicious!! I'm loving all these HIGH fiber foods for gut motility, detoxification and blood sugar regulation. Dietary fiber stimulates the release of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) from L-cells in the gut by interacting with gut bacteria and L-cells directly. So.... yeah, sometimes balancing glucose and weight loss are matter of increasing certain foods rather than restricting.

09/25/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: Wild Carrot, aka Queen Anne's Lace 🤍

Indeed, this beautiful flower is a carrot- pull her up and take a whiff of the root. 🥕 No denying it is in the same family- the apiaceae family.

Identify:
💜 I am confident in identifying it when I see a little red/ purple dot in the middle of the flower.

🌱It has a hairy stem and stalk which also helps differentiate from its poisonous/deadly cousin, poison hemlock.

⚠️ I really don't like to get anywhere near most plants that even look like Queen Anne's Lace.

🪹After it flowers, wild carrot forms a sweet little "bird's nest" to let the seeds mature. The entire plant is edible but pretty gross, especially as it grows.

🌞This plant's sap can cause a blistering skin reaction on some folks when exposed to the sun- phytophotodermatitis. So be careful if you're new to foraging.

🌾 I harvested the brown nests, threw in the dehydrator, then separated the seeds. Then I covered them with jojoba oil and infused for 6 weeks in a sunny window. I strained the oil and combined with my calendula- rosehips jojoba oil to make an incredible trifecta face serum.

👩🏼‍⚕️Wild carrot seed oil is rich in antioxidants and wonderful for healing and regenerating skin, particularly for sun damage. It has antifungal, antibacterial properties which can be beneficial for preventing acne.
- Its different from carrot seed essential oil (which is very strong and needs diluting to use topically). When you're infusing seeds in a carrier oil, it does not need to be diluted for application.

💆‍♀️My favorite skincare routine is to rinse my face with warm water every morning followed by cold water. Then I apply 3 pumps of serum on my palm and add 3 sprays of lavender hydrosol. 🪻Then I rub the mixture into my face before doing gua sha massage with a jade stone.

09/18/2025

Hormones can make us feel crazy, but assuming high or low is actually crazy. Work with me- lets tet to the bottom of it, objectively, and efficiently.

09/15/2025

Manitowoc and NE WI, I am happy to answer questions if you're not sure about functional/naturopathic medicine visits with me.

Terra (pictured on the left) and Alicia (pictured on the right) understand that this journey is a commitment, and it's important to choose the right teammate along the way. That's why you can meet with either or both of our providers to make an informed decision about your health. Both are currently accepting new patients!

Please note, all discovery appointments are virtual, and you’ll receive a Zoom link once you register. Alicia’s visits are all virtual, while Terra offers both virtual and in-person options.

09/11/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: Deodorant 💪

🫆Skin health- I see patients with armpit infections (boils) ALL the time. Even with natural deodorant. Trick is to wash your pits at night if thats happening

💥Detoxification pathways- aluminum is in most conventional antiperspirants to stop sweating, blocking sweat glands... one of our organs of elimination.

💦Lymphatic- immune system. Skin is an absorber- and the armpits have a condensed cluster of lymph nodes just beneath.

💣Sensory nervous system- smells influence nervous system response, sometimes an emotion, sometimes a pain or inflammatory response.

🤑Cost/Convenience- I always have ingredients for homemade deodorant, and I don't miss having to remember to buy it.

💙 Unscented Stick Deodorant 💙

- also works in a jar for finger application

3/4 oz beeswax
2 oz coconut oil
3/4 oz shea butter
2 Tbsp baking soda
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup arrowroot powder

Weigh the beeswax, coconut oil and shea butter into a glass measuring cup.
Place in a small saucepan with a couple inches of water and simmer until the oils are completely melted.
Remove from heat and stir in baking soda, cornstarch and arrowroot powder. Then stir in tea tree oil.
Pour into 2 empty deodorant containers.
Allow to harden before use.

💜Jarred Scented Deodorant💜

- 2 TBSP shea butter
- 2 TBSP arrowroot powder
- 1 TBSP coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 10-15 drops essential oils- i used ylang ylang and tangerine

Instructions
1. Melt the shea butter and coconut oil in the microwave or on a double boiler at medium heat

2. Mix the arrowroot powder and the baking soda in a bowl

3. Add the melted oils/butters to your powders

4. Mix well until there are no clumps left

5. Add your essential oil/s and mix well

6. Pour into your container

7. Let sit for about 1 hour in the refrigerator

09/09/2025

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