Moon Ridge Medicine

08/14/2026

Thank you to Natural Grocers for hosting me and providing a space to talk!

Calorie counting may give us a number, but it cannot explain the full picture of appetite, metabolism, food quality, or the many factors influencing our health. The same critical thinking should be applied to any promise of rapid weight loss—whether it comes from a quick-fix program or a medication.

My latest article offers a glimpse of what the talk was about:

Beyond Calorie Counting: Weight-Loss Drugs, Quick-Fix Programs, and What the Scale Misses

www.moonridgemedicine.com/articles/beyondcaloriecounting

07/23/2026

Coffee is usually discussed as if caffeine is the only thing that matters. It isn’t.

Coffee contains hundreds of other compounds, including polyphenols that may contribute to some of its observed health effects. The bean, roast, grind, brewing method, and what you add afterward can all change what ends up in the cup.

I wrote this article about approaching coffee with a little more intention, without turning it into either a miracle beverage or something everyone needs to avoid.

https://moonridgemedicine.com/articles/coffee-more-than-caffeine

06/30/2026

Your gallbladder is more than a storage pouch for bile. It plays an important role in digestion, nutrient absorption, hormone metabolism, and gut health.

If you've ever wondered why gallbladder problems can affect much more than digestion, this article is for you.

Read it here: https://moonridgemedicine.com/articles/hormones-nutrition-and-digestion-why-the-gallbladder-matters

06/18/2026

The gallbladder is often described as “non-essential” because we can survive without it.

That is true. It is also incomplete.

The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile, helping the body digest fats, absorb fat-soluble vitamins, regulate the gut environment, and coordinate with hormones, cholesterol metabolism, and the microbiome.

For some people, gallbladder removal is medically necessary and appropriate. Still, digestion can change afterward, and those changes deserve thoughtful support.

In the latest article by Dr. Arrington, he discusses why the gallbladder matters for hormone health, nutrition, digestion, bile acids, gut microbes, and life after cholecystectomy.

Read the full article here: https://moonridgemedicine.com/articles/hormones-nutrition-and-digestion-why-the-gallbladder-matters

For support with digestion, bile flow, hormone health, or post-gallbladder-removal concerns, reach out!

The gallbladder does more than store bile. Learn how bile acids, fat-soluble vitamins, gut microbes, hormones, cholesterol, and digestion are connected.

06/07/2026

https://moonridgemedicine.com/articles/hormones-and-your-hygiene

Hormones and Your HygieneIn recently buying some dish soap, I was reminded how deceptive brand marketing can be. With an entire brand devoted to "clean" products, you would not expect to find all...

05/29/2026

The hidden relationship between hormones and the microbiome.

The principle of being a holistic doctor is sometimes lost in the conversation around botanical therapies, supplements, and experimental procedures. Holism, or “wholism,” is not a medical...

02/18/2026

There’s something powerful about the end of a day.

The light shifts.
The noise softens.
And for a moment, everything feels honest.

Not every ending is a loss.
Sometimes it’s a clearing.

We don’t always move forward because we added something new.
Sometimes we move forward because we finally removed what was in the way.

The habit that was numbing instead of healing.
The comfort that was quietly costing you your health.
The job that no longer aligned with who you’re becoming.
The pattern you’ve outgrown but kept repeating.

Letting go can feel heavy. Even sad.
Especially when it’s something that once felt safe.

But obstacles don’t disappear on their own.
We have to choose to set them down.

And when we do, something shifts.
There’s more space.
More clarity.
More strength.

Sometimes growth looks like rising.
Sometimes it looks like releasing.

What’s one thing you know is standing in your way — and ready to be cleared?
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02/17/2026

The challenges we face are often the ones we’ve chosen.
To lead.
To parent.
To create.
To care for others.
To pursue meaningful work.
But none of it is sustainable without health.
True wellness isn’t about perfection or performance —
it’s about having the capacity to meet life fully.
To stay steady in stress.
To recover well.
To remain present for the people who depend on you.
Rise to the occasion — by tending to the foundation that makes it possible.
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02/16/2026

In medicine, identity matters.
And we don’t talk about it enough.

When someone says,
“I’m a diabetic.”
“I’m anxious.”
“I’m an insomniac.”

A diagnosis can quietly become an identity.

But what happens when the language shifts?

“I’m a person living with diabetes.”
“I’m working through anxiety.”
“I’m healing from insomnia.”

It may seem small. It isn’t.

If you don’t believe healing is possible for you, it’s hard to stay consistent with the plan.
If you don’t believe your body is capable of change, why would you nourish it, support it, trust it?

At Moon Ridge Medicine, we don’t treat diagnoses.
We treat people.

And part of that work is gently helping patients step out of
“I am this condition”
and into
“I am someone capable of healing.”

There are decades of research on the connection between belief and physiology, expectancy theory, and even the placebo effect.

Belief isn’t magic.
But it is medicine.

🌿 Moon Ridge Medicine