Liz Ann Kudrna has just returned from a X-Country skiing workshop. Her tousled short hair portrays a carefree ease while her intense eyes, almost in conflict to that carefree ease, hold an eager fire. “The workshop I went to made me want to…
Meno-Minders
A Q&A forum with physician Dr. Robert Lemley ND, NCMP
Naturopathic Doctor, NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner
Question: Dr. Lemley, how do I know if I am in peri-menopause or menopause? And, what about my husband?
Snow White and…
Fitness is a word synonymous with health, strength, and vigor. Often when we hear the word fitness, we associate it with the phrase “being physically fit” in terms of our physical/cardiovascular/respiratory system; which is said to be achieved…
Wasn’t it the old Gershwin song that said, “you say “oyster,” I say “erster,” let’s call the whole thing off”? I’m not sure where “the world’s your oyster” phrase got…
Dr. Robert Lemley, ND, NMCP
Naturopathic Doctor/NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner
Q: I’m 51-year-old female. How much Vitamin D should I be taking?
A: Let me tell the true story about a teacher I had. Early in the 70’s, this gentleman was a…
Is this a silly question: Why do we eat? The obvious answer would be to stay alive. It is a known fact that in order to remain alive and healthy one must consume a certain amount of food on a daily basis. Although this is common knowledge, many…
The elements of earth, fire, metal, water and wood evoke images of our natural world. Life in Montana is rooted in these elements and getting closer to nature is a theme most Montanan’s can relate to. It is why we live here, the rivers, mountains…
Prevention: avoidance, deterrence, preclusion, hindrance; most often when we think of the concept of prevention, in general we associate the word with the thought of stopping the actions of another, or someone attempting to hinder our actions: “she…
Ah, the beginning of a new year. What gifts do we seek? What virtues can we claim in these troubled times?
I find myself trying to simplify as one year winds down and the next revs up. It seems pretty apparent that I’m not going to accomplish all…
When you reach a certain age—as in, over sixty–you recognize that some New Year’s resolutions are just plain stupid. Not all, mind you, but—especially in the diet department–personal history (also known as flop and failure, which in…
