By David L. Thomas, Jr. Kathryn and I are away from home for many months of every year. At home we control our diet and thrive on whole-food, plant based meals. And in our community, we have talked about our dietary preferences with friends, family and neighbors, and also thrive based on the accommodations we have reached. Our primary challenges…
By David L. Thomas, Jr., JD and Kathryn Hayward, MD The health food store in the small city of Inca is just a few minutes´ walk from our home on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Known in the Mallorquín dialect of Catalán as “S’Herboristeria”, and in Spanish as “El Herbolario”, it is the source of many of our grains and…
By David L. Thomas, Jr., JD and Kathryn Hayward, MD Five years ago, on the eve of the Boston Marathon bombing, we went to London so that Kathryn and Kristy King, then a medical student, could showcase a program they had led which provided a five-day immersion in integrative medicine for North American medical students. They were presenting at the…
International Integrators co-founders Kathryn Hayward and David Thomas shared a delightful lunch a few months ago with Barbara Braver and her husband, and the conversation turned to the theme of synchronicity. What does synchronicity mean to you? You think of a person and suddenly receive a phone call from that person. You have overstayed your time at a parking meter…
by Ursula Peer, La Lemonista Hi everybody, I am back and very happy to share some inspiration for the Earth Dog Year 2018, which started about a month ago. What does Chinese New Year have to do with a healthy lifestyle and wholesome diet? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), having an incredibly holistic view of life, incorporates ancient wisdom about Chinese…
By Ursula Peer, La Lemonista I am the newest member of the International Integrators team of Facilitators and am very happy to share some of my food and health experience with you here today. I am a passionate believer in the healing powers of food, and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nutritionist, herbalist, detox chef and stirrer in the best sense of the word. When…
By Kathryn Hayward, MD Do you recall the moment when you first opened your eyes this morning? Do you remember how you felt? Do you know how much time elapsed between waking up and when you first looked at whatever device connects you to the internet? Do you recall how you felt five minutes later? Before you read further, cocoon…
By Kathryn Hayward MD I had the privilege of being part of the PlantPure Nation film of 2015, and am eager to share the newest project being manifested by the film’s director, Nelson Campbell, his father, Dr. T. Colin Campbell (research scientist and author of The China Study), and the PlantPure Team. Here, in Nelson’s words, is a 4-minute video…
By Kathryn Hayward, MD This abbreviated version of an earlier blog post is being repeated by popular demand, in honor of the cold and flu season. You may read the original version, published in February 2015, by clicking here. In my over 30 years of medical practice, I have observed that measures to thin mucous, like the over-the-counter medication guaifenesin,…
Take advantage of Early Bird registration fees until January 15 By Bill Manahan, MD and Kathryn Hayward, MD As the year is winding down and we reflect back on the public discourse of 2017, we see there is much to improve upon. How can we listen better to one another and enhance our public and private interactions? In our Living…