Four Winds Natural Healing Center

05/24/2026

Mastery of the Basics
First, let’s celebrate a big victory for women’s sports in Nebraska. Huskers making the women’s national playoffs. The bigger story is three of the best pitchers in America are all from omaha and all had the same local pitching coach.

I am posting an interview with the “pitching master” for an important reason. When we see a mastery level teacher, it is universally the same. Mastery of the basic principles first, then moving on to higher levels. Most the time when you master basics, there is no need to add more advanced techniques.

This principle holds true in health, natural medicine, fitness, music, art, etc. I had the blessing to study with one if the worlds greatest doctor and master if Chinese Medicine. When i asked him how he performed miracles daily, his answer was always the same. I mastered the basics. He said he “broke through the basics”. This means he found a new hidden level of wisdom in mastering the basics.

Please watch this interview. This all applies to health, healing and medicine. We must recognize many health trends and social media postings violate the basic principles of natural health. This is deeply concerning to me personally.

Good job husker girls!!

05/09/2026

Cramp Bark
One of my favorite medicinal shrubs and landscaping shrubs are the viburnums. Cramp bark is viburnum opulus. Although it is native to Europe, it does well here in Nebraska. It is a beautiful shrub that provides food for wild life and humans. The bark of the plant is what we still use today as an antispasmodic. The bark has definite pain, discomfort and spasm relieving properties for menstrual cramps/premenstrual cramps. It is much safer then ibuprofen or acetaminophen. It is very safe for younger kids and adults. It is taken from the PMS phase until the cycle is done.

It is clinically one of the most reliable herbal therapies we have. This is reflected in the fact that although its use is well documented for over a thousand years in Europe, it is also an approved herbal medicine in many European countries. In the EU, it is an official recognized natural medicine and companies can make medical claims.

It can be used as tea, tincture or capsule. All forms of administration are usefully. For severe PMS cramps, menstrual cramps, mittelschmerz and ovulatory cramps. I have also seen many women with pelvic floor pain and dysfunction often get amazing relief when using.

I am really shocked at how much younger girls rely on ibuprofen and acetaminophen for cramps here in the US. Many are often taken a clinically unsafe dosage on a monthly basis. Just as a medical reminder, if you are having severe cramps of any kind that are not resolving, see your gynecologist.

Here is a video of a plant from my yard.

04/16/2026

How to Change and Heal
There is so much amazing philosophical wisdom in the history of natural medicine. These principles are are deeply insightful. However, most patients have never heard them. I will be trying to share this wisdom with free lectures over the next few years.

The Circle of Seven is a basic concept of healing. It something to consider if you are not healing, feel stuck, stuck in life and overall not reaching your potential. It is a vital tool for not only healing, but how to maintain the "healing".

I will premiere a free lecture on the Circle of Seven Friday. Here is a link. Enjoy!

Healing Philosophy - The Circle of Seven

04/06/2026

KPC
KPC is a legacy company that is over 130 years old. They blend traditional wisdom of ancient processing methods, with modern safety testing that exceeds FDA pharmaceutical standards. It one of the few companies we source our TCM herbs from. They are based in Taiwan and have US offices.

Most patients don’t realize these powdered capsules and tea we use from KPC are 5:1 extracts. The herbal formulas are cooked in vacuum sealed tanks to naturally concentrate them without chemicals. Pure herbs. No additives. No chemicals added. These are way different than an American dried powdered capsule. On average, 1 KPC capsule has the equivalent of 5-7 dried American capsules.

Here is a short ad with a few factory videos. We only use the best. If you want the best results, you have to use the best products.

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04/04/2026

Top 10 Reference Book
The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine is a top 10 affordable reference book for natural medicine. It covers over 30 disease states and includes well researched protocols. It is a good blend of research and clinical practice. It is written in an easy to read format. The book contains over a thousand references and is well written. You can find it used online for just a few dollars.

Enjoy a video short here detailing it.

The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (3rd Edition) by Dr. Michael Murray and Dr. Joseph Pizzorno This is an accessible, affordable reference book for natural...

04/01/2026

Plastics, Infant Death & Premature Babies
There is huge growing body of scientific evidence on the dangers of plastics on human health. The evidence is growing daily, yet no public policy is changing. Here is a report on an old study showing two of the major chemicals in plastics are toxins. More concerning, it shows these two chemicals were directly responsible for premature births and infant deaths. A study in 2021 showed that up to 107,000 premature births were caused by these two compounds.

This is just one of a huge body of evidence showing how dangerous plastics are. The plastics industry and their lobbying efforts are keeping change from happening. Obviously (in an age of playbook), they keep publicly denying the negative health consequences of their plastics.

The science is there. How much human suffering and disease do we need experience before we actually make a larger change?

On a positive note, there are many simple steps people can do to minimize the exposure to plastics. On a negative note, our entire world is mostly plastic based. These compounds are already in our body and our children' bodies. I have written much about the negative health impacts and positive steps we can all take to minimize plastic exposure.

A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births worldwide, a new study found.

03/23/2026

Got Hops?
Hops is one of the most powerful natural plant remedies we have. Most people think of hops only as a brewing ingredient for beer. We can thank the alcohol industry for funding a lot of medicinal plant chemistry research on hops.

Hops is one of our main herbs for anxiety, stress and related disorders. It is a very powerful sedative for insomnia. It has very strong muscle relaxation and muscle pain relieving properties. It also has broad spectrum anti-inflammatory compounds similar to turmeric/curcumin. It is also a wonderful digestive bitter. It can help with a variety of digestive ailments.

If you have ever drank hops tea, you will quickly see that beer gets most its flavor from the hops. Each variety of hops has different chemistry and slightly different levels of healing effects. Hops works well in any format including tea, capsules or tincture.

Hops has over 1,000 phytochemical in it. This is not super uncommon for plants. Just think that every time you take a drink of hops tea, you are getting over a 1,000 phytochemical! Alpha acids and beta acids are the main types of compounds. Hops also has essential oils, resins, flavonoids and many other compounds.

The alpha acids create most the flavor of beer. Each variety of hops can have higher or lower concentrations. Brewers know this and even include alpha acid content in beer menus often. The main alpha acids are humulone and cohumulone. They are responsible for many of hops nerve calming, muscle relaxing and sleep inducing effects. They also contribute to the hazy look of stronger microbrews.

I made a short video showing the alpha acid content of a variety of hops. Check in out.

This video is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose or cure disease. Discuss any changes with your healthcare provider. Hop...

03/01/2026

Supplement Safety
It is important that all consumers of dietary supplements are able to identify quality companies. It doesn't matter how cool a company's website looks. This is just advertising. It doesn't matter if a company is sold on Amazon. Patients get emails every month from Amazon about a counterfeit supplement they purchased.

No company is quality until you personally inspect their facilities or have gathered their quality control Certificate of Authenticity (COAs).

For every company I recommend to any patient or teach about, I can personally guarantee I have spent time investigating the company. I have most all companies COAs on record.

I know people love a good buy or cheap sale. It is buyer beware when it comes to buying supplements. It doesn't help to save money if the product has heavy metal contamination (which is common), and you get lead poisoning. All the products we carry have been researched and vetted.

Quick little video about COAs.

When considering supplement safety, every company must be throughly researched. Just because a company has a fancy website or just because Amazon sells a pr...

02/28/2026

Anxiety, Stress & Skullcap Herb
Skullcap is one of the simplest and best herbs to consider for anxiety, stress and diseases of the nervous system. It is one of the great supportive herbs for fibromyalgia, muscle pain and muscle spasticity. It is one of the best supportive herbs for chronic neurological diseases such as MS, ALS, Parkinson's disease and others. Since most all diseases have a component of stress that affects them, this is a great supportive herb for most anyone.

Enjoy this free video lecture on skullcap.

This video is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose or cure any disease. Discuss any changes with your healthcare provider. ...

02/20/2026

We Are Open
We are open today. Snow is plowed. We have a last minute cancellation if anyone needs in, just call the clinic.

Roads are a little slick, so be careful.