Dr. Alicia McCubbins, ND

08/29/2025

I do NOT recommend a daily aspirin for generalized cardiovascular disease prevention. This is outdated and discouraged. Ive seen too many harmed by this practice- internal bleeds are no joke and not always easy to find.

Healthy older adults who received aspirin experienced no significant long-term benefits against major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); the rates of major hemorrhage were higher among users of aspirin than among users of placebo. http://ms.spr.ly/6182sw9to

08/29/2025

Hey Wisco! Naturopathic and functional approaches are not only great for treatment and prevention of chronic disease. We are here to help you level up your game, too. I majored in nutrition at UW Madison because I wanted to support athletes succeed with a solid foundation. Then I went onto med school to hit health with a well-rounded approach. ✔️ Telemedicine is easy, and we make therapies convenient.

At Genesis Integrative Medicine, we’re helping everyone from athletes to every day movers bounce back stronger with advanced therapies. By tapping into the body’s natural healing power, these treatments support faster recovery from sprains, strains, and other musculoskeletal injuries—so athletes can get back in the game quicker.

Visit our website, https://genesisintegrative.com/regenerative/prp/, or stop in today to learn about our PRP and prolozone treatments and see if they'd be a good fit for you! 💪🏼

08/21/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: Bee Balm (wild bergamot) Oxymel 💜

An Oxymel is a traditional herbal elixir where dried or fresh herbs are infused in equal parts honey and apple cider vinegar. 🍯Oxymel means "acidic honey" in Greek.

This is VERY similar to a shrub which is herb and/or fruit infused in equal parts sugar and apple cider vinegar. A shrub is a type of oxymel, but only if honey is used.

I made bee balm oxymel at my parents' a couple years ago with their vibrant pink, red and purple flowers and fragrant leaves. I've been growing the native lavender flower and made another batch at home last week.

👩🏼‍⚕️Bee balm oxymel can help with upper respiratory infections and digestive issues - soothes the throat, tonifies the gut, and provides individualized qualities based on the herbs used.

😷Bee balm has antimicrobial properties which makes it nice for supporting the body when faced with bacterial, viral, or fungal infections. Don't just rely on honey, apple cider vinegar and herbs for everything though- talk to your doctor.

08/02/2025

Food is Medicine Friday: Fig Shrub 🩷

I have never made a shrub with balsalmic vinegar until now. It is very different from apple cider vinegar. But I have to admit it is delicious. With a little soda water, it tastes just like cola!

🌱Fig season comes in fast and leaves even quicker. So much urgency to enjoy them in lots of ways given their large bounty.

🩷(whole) Figs = fiber = healthy gut = happy mind and body🩷

Though youre lacking the fiber in the shrub, its still rich in minerals like potassium and magnesium! Heart and nervous system nutrients!

Recipe

1 cup Quartered figs
1 cup of sugar
- toss figs with sugar and cover, let infuse a couple hours
- mix with 1 cup balsalmic vinegar, cover and keep in fridge for a couple days
- strain off liquid, bottle and keep in refrigerator

Craft a beverage with 1-2 TBSP shrub with soda water. Bam

07/31/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: Fig leaf syrup

This is so delicious! Tastes like vanilla and molasses! Just add soda water for an excellent summer beverage. Or drizzle over ice cream. Can also be an alternative to maple syrup.

3-4 fresh fig leaves

2 cups water

1½ cup sugar

Place the water and fig leaves in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over med-high heat. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves and boil for 2-3 minutes, covered.

Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool and steep for about an hour. Remove the leaves and place the syrup in a sealable bottle or container. Store in the fridge, the syrup will last for up to two weeks.

07/26/2025

Want to work with me? You have 3 options...

1. 💙 in Gresham, Oregon 💙for in-person and telemedicine
- time of service/cash pay/HSA/FSA
- insurance: contracted with Moda, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon, Pacific Source, and for now, Providence (they are making things difficult for patients and providers now)
- perk: team up with our acupuncturists and bodyworkers for hands on healing

2. 🧡 all telehealth for patients in Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin
- ​Also seeing clients for health consulting in  AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK,, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA,  WV,  WY 🤎
- affordable membership model for monthly investment, gives you access to me in portal, deals on labs and supplements
- perk: SO easy, excellent behind-the-scenes team to support you

3. 🤍 telehealth for clinic in Manitowoc, WI 🤍
- Alicia McCubbins (formerly Birr), ND bringing naturopathic medicine back home to support NE Wisconsin patients!!
- time of service and membership model options
- perk- work with a Two Rivers native, get referred in for IV, injections and other awesome treatments at the clinic to amplify your results

07/26/2025

Ozone is incredible! I had an IV this week that removed and ozonated some of my blood before returning it back, followed by nutrients, minerals and glutathione. My chronic psoriasis disappeared immediately. I also tried ozonated ointment that probably helped.

Boost your body’s natural healing power with Ozone Therapy at Genesis Integrative Medicine! This innovative treatment can support detoxification, reduce inflammation, and promote overall wellness, helping you feel energized and revitalized. Visit our website today to learn more! https://genesisintegrative.com/

07/23/2025

💥 BIG NEWS, NORTHEAST WISCONSIN!! 💥

👏👏👏I am joining Terra Hartman, a functional medicine nurse practitioner and her team at Genesis Integrative Medicine in downtown Manitowoc, Wisconsin!!!! 👏👏👏

👩🏼‍⚕️See me via telemedicine visits, and we can discuss your health goals. We can also dig into the how and why you are presenting this way. Longevity care is not simply adding years to your life, its focus is on QUALITY of life.

I am so thrilled to provide naturopathic medicine to my humble home on the Lakeshore!🧀 Here in Wisconsin, we are faced with environmental challenges in our air, water and food. We are a community that leans on each other for support, but also on things that do not serve our bodies well. I'm here to help you find a balance in it all with realistic solutions.

Though we do not take insurance (who does it actually serve anyway? NOT doctors or patients), we do encourage billing to HSA/FSA accounts.

👩🏼‍⚕️My visits will be mostly telemedicine now with intention to see patients in the beautiful clinic quarterly. Patients will be able to come in for IV therapies and injections for immune and nutritional support, pain and inflammation, and adjunct weight loss strategies.

Check out www.genesisintegrative.com or

07/10/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: 🌱Mugwort Dream Pillows😴

(I've been trying to post this for a few weeks, but the gram has not been cooperating.)

🌼Mugwort, an herb in the aster family (sunflower family)- looks and smells a lot like wormwood, and is similar to ragweed (caution if allergic). Mugwort is bitter and spicy and has strong antimicrobial properties. It can help menstrual cramps and is UNsafe in nursing and pregnancy (abortifactant, stimulates bleeding).

Mugwort is used in MOXA (moxibustion), a treatment used in Chinese Medicine. ☯️It is burned like incense and applied near the skin to treat merideans.

We like mugwort for more energetic uses here- as a dream enhancer.🛏 The tea or aromatherapy is thought to stimulate the pineal gland, supporting REM sleep. 🌌Do we feel like our dreams are more lucid or vivid with these little pillows? Jury is out.

06/26/2025

Wildcraft Wednesday: 🏵St. John's Wort, hypericum perforatum🏵

June 24 is St. John's day, the same John that has his own Gospel in the Bible. This feast day overlaps with the summer solstice- the 🌞 and represents spiritual awakening, divine guidance, and the dispelling of darkness. 

🏵SJW blooms at this time, and tradition has it that the herb was picked and burned on the eve of St. John's day to ward off evil spirits.

I love this herb for depression but don't actually ever prescribe it orally given its potential interactions with many medications- including BIRTH CONTROL. ⚠️DO NOT USE ORALLY IF YOU ARE USING CONTRACEPTION or SSRI antidepressants.⚠️

Favorite Use: Topically. I infuse fresh SJW tops in oil (sunflower here) for 6+ weeks (first photo has been 2 weeks). The hypericin is what turns the oil BRIGHT RED.

MEDICAL ACTIONS: ⚡️nervine- amazing for nerve pain as it stimulates nerve regeneration and repair. Its a major player in my pain salve and pain lotion.

👩🏼‍⚕️It also has anti-viral properties, so my pain salve is so great for herpes outbreaks and shingles.

🌞Happy Summer, everyone! Appreciate and celebrate the light and friendship with positivity- in honor of the herb and the saint. 🌞

06/20/2025

Food is Medicine Friday: 🍓 Strawberry Shrub 🍓

Spring and Summer = Fresh Berries = Life

Annual U-pick even with our own crop at home is necessary for us to fill the freezer for a booming supply to last all year. We eat fresh to our hearts' delight but freeze most of them.

🍓I also love making shrubs with fresh berries. We just cover 1 cup in a jar of them with 1 cup honey and 1 cup apple cider vinegar, using the ACV we made with apple cores and scraps from pressing out juice in September. 🍎 The shrub is ready after a few days infusing on the counter.

I love this year's blend - added cardamom to the infusion! A couple tablespoons of shrub and soda water is the easiest mocktail. Garnish is a must with all the herbs popping right now.

Enjoying life without alcohol- my body and mind more satisfied without it.

06/20/2025

Food is Medicine Friday: 🍓 Strawberry Shrub 🍓

Spring and Summer = Fresh Berries = Life

Annual U-pick even with our own crop at home is necessary for us to fill the freezer for a booming supply to last all year. We eat fresh to our hearts' delight bug freeze most of them,

🍓I also love making shrubs with fresh berries. We just cover a jar of them with 50% honey and 50% apple cider vinegar, using the ACV we made with apple cores and scraps from pressing out juice in September. 🍎 The shrub is ready after a few days infusing on the counter.

I love this year's blend - added cardamom to the infusion! A couple tablespoons of shrub and soda water is the easiest mocktail. Garnish is a must with all the herbs popping right now.

Enjoying life without alcohol- my body and mind more satisfied without it.