The Releaf institute

12/10/2025

I can’t wait for this event!

In recent years, wellness culture has made “food purity” feel aspirational, but for many, it’s become a source of anxiety, guilt, and disordered behavior.
From “clean eating” to the latest wellness trends, it can feel like the rules around food just keep multiplying—and for many, those rules can quietly shift from mindful choices to obsessive patterns.
Join me to talk about how wellness trends, influencer culture, and local markets like Erewhon can unintentionally reinforce orthorexic beliefs, and what we can do to help clients reclaim a balanced, peaceful relationship with food.
Join us in-person for a meaningful morning of learning and discussion as we explore the Treatment of Orthorexia in the Time of Erewhon with Erin Naimi, RDN, CEDS. Date: Friday, December 12th
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST

12/06/2025

10/16/2025

Pharmaceutical Cannabinoid in clinical trial for the treatment of Poison Ivy. medical conferences!

10/16/2025

More from plants than we give them credit for … the bark of a Yew Tree is the source of Taxol!

10/07/2025

Right on the heels of mg recent submission to the DCC requesting funding for a pilot medical education program. It’s time

10/07/2025

Thank you to CalNorml for continuing to make legal cannabis affordable for Californians

07/14/2025

Camp Doctor Living

03/04/2025

Discussion about Bone Density on zoom or in-person. Register now!

02/03/2025

Individuals in the cannabis group were 3 times more likely to be alcoholics. I wonder what else they were using prescription or not that the authors chose to ignore. Don’t let people scare you when you need medicine. Do let this worry you if you are in your teenage years and think there is no problem to smoke al day.

12/29/2024

Happy fourth night of Hanukkah:)! May you always have light in your heart and in your hearts.

09/09/2024

A loving note, from a family member of a patient who recently passed:

Little did my Mom know, but she would become an advocate for ma*****na use as a means of managing Parkinson’s w/ Dementia and the vicious side effects of anxiety and restlessness. Our wonderful doctor, Dr. Sherry Yafai, leads the research in this area and has included my Mom in her studies of the impact of ma*****na as a means of managing symptoms versus traditional pharmaceuticals. My mom’s daily “gummies” kept her able to function without the nasty nausea and hallucinations that other meds had caused and also increased her appetite and allowed her to maintain a healthy weight. They were truly a godsend and I hope that Dr. Yafai is able to convince practitioners to rely on these options, especially for managing hospital psychosis and other horrific conditions that plague this community.