Mother Earth Medicine

11/30/2024

It's small business Saturday! I am grateful for the small businesses I get to share space with at the MERAKI building. The super human business owners at Meraki put their heart and soul into what they do! If you are a dedicated Meraki go-er or never been in, today is the day to come out and support them! Happy small business Saturday!

Kiera's Kloset
Soul Shine Healing - Acupuncture + Body Care
Our Kindred Collective
The Meraki Building
The Brow Babe
Hair Haven By Miranda
Totally Toni Beauty and Esthetics

03/06/2024

03/05/2024

We all know about the digestive system, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system. But have you heard of your craniosacral system?

The craniosacral system consists of our skull bones, spine and spinal cord, sacrum, the meninges (membranes that surround our brain and spinal cord), cerebral spinal fluid, and other membranes within our cranium. Believe it or not, the bones that make up our skull aren't fixed in place! They have subtle movements and those movements are in relationship to the movement of your cerebral spinal fluid. Craniosacral therapy is all about releasing restrictions in the bones or membranes that make up your craniosacral system. When you release those restrictions, your craniosacral system is able to become more symmetrical and balanced which aids our whole body! Your craniosacral system is also closely connected to fascia. Fascia is a sheath that surrounds all muscles and organs in your whole body. So when you correct an imbalance in the craniosacral system, you impact the fascia which benefits the whole body.

So what can craniosacral therapy help with? Headaches and migraines, anxiety, depression, stress, sinus problems, jaw pain, insomnia or difficulty sleeping.

Interested in seeing what craniosacral therapy can do for you?

03/03/2024

Thriving: flourish | prosper | grow or develop well or vigorously**

Surviving: remaining alive | continuing to exist**

Do you just want to exist or do you want to feel like you are flourishing and prospering? It's your life. Your choice.

**from oxford dictionary

03/02/2024

Estrogen is extremely important and nourishing for the body! But we need it to be in balance. Too little estrogen or too much estrogen can lead to a variety of symptoms that MANY women are dealing with.

So what is so great about estrogen?
☀️ regulates the menstrual cycle telling the body when to start menstruating and when to ovulate
☀️ supports fertility by creating fertile cervical mucus and builds up our uterine lining
☀️ boosts serotonin and dopamine
☀️ increases libido
☀️ supports healthy bone density
☀️ protects our cardiovascular system
☀️ helps skin remain elastic and healthy to prevent wrinkles
☀️ plays a role in brain health and cognition
☀️ helps to regulate insulinand glucose levels

Having estrogen be imbalanced in the body is unfortunately very common due to the toxic nature of our world, birth control pill use, stress, sedentary lifestyles, and poor nutrition.

Signs to look for to tell your estrogen is imbalanced:
☀️ mood swings, anxiety, depression, brain fog
☀️ bloating, especially in the week leading up to period
☀️ painful, tender breasts
☀️ heavy, painful periods
☀️ weight gain and difficulty losing weight
☀️ infertility
☀️ emotionally fragile
☀️ night sweats or hot flashes

Does anything on that list resonate with you? If so, it's time to stop ignoring your symptoms and do something about them! You don't have to just live with period pain or anxiety or bloating, you have the power to make changes! Need guidance? I am here for you.

03/01/2024

Are you OVER-working and UNDER-nourishing yourself?

Most of us are depleting our bodies on a daily basis. We don't get enough sleep. We prioritize working and making money over anything else. We are busy, busy, busy and don't take breaks. We choose food out of convenience and don't make time to prepare nourishing meals at home. We sit too much, hunched over our computer or phone. We binge watch TV shows and TikToks. We allow our body to feel stressed without taking measures to reduce those stressors or practice coping mechanisms. We spend most of our time inside. We don't move our bodies as much as we should.

And that constant depletion is leading to always feeling tired, being anxious, having headaches, experiencing gut issues, feeling inflammed, gaining weight, having joint pain, hormone imbalances, and the list goes on. I see patients with chronic conditions everyday and most of those chronic conditions are rooted in us over-working and under-nourishing ourselves.

How are we supposed to feel healthy when we are just depleting out bodies day after day?

So how do we flip that narritive and start OVER-NOURISHING ourselves?!
☀️ Sleep at least 8 hours every night
☀️ Go outside for at least 30 minutes everyday. Added bonus if you are barefoot and walk on the grass
☀️ Prioritize home cooked meals and eating a whole foods, plant-based diet + eggs + fish.
☀️ Exercise everyday for 30-60 minutes
☀️ Practice stress relieving exercises
☀️ Take deep breaths throughout the day to help relax your nervous system and consider adding in a meditation practice
☀️ Limit screen time to less than 60 minutes per day
☀️ Get off of facebook (after reading this post) and do something that nourishes your soul

It's time to start taking care of ourselves more! You only have one body, mind, and soul. Make the most of this one life and keep your body healthy!

02/29/2024

Today is a BIG | HUGE | MONUMENTAL day for my profession! Wisconsin now has licensure for Naturopathic Doctors! YIPPEEE!!

Prior to today, I was licensed as a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) in Washington State and not Wisconsin. Why is that? Because Wisconsin had no regulation/licensure for NDs. This meant anyone could call themselves an ND in the state of WI (even those that did not graduate from an accredited medical school and pass their medical board exams...yikes!).

The other problem with not having licensure in WI is that I haven't been able to utilize my full scope of practice. NDs are trained in nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, counseling, hydrotherapy, physical medicine, and pharmacology. That's a lot of tools in our tool bag to heal and now I get to use all of these wonderful modalities (besides pharmaceutical prescribing) to their full capacity! With my WI ND licensure, I can now provide better, more comprehensive care to my patients! Hallelujah!

Thank you to all of you who advocated for Naturopathic Doctors to be licensed in the state of WI! This certainly helps me help you be healthier!!

BE WELL and THANK YOU!

Kindly,
Dr. Mikayla

02/05/2024

NEW TEA BLENDS AVAILABLE NOW!!

Winter time is the perfect time to cuddle by the fire while sipping on a delicious, warming tea.

What could make that even better?! What if your tea was medicinally helping you boost your immune system, aid digestion, increase your inner strength, detox and nourish, or calm that racing mind of yours.

Formulated by Dr. Mikayla of Mother Earth Medicine, these herbal teas are meant to help you become a healthier version of you!

Organic Herbal Tea Blends Available:

IMMUNE SUPPORT: formulated with herbs that boost immunity, ward off viruses, and decrease inflammation.

WARRIOR: formulated to give you the inner strength to not only tackle all the tasks in your day, but to thrive as you are doing so.

DETOX AND NOURISH: formulated to support you liver and gut in detoxifying your body, as well as providing your body with herbs rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

MIND & BODY CALM: formulated to help relax your nervous system, decrease anxiety, and ease the tension in your mind and body.

DIGEST ZEN: formulated to help relieve cramping, bloating, or flatulence, as well as support your whole digestive system.

Tea blends are located at Our Kindred Collective at the Meraki building in West Bend.

Have ideas for a tea blend you'd like to see offered? Comment below!