tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19241919271565164082011-12-19T07:13:11.051-08:00A journal(ist) perspective of traveling through the dawn of the health care industry revolution.Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-90992333613850474222009-12-06T14:05:00.000-08:002009-12-06T14:05:24.535-08:00

Today I realize my position as one of the privileged class. I’ve always been poor—in a way. I was taught by my relatives to think of myself this way. We never had much. We used things down to the last morsel of their usefulness, and often went without the “finer” things in life. We got boxes of food from the government and our church, went without Christmas toys on occasion. How is this

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Across the porch, she stares me down. Every time I wander out, to sit and take in the evening, chat with friends and neighbors on the swinging bench that sits outside my front door, there she is…flirting shamelessly with me. “Let’s get to know each other better” she taunts at me. After a little over a month of this behavior, I give in. Rosemary, I hear you and I do find you intriguing. Let’s see

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-75378325617961851482009-06-11T12:19:00.000-07:002009-06-16T13:53:31.944-07:00

Due to a car accident on I-5 somewhere, Dr. Dean is an hour late. The meeting hall at PCC Cascade is slowly filling up. It’s hard to figure out who got selected to be at this meeting. About 75 protesters are being kept out. The people inside seem to be part of some unidentified political scene--perhaps the Multnomah County Democratic Party? Or Health Care Reformists? A couple of people I talk to

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-8988334035680823372009-05-29T15:58:00.000-07:002009-05-29T16:30:03.895-07:00

This year I was lucky enough to be chosen by Student PSR for a travel scholarship to attend the annual national conference in NYC at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The theme for this years event was “Prescription for a Healthy and Secure Planet”. The conference featured medical, public health, environment and security experts. Keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and workshops, as well as a

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-55797558520061266932009-02-25T11:03:00.000-08:002009-02-25T11:07:39.625-08:00

Capital Hill is abuzz with testimonies, condensing political will and big ideas on how to fix THE 'Health Care Crisis' in America. http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_02_26/2009_02_26.htmlIn a mass email message from Mark Hyman, MD who will be testifying at the listed senate hearing "This new paradigm is personalized, preventive, participatory, predictive, prospective, and patient centered."In

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-30608422213236316802008-11-18T12:11:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:18:23.797-08:00

The Annals of Internal Medicine has published an article of original research by Larry R. Churchill, PhD, and David Schenck, PhD entitled "Healing Skills for Medical Practice"(18 November 2008 | Volume 149 Issue 10 | Pages 720-724)"Eight skills emerged as pivotal from the transcripts of these interviews: ~do the little things; ~take time; ~be open and listen; ~find something to like, to love; ~

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-61293553400021849062008-11-12T08:11:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:07:24.888-08:00

The week of midterms is over and I am ready to have some real experience in the world around me and to relax, to be outside and get some nature cure in my life. The annual mushroom conference at Breitenbush is the perfect prescription.We sleep in till 8 am, such a luxury! The air is crisp and after a filling breakfast we hurry to find a group to head out with. Dr. Tom Volk becomes our guide—he’s

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http://change.gov/agenda/healthcare/Dear Mr. President Elect,I would like to see a wellness platform in your health care vision for America. What that means basically, is that HOLISTIC primary care focused on peak family wellness is the top priority in shaping policy for research as well as services. In that spirit, I invite you to investigate the simple and elegant ideals of Naturopathic

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-26323008396281608132008-04-14T14:59:00.000-07:002008-04-14T15:04:09.954-07:00

The department of Health and Human Services has meet each decade since 1979 to set forth a published document that creates a set of national public health objectives. This is known as Healthy People and these objectives are targeted to a variety of audiences such as health care agencies, policy makers, states, educational institutions and the general public. A draft document for Healthy People

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-23717102168778321062008-02-08T13:40:00.001-08:002008-02-08T13:49:16.959-08:00

A few studies from this week that caught my attention.Eating Habits and Insulin Resistance. Are these people fletcherizing their food? I don't think so...Hawthorne and Heart Failure. Evidence based treatment recommendations from the Cochrane group on the use of crataegus sp.AK-Clinically valuable?. A literature review is inconclusive. More study of this method is urgently needed.

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-4524547071995119622008-01-16T18:43:00.000-08:002008-01-17T09:40:52.301-08:00

I ride the bus to school. This trip, which is exactly 6.4 miles according to Google maps, takes about 1 solid hour each way. This is frequently not a time that I can do much of anything but sit, watch the city go by and listen to my pod casts. It is a time that is, while sometimes aggravating to someone as busy as I am, an opportunity to listen to some amazing programs.  I have searched itunes

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-87918153416722754452007-12-11T12:39:00.000-08:002007-12-11T13:34:57.692-08:00

Measuring vs. KnowingWhere does evidence-based care take us?The evidence--which is a huge body of information-- is so inconclusive, it seems that nothing we can do will be supported or denied by the literature to an extent that satisfies our insurance companies.This is the essence of the health care crisis that we are all in.Who decides who needs what?The people who have the power and the money,

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-51749482908563059762007-10-26T19:51:00.000-07:002007-10-26T19:56:49.576-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3344325.stm "Dr Ron Cutler and his team discovered the effectiveness of allicin in laboratory tests five years ago. They found it can cure MRSA within weeks. It is even effective against the newer strains which cannot be treated by the "last line of defence" antibiotics Vancomycin and Glycopeptides."Stay tuned as the modern medical research world catches up to

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-17584121509864442422007-10-22T09:31:00.000-07:002007-10-22T19:02:58.102-07:00

The IOM --Institute Of Medicine-- just released the results of a meta-analysis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -PTSD-.After searching thousands of studies and weeding out the severely flawed ones, the committee eventually reviewed 90 of them (53 pharmaceutical treatments and 37 psychotherapy treatments) and concluded that there is not good enough evidence to draw conclusions about the

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-3102039841262915342007-10-01T09:44:00.000-07:002007-10-05T13:22:47.122-07:00

If you are a part of, or support the Naturopathic Medicine profession, please email the State of Oregon Dept. of Justice.Dear Hardy Myers,Thank you for protecting the investment I have been making in my education as a future Naturopathic Physician by stopping unqualified persons from using the title ND or Naturopath.Sincerely,Your Namehttp://www.doj.state.or.us/releases/2007/

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-39156725413904815812007-04-15T11:23:00.000-07:002007-04-15T11:31:58.890-07:00

Last night was the first meeting of the newly formed Queers and Allies student group at National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM).We are working towards creating awareness of queer health issues in the alternative medicine community. The meeting was good, and though I had to leave early there were some good things accomplished just in the hour I was there.In addition to supporting LGBT medical

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-29082903574845911102007-03-28T14:10:00.001-07:002007-04-04T09:45:28.173-07:00

I had the opportunity to participate in OANP's lobby day over spring break. It was quite interesting and I truly hope that we do this again every legislative session.My experience with participation in politics is so different. It usually involves me and a couple hundred friends, holding up signs and marching in a parade through traffic. This type of thing is great for coming together and

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The history of the naturopathic 'profession' is somewhat murky. There are a lot of opinionated people who each present their own version of how it all began. There is also a distinct lack of a recognized 'authority' regarding the history and the true nature of the profession. That is part of the appeal of naturopathic medicine, but I digress.This is not an article about the history of

Tinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256131421564443035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1924191927156516408.post-53510361940375460662007-03-11T18:17:00.000-07:002007-03-11T18:25:20.395-07:00

Slowly I am becoming what I have been projecting for, and hurling myself towards.I am taking stock of what that is along the way. Just to try to keep it real.I've come from a place where no one does anything to change the course of their lives. They pray, and they wait to die. Those voices are loud in my programming. At the core of what I am leaving behind.That inertia has to go into the ground,

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