Celilo Natural Health Center LLC

11/07/2025

Portland folks: If you have Providence insurance, bad changes are afoot. This switch willl be bad for patients and bad for providers. The only winners are the folks acting as middle people, siphoning money away from care.

I’m not a big fan of petitions, but the information laid out on this one is worth the read.

I hope not to have to stop taking Providence insurance; I accepted abysmal reimbursement for nearly 15 years to serve United Health patients. But with the changes we’re expecting from Providence, I and many of my colleagues may have to cancel our contracts. And even paying out of pocket may become tougher for patients.

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

25/06/2025

Heat messes up sleep. Here’s what we know, and some things you can do.

Sleeping cool is self defense in a rapidly warming world. Why this matters and what you can do about it. Let's get into it.

30/04/2025

A fun thing happened a few weeks ago: I got invited to join Rosalee de la Forêt on her Herbs with Rosalee podcast!

It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that we focussed on thyme — the garden medicine that got me started in herbalism.

It's really true that plant people are the best. Check out the podcast (audio or video) and you'll see what I mean.

Thanks to Rosalee and her whole team!

https://drornaizakson.com/thymes-unsurprising-medicinal-might/

26/09/2024

Free home COVID tests are available again! Link in comments.

31/07/2024

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/well/move/exercise-boost-mood.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Are the Olympics inspiring you to use your body more? This article offers tips for getting the biggest mood boost for your effort. Take-home message: Persistence wins.

Link in comments because algorithm.

26/07/2024

I am excited to announce that I have officially joined the faculty of Psychiatry Redefined – the leader in functional mental health education.

In this role, I will create coursework around some of my main mental-health passions: herbal medicines in psychiatric practice, functional sleep support, and both winter and summer seasonal affective disorders. I will also be available directly to students in faculty office hours and online supervisions.

These courses are geared toward practitioners, including psychiatrists, naturopathic doctors, nurse practitioners, therapists and nutritionists.

I am honored to join Dr. James Greenblatt and the rest of the PR faculty in this important work.

Link in the comments.

26/03/2024

Do you *really* need fish oil supplements?

I did the math.

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17/03/2024

I’m just coming up for breath after jamming on two presentations I’m super excited about. Both are for the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians upcoming spring seminar (April 6) and both focus on ways naturopathic doctors can prepare and respond clinically to climate change.

Some of you may know that this was the work I did as an environmental journalist before shifting to medicine. So there’s a coming-full-circle aspect to this. It’s engrossing and thrilling, and… Well, action is the antidote to despair, and this is my action.

And pretty soon I’m going to announce another part of my action on this front. Stay tuned.

https://drornaizakson.com/climate-change-conversations-for-medical-professionals/

16/03/2024

Here’s a food trend I can get behind!

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26/02/2024

Starting TOMORROW:

Please join me and 25 other health experts for the FREE Holistically Healthy Family Summit, Feb. 27 to March 1.

Tickets are FREE and the event is entirely online. (Access after the event is available for a fee.)

There’s going to be a ton of useful, interesting and fun topics, all with the goal of helping keep you and your families healthy naturally. These represent tools many of us have lost — and an opportunity to revive them.

My talk is on the third day, Feb. 29 (Leap Day!) Check out the schedule slides here to get a sense of what else is on offer and when.

There’s also a Facebook group where you can interact with fellow conferees and speakers.

I hope to see you there!

https://www.theherbalistspath.com/a/2147777010/kSiAwCQe

29/01/2024

The initial COVID infection is not the end of the story.

08/01/2024

Some good news on salmon: Because they are shorter-lived species, they appear to be relatively low in mercury, and do not accumulate PCBs.

Which species is best? Research finds that the most nutrient dense varieties are chinook (king) and sockeye (red) salmon.

Link in comments.