Dr. Kathryn Taketa-Wong, ND LAc

05/25/2026

HOW NATURAL MEDICINE EASES ANXIETY AND IMPROVES MOOD WITHOUT DRUGS
Anxiety is a very common condition, with about 31% of adults in America experiencing it at some point in their lives. Pharmaceutical drugs can be effective for a time, but often come with undesirable side effects. They can be harmful if taken long term.

Anxiety impacts thoughts, feelings, and actions. It can interfere with people’s everyday lives and make it difficult to do the activities they want to do. Some common symptoms of anxiety include stress that's out of proportion to the event, an inability to set aside worries, ongoing irritability, feeling restless, and sleep problems.

Our naturopathic doctors know how to take care of the underlying medical causes of anxiety and other mood conditions. With food-as-medicine, along with medical grade natural medicines, the body and the mind can be restored to being calm and in control.

It’s important to remind ourselves that the body is a single organism, so problems with the gut bacteria can affect the neurotransmitters in the brain that alter moods. Likewise with hormone imbalances, stress and other gut conditions.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

05/21/2026

FACEBOOK LIVE ALERT FOR MONDAY, MAY 25 AT NOON! HOW NATURAL MEDICINE EASES ANXIETY AND IMPROVES MOOD WITHOUT DRUGS.
Anxiety is a very common condition, with about 31% of adults in America experiencing it at some point in their lives. Pharmaceutical drugs can be effective for a time, but often come with undesirable side effects. They can be harmful if taken long term.

Anxiety impacts thoughts, feelings, and actions. It can interfere with people’s everyday lives and make it difficult to do the activities they want to do. Some common symptoms of anxiety include stress that's out of proportion to the event, an inability to set aside worries, ongoing irritability, feeling restless, and sleep problems.

Our naturopathic doctors know how to take care of the underlying medical causes of anxiety and other mood conditions. With food-as-medicine, along with medical grade natural medicines, the body and the mind can be restored to being calm and in control.

It’s important to remind ourselves that the body is a single organism, so everything is connected to and affects everything else. Problems with the gut bacteria can affect the neurotransmitters in the brain that alter moods. Likewise with hormone imbalances, stress and other gut conditions.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

05/18/2026

STRESS COMBINED WITH LATE NIGHT SNACKING AND CERTAIN FOODS CAN THROW OUR WHOLE SYSTEM OUT OF WHACK
It’s not just eating late at night and just stress. The study showed that people who had high levels of stress and were also late-night eaters (after 9pm) were 39.3% more likely to experience abnormal bowel habits such as constipation or diarrhea. The results revealed that when we eat changes the way stress affects the communication between the brain and the gut.

What this means is that, even when people aren’t consuming junk food or processed foods products, eating later at night can upset the digestive process and its internal clock – the 24-hour circadian rhythm. That disruption is linked to chronic conditions including dementia, heart disease, and cancer.

According to the researchers, “While the amount of calories, types of food consumed and late night timing all impact gut health, the timing of meals has the most potential negative effect on gut health.” The reason is that our body follows a circadian rhythm, so when we eat later, it affects the way we digest and process food.

When we eat late at night, our digestive enzymes, the movement of food through our digestive tract, and insulin balance are not working optimally, regardless of what we eat.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/eating-after-9-pm-stress-late-night-snacking-may-multiply-gut-health-risks-microbiome -this-mean-I-shouldn-t-snack-at-night-ever

Is it what you eat or when? A new study links eating and snacking after 9 p.m. while stressed to disrupted gut health and lower microbiome diversity.

05/11/2026

WHEN THE MONTHLY CYCLE COMES WITH EXTREMELY SEVERE SYMPTOMS, THERE IS HOPE AND SOLID, SCIENCE-BASED ANSWERS FROM NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE.
Dr. Williams, our women's health specialist, went through some difficult women's health issues herself. With naturopathic medicine and acupuncture, she was able to overcome them. That experience served to deepen her dedication to helping her patients do the same. (Acupuncture can help with much more than back pain.)

Some women experience such extreme symptoms around their monthly cycle that the medical community has determined them to be a specific condition, called PMDD. It manifests as a highly disruptive emotional and physical experience, including severe anxiety, anger, panic attacks, depression, extreme fatigue, insomnia, and joint/muscle pain.

Our patients have found remarkable improvement in even the most severe conditions. You’ll learn the process our doctors use to diagnose what’s going on and the natural medicines and remedies that bring a woman’s body back into balance, bringing relief from the often debilitating symptoms.

Dr. Williams' 3 case histories of patients' success are inspiring. Both she and Dr. Taketa-Wong are trained to seek the specific underlying causes affecting each, individual woman, with a special focus on hormone imbalances. (Regular medicine options are typically limited to antidepressants, hormonal birth control, and ibuprofen, though exercise, stress reduction, and dietary changes are sometimes also advised.)

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

05/09/2026

FACEBOOK LIVE ALERT FOR MONDAY, MAY 11 AT NOON! WHEN THE MONTHLY CYCLE COMES WITH EXTREMELY SEVERE SYMPTOMS, THERE IS HOPE AND SOLID, SCIENCE-BASED ANSWERS FROM NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE.
Some women experience such extreme symptoms around their monthly cycle that the medical community has determined them to be a specific condition, called PMDD. It manifests as a highly disruptive emotional and physical experience.

The emotional symptoms of PMDD can make it hard to function at work, at home, in life. They include intense irritability, anger, severe anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, panic attacks, extreme moodiness, and depression. Physical symptoms are typically fatigue, insomnia, bloating, food cravings, headaches, and joint/muscle pain.

Regular medicine options are typically limited to antidepressants, hormonal birth control, ibuprofen. Some doctors will also recommend exercise, stress reduction, and dietary changes. Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Anderson are trained to seek the specific underlying causes affecting each, individual woman, with a special focus on hormone imbalances.

Our patients have found remarkable improvement in even the most severe conditions. You’ll learn the process our doctors use to diagnose what’s going on and the natural medicines and remedies that bring a woman’s body back into balance, bringing relief from the often debilitating symptoms.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

05/03/2026

WITH EVER ADVANCING MEASUREMENT TOOLS, NEW RESEARCH IS OVERTURNING SOME OLD ASSUMPTIONS
Social scientists have long attributed health problems to moms who were in some way dysfunctional. To many parents, that has always sounded suspect. Now, new research has confirmed that the early parenting behavior of fathers may actually have more influence on children’s health than mothers.

Researchers track stress levels by measuring either markers of inflammation, which activate the immune system in the face of adversity or depression, or blood glucose levels, because humans evolved to generate energy when facing danger.

The study revealed that, by age 7, the children of fathers who had trouble co-parenting were more likely to have markers of poor heart or metabolic health, such as inflammation and high blood sugar.

Of course, the mom’s relationship is also highly influential. The study underscores how positive engagement by fathers during infancy and toddlerhood improves the health of the whole family.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/health/fathers-child-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.H8d7.zwjbLQSpUY75&smid=url-share

A long-term study of 292 families linked fathers’ parenting style to their children’s heart health years later. To researchers’ surprise, no such link was found with mothers.

04/27/2026

THE WISDOM IS IN THE DETAILS. LEARN THE SCIENCE BEHIND 15 VITAMINS AND MINERALS, THE BRANDS THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDS, AND WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR.
It takes a high degree of medical training and clinical experience to know so much about how vitamins and minerals work. Dr. Taketa-Wong brings that wisdom to you in this information-packed Live video.

For our doctors, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other natural remedies mean more than the typical product from a retail store or website. They are medicines crafted for potency and purity and, at medical grade, can be prescribed in place of pharmaceutical drugs.

When dealing with your body’s health and vitality, it’s important to know which brands you can trust. There are thousands of supplements on the market with little to no therapeutic value. They don’t have the dosages or active ingredients claimed on the label and/or may be tainted with drugs, heavy metals or other contaminants. (Supplements do not require FDA approval.)

Laboratory testing by independent facilities is a must. There are 4 organizations that certify supplements: U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), Consumer Lab, Natural Products Association, and NSF International.

For multivitamins, the doctor recommends New Chapter, Garden of Life, and Pure Encapsulations O.N.E. Multivitamin.

For vitamin C and all the B-vitamins, and iron: Garden of Life, Seeking Health, Thorne, and Pure Encapsulations are trusted brands.

For vitamins A, D, E, and K, Seroyal’s vitamin-D drops are cost effective and great tasting even for kids. They're better absorbed with vitamin-K as a supplement or from eating leafy greens. Nordic Naturals make a vitamin-K soft gel.

The doctor does not recommend vitamins A and E for everyone. They can build up in the body and become toxic. For vitamin-A she has her patients include foods high in beta-carotene, which turns into vitamin-A.

There are 8 different types of vitamin-E, so a supplement must have all 8 forms. This is another vitamin she prefers that her patients get from foods like avocado, squashes, sunflower seeds, broccoli, eggs, and fish.

Always remember: Certain vitamin and mineral supplements can interact poorly with some pharmaceuticals. If taking any pharmaceutical medication, be sure to pay attention to the instructions in case the medication needs to be taken apart from certain supplements.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

04/23/2026

FACEBOOK LIVE ALERT FOR MONDAY, APRIL 27 AT NOON! HOW TO GET THE MOST BENEFIT FROM VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS (rescheduled from March)
Learn the ins and outs of iron, B-vitamins, folate, multivitamins and minerals, vitamin C and more.

For our doctors, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other natural remedies mean more than the typical product from a retail store or website. They are medicines crafted for potency and purity and, at medical grade, can be prescribed in place of pharmaceutical drugs.

It takes a high degree of medical training and clinical experience to know so much about how vitamins and minerals work. Dr. Taketa-Wong brings that wisdom to you in this information-packed Live video.

Since you’re dealing with your body’s health and vitality, it’s important to know which brands you can trust. There are literally thousands of supplements on the market that do not have therapeutic value. Many don’t have the dosages or active ingredients claimed on the label and/or may be tainted with drugs, heavy metals or other contaminants. Dr. Taketa-Wong will explain what to look for and what to avoid.

Here’s one example: Dr. Taketa-Wong treats many patients with asthma and allergies. High quality vitamin D supplements can lower both the risk and severity of asthma attacks, with the number of attacks needing emergency intervention dropping by more than 60 percent. But the quality of the vitamin is all important. Otherwise, results may be disappointing.

Vitamin D also helps regulate the immune system, so if there is an allergic type of asthma, vitamin D therapy can make a major difference. Research has also shown that low vitamin D levels can be linked to heart disease, certain cancers, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases. For women especially, vitamin D is important because it is involved with calcium absorption and, therefore, helps to prevent osteoporosis.

As a naturopathic physician, Dr. Taketa-Wong completed 155 hours of nutrition courses during medical school. Fewer than 25% of regular medical schools teach any nutrition at all. Of those that do, the total number of nutrition hours ranges from 19.6 to 23.9. The doctor also has a masters degree in Oriental Medicine, so she can prescribe Chinese herbs with authority.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

04/19/2026

REGULAR MEDICAL SCHOOLS TEACHING COOKING CLASSES? WE SAY, WELCOME TO THE HEALTHY DINNER PARTY!
Naturopathic medicine is rooted in food-as-medicine. Our practice includes individualized health-promoting and/or curative food plans as a part of a patient’s treatment.

Without a health-promoting diet, people are left with treating the symptoms of modern society’s diseases and conditions. (Healing the body requires harnessing the power food. Naturopathic medical schools' curriculum includes 155 hours of nutrition.)

The nutritional training offered by regular medical schools typically focuses on biochemistry, not food. A recent survey confirmed there hasn’t been much improvement over the years, as nearly 60 percent of medical students still receive no food nutrition education at all.

So, it’s good to see some regular medical schools setting up programs to teach future doctors to prescribe food as a part of a patient’s treatment. Regular doctors need to know more about food-as-medicine to understand how so many diseases -- including Type 2 diabetes, autoimmune conditions, athsma, and even some cancers -- can be prevented or managed through targeted food intervention.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/dining/food-is-medicine-movement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aFA.ZpWL.FU_svF5P-KNC&smid=url-share

Prescribing produce, crafting meals: More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients.

04/13/2026

WOW. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO HEAL CHILDREN’S ECZEMA, ASTHMA, AND ALLERGIES WITHOUT DRUGS, WATCH THIS VIDEO AND TAKE NOTES!
Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Anderson team up to not only reveal the common reasons behind the three conditions. They explain, in clear easy-to-grasp language, why treating children with natural medicine is so important to their health for the rest of their lives.

Children’s immune systems are not as robust as a typical adult’s. And it’s an improperly functioning immune system that’s behind the body’s reactions to eczema, asthma, and allergies. A strong immune system can distinguish between a substance that’s a threat and one that’s benign, and act accordingly, rather than overreacting and causing allergic symptoms.

The immune system has two big functions, to maintain constant surveillance and to fight off invaders. The pharmaceutical drugs used for eczema, asthma, and allergy symptoms typically suppress the immune system so it will temporarily stop or reduce the reactions to substances that are not a threat but are being treated like one – things like pet dander, pollen, dust mites, and certain foods.

Children who are on immune-suppressing drugs – both oral medications and topical skin creams – typically develop a dependence and then need ever stronger formulations. If a child stops, the symptoms get worse. It’s called the “dependence/withdrawal” syndrome. (Our doctors know how to take care of that.)

Children taking the drugs may experience many unpleasant side effects. In addition, immune system suppression diminishes its surveillance capacity, so the child can become more susceptible to colds, sore throats, flu, and other kinds of viruses and invaders.

The healing foods and natural medicines our doctors prescribe treat the acute symptoms, but without the side effects, with no dependency, and while helping the child become healthier overall.

Be sure to watch towards the end to hear Dr. Anderson’s inspiring story of a 4 year-old with eczema all over their body and how they were healed with naturopathic medical treatment.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html

04/09/2026

FACEBOOK LIVE ALERT FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13! HOW NATURAL MEDICINE HELPS CHILDREN WITH ECZEMA, ASTHMA, AND ALLERGIES
Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Anderson team up to reveal how to avoid pharmaceuticals and OTC products when treating children with eczema, asthma, and allergies. Not only can naturopathic medicine work as well or better. It can spare children from needing stronger and more problematic drugs as they get older.

Eczema, asthma, and allergies are sometimes referred to as the allergic triad. In all three conditions, the body has an allergic reaction that’s triggered by the over-production of histamine. Normally, histamine, a chemical compound produced by immune cells, aids in digestion, the sleep-wake cycle, and in cuing inflammation to fight infections.

When histamine is out of balance, the immune system can overreact to certain foods (like peanuts, dairy, fermented foods) and environmental allergens (like pollen, dust mites, pet dander) which are typically harmless. That’s when a person has symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, itchy skin, and sneezing.

Pharmaceutical drugs, especially steroids, are often prescribed for eczema and, at times, asthma as well. But steroids suppress the entire immune system, meaning children can become more susceptible to colds, flu, and other viruses. Some antihistamine drugs, such as Benadryl, taken over a long period of time, have been linked to cognitive decline as people reach 65 and beyond.

Our doctors know how to help kids thrive and enjoy their childhood without the drugs. Their approach is always to first determine the cause(s) of a child’s allergies, asthma, or eczema.
Why is their immune system attacking substances that normally it wouldn’t?

Once they have the answers, a healing food plan is tailored for each individual child. To further treat symptoms and promote overall strengthening, the doctors may prescribe medical grade natural remedies. These are laboratory certified, health-promoting vitamins, minerals, nutrients, supplements, herbs, peptides, low dose immunotherapy, and other healing remedies from the U.S. and all over the world.

NOTE: If you have a health concern, Dr. Taketa-Wong offers a no-charge phone consultation. To schedule a free phone consultation, please call or text the office at 808-425-2987 or click on the link: https://www.drtaketawong.com/schedule-free-consultation.html

Please visit our online supplement store where all products are tested by independent laboratories for safety and quality, you’ll enjoy a 20% discount, and all net proceeds go to the Family Support Fund to help families with special needs children cover the cost of their medical treatment. https://www.drtaketawong.com/store.html