Patty Powers MD

08/06/2026

I agree with Sally. Fish liver oil is a much better product. My current favorite is the chocolate-flavored Fermented Cod Liver Oil and Butter Oil from Green Pasture. It comes in a little jar and the daily recommended amount is 1/2 tsp. It is nice and chocolatey, but not at all sweet. I also like cod liver oil products from Rosita.

07/28/2026

07/11/2026

07/03/2026

My garden beds are full of weeds. I decided that instead of trying to mulch everything, I would let the low growing weeds continue doing their thing, enriching the Earth, covering the Earth and providing diversity in plant and fungal material. as they grow or go to seed, I’ll be cutting them off at ground level, trying to leave the roots intact so that they will decay and add to the organic matter of the soil . This is a photo of a strawberry plant in the middle of a patch of cleavers, which came up all by themselves. Cleavers are known to be a good lymphatic cleanser.

06/27/2026

Following on ’s post on food is a deep dive into the production of pea protein, which bears no resemblance to the pea. And pea protein is everywhere! In protein shakes, pet food, baby food, cereal, and so much more. Dr Arce paints a disturbing expose into this highly profitable product that is marketed as food.

The Sweet’N Low of Protein

06/19/2026

Update on kitten integration: it’s been a challenging time. For the first 2-3 days, the older Kiri was playful and interested - but then when she realized that baby Frannie was not going home at night, that she was here to stay, Kiri sank into quite a depression. I hear some cats become indignant: “Mom, what have you done?” (Staphysagria is the homeopathic remedy for that, and I tried one dose - not helpful). And other cats become depressed - like Kiri. She became reclusive, didn’t eat or drink much, hair started falling out, lost weight, didn’t want attention, ignored Frannie’s attempts to play.

My vet had warned that this could happen, and Nat mur was the homeopathic remedy for this state. So I used it - one pellet in the water bowl ( which is shared by both cats, but if a remedy isn’t right for a being, then one or two doses have no impact on Frannie). Kiri finally started on the road back to her usual joyful and exuberant self, started eating and putting weight back on, hair stopped falling out, she started playing and interacting with us again, and seems to have accepted that we have a baby in the house. I waited 5-6 days after the first dose of Nat mur and then repeated it. Homeopathics can work slowly, especially on emotional things like this. Kiri is back!

I am SO relieved!

06/13/2026

Nervous system regulation (the ability to move out of the fight/flight/freeze/fawn aka sympathetic state) into the rest/digest/repair/detox state (aka the parasympathetic state) is foundational for healing. Treatments, therapies, supplements, protocols, even detox protocols, don’t work well when the body is stuck in fight/flight. This is why we recommend this Primal Trust program so highly - it teaches you the skills to regulate your nervous system. This blog by Dr King focuses on the incorporation of eye exercises in balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, and why vagal exercises alone may not be working.

If breathing and vagus nerve work haven't calmed your POTS, MCAS, or fatigue, you may be working with only half the system. Here is how gentle eye exercises help.

06/11/2026

Jenny just found that the Environmental Working Group has an Amazon storefront! This makes it much easier to find products and brands that are less toxic and better for us.

Shop recommended products from Environmental Working Group on www.amazon.com. Learn more about Environmental Working Group's favorite products.