Stephanie Taylor

Mini-Med 20176 Whole Foods: the Re-discovery of Nature-Beef/Pork/Lamb Stephanie Taylor MD PhD June 3, 2017 “Rather than focusing on more product for less price, we must focus on replenishing the soil. The weakening of our nation’s soil contributes to an unavoidable chain reaction leading to the destruction of energy and Life as we know it. […]

Mindfulness: Practical Applications Mini-Medical School #2, April 8, 2017 Stephanie Taylor MD, PhD Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E. Frankl Mindfulness is attending to the present. There is nothing foreign, difficult or […]

Mini-Medical School #1 2017 Navigating the Health Care System with Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Introduction: The basis of integrative health is the harmonious union of mind, body and spirit. An additional essential component is the health of the environment and of our socio-political system. We are in a time of rapid evolution, and it is […]

Avoiding Weight Gain-it is not what you think. Mini-Medical School #6 2016 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD The holiday season is a very special time of the year and there are very special foods associated with holiday celebrations. Most celebration foods are high-calorie and many of us worry about weight gain during the holiday season. Traditional […]

October Mini-Medical School #5 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Sleep Essentials More than twenty years ago Dr. William Dement gave a Community Hospital Grand Rounds on Sleep Medicine. Dr. Dement is one of the founders of the field. At the time it was new and without much professional recognition. His efforts to convince the Traffic Safety […]

Mini-Medical School #4         August 6, 2016 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD “I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don’t have to.” Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Healthy aging is the most popular topic in the Mini-Medical School Series, and for good reasons. The average lifespan has increased dramatically […]

Spices for Health and Healing April 2, 2016 by Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Definition of a spice: A spice is “edible, aromatic and dried” Our second Mini-Medical School focused on another aspect of healing with whole foods, namely Spices! These rare and tasty items were revered as medicines in the not too distant past.  Recent […]

Mini-Medical School #1 2016 Presented by Stephanie Taylor MD PhD All disease begins in the gut-Hippocrates, 3rd c, B.C.E. Who are the Microbiome? Currently, all the bacteria that live on and within you. Very soon, this definition will also include viruses and parasites. As of 2016, 10,000 bacteria types have been identified comprising eight million […]

Genetics for you Mini Medical School #6 December 5, 2015 Presented by Stephanie Taylor MD PhD   Part one History of genetics: Many of you are familiar with Gregor Mendel, who lived in the mid-19th century. He was an Augustinian friar who did significant genetic research. You may not know that he initially started his […]