By Dr. Jamie Doughty, Medical Director During the heavy heat of summer our tissues are thirsty for water, so with all these bottled and filtering options what’s a Templer to do? I love alkaline water after exercise and between meals to quickly hydrate and restore … Read More
Staying Active and Healthy in the Beautiful PNW
by Dr. Jamie Doughty, Medical Director Summer in the pacific northwest is filled with bountiful opportunities to work and play outside. Our bodies are craving activity this time of year to move blood and lymph, support bone remodeling, exercise our heart muscle cells and expand … Read More
Hooray For Coffee Enemas! A Case Study On Our Favorite At-Home Remedy
By: Jamie Doughty ND, Medical Director Coffee enemas, what’s the rage? A coffee enema VASTLY increases the activity and efficiency of the protective enzyme system in your liver, called GST (glutathione S-transferase), by 700%. This enzyme binds with toxins, which are then flushed out … Read More
How Colon Hydrotherapy Can Free You from PMS:
A Case Study
By Dr. Jamie Doughty, Medical Director In light of the coming of Spring and the excitement building for new growth and energy I want to celebrate the powerful healing modality of colon hydrotherapy (i.e. colonics). Colon hydrotherapy provides relief from headaches, migraines, PMS, arthritis pain, … Read More
Managing Hormones Naturally: A Case Study
by Dr. Jamie Doughty ND, Medical Director of Tummy Temple Laura, a 61 year old post-menopausal female, presented to me with annoying hot flashes, decreased libido, and weight gain over a period of five years. She had been prescribed Estrace, an artificial synthetic estrogen medication, … Read More
Weight Loss in a Modern World: When Diet and Exercise are Not Enough
By Dr. Venessa Wahler, ND As we sit down to write our New Year’s Resolutions, we know that many people will include “weight loss” on their list. For some this means taking more time for movement, for others it means increasing fruits and vegetables, omitting … Read More
Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms: Finding Balance Year-Round
The holiday season is full of rituals. I can vividly remember driving down light filled neighborhoods singing carols in the car, being mesmerized by the Nutcracker ballet every December and baking delicious Ukrainian Christmas cookies as a young child. Rituals provide us a sense of … Read More
Case Study: Eat More Rainbows and Heal Your Gut!
Most disease states in the body point to chronic inflammation in the gut, a term naturopathic physicians refer to as leaky gut syndrome. Case: 45 year old Stacy had been sick off and on most of her adult life taking antibiotics multiple times per year. … Read More
Case Study: Time-Tested Remedies To Stay Healthy This Season
By Dr. Jamie Doughty, ND Fall is upon us and so is the beginning of the cold and flu season. We all know those telltale signs of “coming down with something”; maybe it starts with more fatigue than usual, a scratchy irritated throat, tired puffy … Read More
How to Heal Leaky Gut: A Case Study
Research indicates that hypersensitivity reactions to food are implicated in many health problems and can be acquired throughout a lifetime. Times of emotional stress, too many processed foods, acid blocking medications, antibiotics and alcohol can cause an inflammatory reaction in the digestive tract that leads … Read More