Lessons From Living Things

Next to our Holden clinic, literally kissing the wall, is a 300 year old Sugar Maple tree. There is a crack that has formed down the trunk between two sections of the tree, but the tree has actually grown a curved section of trunk from one side of the trunk across the crack to the other side of the trunk. It has literally created a bond to hold itself together and heal the breach.

This is a characteristic that is common to all living things. Adaptation for survival and repair for longevity. This is the result of an innate living intelligence at work and this is common to all living things.

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The Power of No

In the last year there are whole populations of people that are beginning to say no, many for the first time in their lives. But one area of our lives where people seem to be hesitant to say no is when it comes to sitting in front of their doctor. We should be able to tell our doctors very private things and be confident that it is not being recorded for thousands of people to see for years to come. We need to take back our responsibility for our own decision-making. We don’t need permission to say no.

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Karen Clickner
Itching to Scratch

I finally have been beaten into submission. That’s right… after the millionth person has asked me about chronic itching, I’m going to tell you my best advice. Scratch. No actually that isn’t my best advice.

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Karen Clickner
A Quick Guide to Natural Preconception

I have worked with numerous couples trying to conceive and each time it is a puzzle that has to be slowly pieced together to realize what the issues are that are preventing pregnancy. This is also true if there has been a history of miscarriage and carrying a pregnancy to term seems an insurmountable task. Between 10 and 15% of couples are having difficulty conceiving, but the scary thing is that this rate is actually much higher than it was just a few decades ago. And yet we have such incredible advances in medical care? But the conventional medical community’s approach to infertility and high risk pregnancy is relatively unchanged in all that time. So many couples turn to good old-fashioned horse sense … natural conception.

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Karen Clickner
Making the Best of Surgery

Everyone at some point in their lives will face surgery. Some surgeries are planned, some are sudden, some are simple, some are complicated. Everyone tends to focus on their choice of surgeon as the most important factor about your surgical success, but I’m here to tell you that it is your body health, your inner environment that is the most important consideration.

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Karen Clickner