Soup is known as the ultimate comfort food, but everyone knows the backbone to a good soup is a good broth and broth can provide a lot more than comfort. Has your physician at Grain Integrative Health recommended bone broth when you've got a cold, the flu, or when you’re digestion feels off? Did you wonder if there was any truth to [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] Portland, OR: In 2016, Grain Integrative Health will offer new lifestyle-based health programs in Portland, OR. Science now backs the pursuit of ageless life through the study of telomeres and DNA with the science of epigenetics at the center of the conversation. Epigenetics claims we can [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] In a December 21st news article in the Washington post, the blue ribbon went to Portland, Oregon stealing national headlines for an essential food-heaven. As health is connected to how we eat, one might suggest there are other parts of Portland that transcend expectation. In a city where [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] In response to recent articles written about a clinical research study performed by pediatric cardiologists in Texas, studying over 12,700 children, it was found that one in five children between the ages of 6-12 has elevated cholesterol levels and therefore the early stages of cardiovascular disease. Predominantly [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] New Year’s resolutions can bring self-deprecation and self-denial, often seeming to be barely manageable without support. Dr. Oltman at Grain Integrative Health notes “Resolutions commonly revolve around losing weight, eating healthier, exercising more, improving relationships, and overall increasing vitality. This makes sense, because everyone wants to [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] Portland, OR: Northwest primary care clinic Grain Integrative Health now offers PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) in the safe environment of the southeast Portland, Oregon clinic. The medication Truvada, known commonly as PrEP, is a once a day pill that has been clinically proven to reduce the transmission of [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] By Christopher Miller, LAc Last year, did you gallop away with the Yang Wood Horse and ride into the potential of accomplishing big goals and expansive ideas? Or did you get trampled by the adolescent hooves of impatience, fall off the saddle and get dragged along with it’s [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] Choline is a vitamin critical for cell membrane and neurological health. Recent studies have shown that mothers who consumed choline during pregnancy conferred multiple beneficial effects to their babies. Women eating a vegan diet may also be at higher risk of deficiency as egg yolks are one of the primary [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] There is a lot of overlap (and confusion!) between three similar female conditions: Vaginismus, Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome, and Vulvodynia. This understandable confusion comes from more than just the similarity between their names; these conditions are often found together, and sometimes the terms are used interchangeably. In [...]
[page_title] Written by: [post_author] There is a lot of overlap (and confusion!) between three similar female conditions: Vaginismus, Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome, and Vulvodynia. This understandable confusion comes from more than just the similarity between their names; these conditions are often found together, and sometimes the terms are used interchangeably. In fact, [...]
