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Please enjoy the hundreds of articles that Dr. Borten has written over the past 20+ years. There’s something for everyone, including explorations of spirituality, learning from the natural world, exercise and stretching, nutrition, psychology, posture, breathing, pain management, Eastern medicine and philosophy, and much more.

The 5 most popular items sold in June: Dragontree Muscle Melt Liniment Imbue Pain Patch Spa Neck Packs Dragontree Peace Tea Dagoba Chocolates The Muscle Melt is a must have for immediate pain relief. Formulated by our Dr. Peter Borten, we even designed a massage…

I recently watched a documentary that I would recommend called, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” by an Australian CEO named Joe Cross, who blogs for MyJuicer on occasion. I don’t work for the movie, I’m not getting paid to endorse the movie- I just think…

I never know what day or how hard it’s going to hit, but I do know that it will. Every summer I’m struck with seasonal allergies. Every summer I spend a good chunk of money on over the counter allergy medications. Every summer I wish…

Hey guys…how much time do you do you set aside each week to work on your body?   Think about the amount of time you put into going to the gym, biking, hiking, running, etc.   Just like you take time for your body you should take…

Recently I had the opportunity to take an amazing vacation to Costa Rica. It was the most beautiful, exotic, and rich vacation that I have ever experienced. While I could go on forever about this trip, it would simply sound like some sort of advertisement…

“When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.” -Norman Vincent Pearle The above quote illustrates the…

I had a friend in town a couple of weeks ago.  Correction:  I had an acquaintance come to town and he left as a friend. It could have been awkward.  I’d only really spent time with him as his band had passed through on tour…

When certain concepts or words bombard us too frequently in mass marketing like “Organic”, “Sustainable”, and “Holistic”- I don’t know about you, but for me those words which represent important values start to feel like just another manipulating sales pitch that I start to resent…

Get Back to Doing What You Love Our lives are busy. We’re constantly on the move taking care of families, work obligations, nurturing relationships through social commitments, engaging in physical activities and lending helping hands in our communities. We’re constantly in motion. That motion is…

What a great time of year to get out and support your local independent business owners, farmers, and community artisans. With the sun shining on us and the desire to get out and about, there is always a question of what should we do today? There are…

Let’s face it, stress is something that’s part of our every day life, whether we acknowledge it or not. De-stressing is similar to eating healthy- we know we need to do it, but it can be hard to make the changes to facilitate less stress….

The BBC News Services reports that retirees who live near green open spaces “live much longer than those stuck in the ‘concrete jungle’”. The report cites research done at a Japanese medical college. The study included interviews with over 3,000 elderly people. After a five…

Spring has sprung!  Of course, spring in Portland may mean sun in one moment and a combo of hail, rain, and rainbows in the next. After a winter indoors and the, sometimes, inevitable comfort food intake, I like to reset myself with a simple and…

Spring means flower buds and blooming trees – and if you’re one of the millions of people who have springtime allergies, it also means sneezing, congestion, runny nose and other bothersome symptoms. Springtime allergies can make you pretty miserable, especially if you’re prone to the…

Now that spring is here, it is time for me to get back on my running schedule and I love doing it outside as often as possible. However, when doing this there are a few reminders that I need to give myself about being safe…

Feminism.  This word hadn’t come up in a while for me, but has suddenly popped up repeatedly.  I wrote an article a few years back about women in punk music, consider myself a feminist, and believe I am considered a feminist by others. My interpretation…

I recently came across a blog on Gaiam.com by Alison Neumer Lara, republished with permission from Earth911, entitled: Are females really the greener gender? I thought it was relevant as we move into April and approach Earth Day, April 22. The blog went into detail…

January 1st never felt quite right to me to celebrate and honor the new year’s turnaround, with it’s inherent hope and determination of starting anew for ourselves. It’s still the middle of winter, for goodness sake! A time needed for resting and comfort, not new ventures. Is it any…

Hearing the term ‘spring forward’ so much lately has me daydreaming about the day that it actually starts to feel like spring. Many of my daydreams tend to have a food related theme and one that I can’t escape right now is the longing for…

“Punk is not limited. Punk embraces everything but rejects ignorance. Punk grows like a tree. Punk is universal. Punk is fun, humor, rebellion and individualism. It’s like a child: free, honest and sweet and sometimes very loud and even angry, silly, and ridiculous.” ~Nina Hagen…