Himalayan Pink Salt “Sole”

Himalayan Pink Salt “Sole”

By Dr. Brooke Stuart|2022-09-01T15:03:15-04:00April 7th, 2015|

Himalayan Pink Salt contains an abundance of ionized, trace minerals that were encrusted into the earth more than 250 million years ago. It’s color ranges from clear white to gray, to varying shades of pink to deep shades of red. Himalayan pink salt is mined by hand, without the use of mechanical devices, preserving a rich long standing tradition in the Punjab Region of South Asia. After the harvest, it is then hand crushed, washed and dried in the sun. If you do not have access to Himalayan Pink Salt, you can alternate with Real Salt, mined from Utah beds or Celtic Sea Salt, found off the shore of France. All three of these options contain a higher trace mineral content than common table salt which is denatured, bleached and stripped of minerals. The key to salt is that it remains unrefined.

Parasitism, Mutualism, Health & The Whole

By Dr. Brooke Stuart|2016-11-04T15:09:44-04:00April 6th, 2015|

When it comes to the earth, health, and other matters, there is this pervasive perspective, parasitic in nature, I see so often in my practice and the world around us. In our culture, a compromised state of being has become ubiquitous, only to be exacerbated by the belief that one can only benefit at the expense of the other. It is sketched deeply into our psyche at both the individual and collective level, in patterns like comparison and competition, essentially buying into a lack of wholeness and connection, thinking fear based thoughts like 'in order to succeed the other must fail'. In our environment and healthcare system, we see people who believe that toxic pesticides are the only way to get rid of weeds, although they deprive our soil of nutrients and certain creatures of life. We see people who believe that the only medicinal substances that work are the ones that come with a prescription and harsh side effects, although they have the potential to cause devastating damage, and we have the research to back alternative, safe and effective methods.

An Evolutionary Paradox

By Dr. Brooke Stuart|2018-12-05T14:51:22-05:00March 15th, 2015|

As a physician, my primary focus is to assist my patients in letting go of what does not work and implementing what does. My objective is simple. I want to see progress, and I want to move forward. This means that I must review the evidence and search through the research as well as clinical and anecdotal methods to create a personalized plan for each patient I see. First, I must identify the imbalances at play and decide the best way to go about resolving them. Then, I must build the patient up in every way, mentally, emotionally and physiologically speaking, so that the odds are stacked in their favor. Then I must improve upon what works, let go of what does not and continue to tailor accordingly. In essence I build a foundation, put up a framework and fine tune along the way.