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Stellar Kitchen: Beef Stew
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How Often You Should Get a Checkup?
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Dr. Della and Eisley Cooking: Pizza Pasta Recipe
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Everyday Health Tips for Moms
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What Are Adrenal Glands? Adrenal Education Series Coming!
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How to Encourage Kids to Be Active
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Everything You Need to Know About Water Filters
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6 Easy Exercises To Do With Your Kids
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The Real Deal on Cholesterol
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Vegetarian vs Meat-Eating Diets
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Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever — the Truth Behind the Myth
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Meet Integrative Nutritionist, Amy Hardesty
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Care for Nausea and Vomiting
Feeling sick to your stomach is never pleasant, but there are several ways to relieve nausea while at home. Whether you’re feeling a little green around the gills or you …Read More »
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5 Illnesses That Are Easily Spread In Fall And Winter
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Stellar Mommies Talk Diet Fads!
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The Importance of Handwashing
Why is it important to wash your hands? Handwashing is by far the best way to prevent kids and adults from getting sick and spreading germs. Germs on your hands …Read More »
Sick? 7 Naturopathic Ways to Help Fight Off Your Cold
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6 Tips to Fight Sinus Problems
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What is Nutrition Response Testing?
Nutrition Response Testing (NRT) is a system that uses muscle testing to identify what organs are under stress and what nutrients or herbs your body needs in order to restore …Read More »
Injection Therapies with Stellar Health & Wellness
Sometimes our bodies need a little boost. A direct way of getting your body exactly what it needs is injection therapy. At Stellar Health & Wellness we offer two types …Read More »
Doing Keto? Learn How to Make Fat Bombs!
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When to Seek Chiropractic Care
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Top 4 Morning Tips to Have the Best Day Ever!
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Keeping Healthy in the New Year
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Interview: Getting to Know Dr. Herrst
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Discover Food Intolerance with Stellar Health & Wellness
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Holistic Health with Stellar Health & Wellness
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Top 5 Strategies for a Happier Holiday Season
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Prenatal Massage Relieves Pain and Stress During Pregnancy
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What is Bulletproof Coffee?
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Customized Diet with Integrative Nutritional Counseling
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Natural Remedies to Help You Through the Winter
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How to Make Cauliflower Rice & Homemade Mayo
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9 Tips To Keep Kids Healthy This Winter
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Holistic Benefits of Honey
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Thyroid Function 101 with Eisely
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Benefits of Massages for Moms
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Get to Know Dr. Marlena Kurtz
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5 Time Saving Tips for Busy Parents
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Deep Breathing Techniques
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New Patient Orientation – Welcome to Stellar Health and Wellness!
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Paleo-Friendly Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Great news! Resisting all that Halloween candy just got a little easier with this deliciously dense pumpkin bread recipe. After taking the kids trick-or-treating enjoy your very own paleo-friendly treat. …Read More »
Watch Stellar Moms Talk About the Wet Sock Treatment
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3 Ways to Protect Against Environmental Toxins
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7 Nutrients We Are Missing In Fast Food
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How to Counter the Soil Depletion of Nutrients with Supplements
Fruits and vegetables are still an amazing way to get essential minerals and nutrients—especially when you compare the nutritional value of fast food and snacks. However, according to Scientific American, …Read More »
4 Normal Poop Colors for Your New Baby (and 3 warning colors)
The biggest surprise new mothers have with new babies is the variety of poop colors they encounter. Colors can change within days of having baby home and new colors can …Read More »
3 Ways Your Liver Detoxes the Body
The liver has a fundamental role in your body’s overall regulation. Your liver is your body’s filter. It converts toxins into waste products. It cleans your blood. It metabolizes nutrients …Read More »
Top Substitutes for Major Dairy Foods
For some, finding a substitute for dairy is a must. They may have determined through a food intolerance evaluation that they have a milk allergy or are lactose intolerant. Others …Read More »
Top 3 Food Habits for Healthy Holistic Families
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Stellar Health and Wellness Helps Local Fox 12 on Wellness Day
Everybody needs health evaluations, even TV news studios. On August 15th Stellar Health and Wellness had a great opportunity to provide food intolerance evaluations and dried blood cell analysis …Read More »
Fires Creating Bad Air Quality: 5 Naturopathic Ways to Boost Your Lungs
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3 Naturopathic Tips for Moms: Back to School Immune Boost for Kids
Back to school can mean back to sniffles and colds. Like clockwork you are fighting against a situation that is a perfect storm for compromising your kid’s immune system. Just …Read More »
Holistic Health for New Mothers in Portland
What is the best way for new moms to rest and recover after giving birth and how long should that resting period be? Before Portland was a city and before …Read More »
Help Losing Weight with Integrative Nutritional Counseling in Portland
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Best Massage Therapy for Pregnant Moms in Clackamas
Massage therapy during pregnancy is an inspired choice for prenatal care. It relieves many of the discomforts associated with pregnancy, such as backaches, stiff neck, leg cramps, headaches, and edema …Read More »
Integrative Nutrition Counseling is More than Diet
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Dr. Della Parker Doesn’t Treat Diseases, She Treats People
Some doctors identify their patients by what ails them. Some patients also self-identify by the condition they have. By investigating the individual as well as the condition, the cause of …Read More »
What’s the Difference Between Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage?
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Women are Losing Weight with Integrative Nutritional Counseling
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Vitamin B-12 Injection Therapy in Clackamas
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Integrative Nutritional Counseling in Clackamas
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3 Naturopathic Essentials for Traveling This Summer
They say half the fun is getting there, but not if you catch a cold, get an upset stomach, or start to just feel plain icky. Summer is the season …Read More »
Is Massage More Beneficial in the Summer?
Summer time usually means more activity. If you plan on increasing your workout routines, then you will want to make sure you don’t forget to add massage therapy to your …Read More »
Can a Nutritionist Help with Weight Loss?
You tried all sorts of diets, you even became more active, then you restricted calories, restricted carbs, ate more vegetables, etc., etc., etc. The common complaint from those who can’t …Read More »Yvonne Schroeder Massage Therapist in Clackamas
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Managing Diabetes with a Keto Diet – What You Need to Know
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Why Patients Love Stellar Health and Wellness
We care very deeply for each of our patients, and we think it shows! Not just in their health, but in the kind words they’ve shared with us. In the …Read More »
3 Vitamins That Support Skin Health and The Foods To Find Them In
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Depression and Motherhood – Destigmatizing Baby Blues
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Nutrition and Fertility – What You Need To Know
A healthy diet is an essential foundation for fertility, especially as you get older. But knowing how to eat right for your body is just the start, focusing on polyamines …Read More »
3 Health and Wellness Apps That Can Change Your Life
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Meet Yvonne Schroeder, Massage Therapist at Stellar Health & Wellness
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Relieving Pain and Reducing Tension with Massage Therapy
All too often, massage therapy is considered a luxury instead of a valuable tool in achieving whole body wellness. The truth is that massage therapy can be remarkably curative in …Read More »
3 Things You Should Know About The Real Food Diet
Creating and maintaining a meal plan that works for you is a real accomplishment, especially with the wealth of fad diets available to us. Ask Your Doctor Talking to your …Read More »
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What Every Women Needs To Know About PCOS
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Summer Skin Care Tips For The Whole Family
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Summer Smoothies For The Whole Family
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Managing Your Diabetes As You Age
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How Hormone Imbalance Affects Women’s Health
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Everything You Need To Know About The Metabolic Reset Diet
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3 Things To Know About Naturopathy
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Pursuing Your Real Food Diet
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National Bike To Work Day is Friday, May 18th!
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Is A Blood Type Diet Right For You?
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Delicious Morning Juice Recipes For The Whole Family
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3 Habits That’ll Lengthen Your Life
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Gentle Exercises For The Whole Family
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Easy Ways To Protect Your Child’s Skin in Warm Weather
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Natural Ways To Detox Your Skin
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Making Heart Health a Priority
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Feel Your Best Just In Time For Spring
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Creating Accountability With Our Healthie App
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Contemporary Integrative Nutrition In Your Pocket
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Integrative Nutrition and Accountability – Making Good Decisions That Last
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Meal Planning For Better Health This Summer
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3 Things You Should Know About A Real Food Diet
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What Folks Are Saying About Stellar
As with any professional service, an honest recommendation can go pretty far. We celebrate each of our patients and as a result, we often find them celebrating us as well. …Read More »
Subclinical Hypothyroidism – 3 Things You Need To Know
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What To Know About Ileocecal Valve Syndrome
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Do You Need A Food Tolerance Evaluation?
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Your Guide To Integrative Nutritional Counseling
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Nutrition Response Testing For Your Health
Nutrition Response Testing (NRT) is a non-invasive, yet very precise tool used to evaluate the health of organ systems and identify nutritional deficiencies. Unpredictable food allergies, sudden intolerances and heavy-lidded …Read More »
What Our Patients Should Know About Injection Therapies
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Avoid These 3 Foods During A Breakout
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What Is Adrenal Fatigue And Do You Have It?
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Why Can’t I Fall Asleep And Stay Asleep? 3 Great Home Remedies
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3 Things To Know About Dried Blood Cell Analysis
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3 Natural Ways To Fight Spring Allergies
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Finding Balance With Naturopathy and Physical Therapy
The models for holistic healthcare and physical therapy are remarkably similar though the practices are fundamentally different. It is because of these similarities that these complementary practices collaborate so beautifully …Read More »
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How Sexual Activity Helps Boost Health
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3 Ways To Focus on Postpartum Wellness
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3 Women’s Health Trend Predictions For 2018
With each year comes a new laundry list of precautions, preventatives, and prescriptions for living your best life. What you decide to investigate and audition is a concern of your …Read More »
3 Delicious Ways To Eat Your Folic Acid
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Should You Be Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar?
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3 Blood Pressure Red Flags Women Should Watch Out For
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A pillar of happiness, as described by anyone who describes themselves as happy, is the act of gratitude. Showing others that you value and care for them is not just …Read More »
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3 Picky-Eater Approved Healthy Snacks To Make At Home
Have a few picky eaters under your roof? Or maybe you’re the picky eater—either way, the new year is the perfect time to try exciting new things, food included. Whether …Read More »
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It’s likely you’ve read somewhere that either tea or coffee was the warm beverage of choice for health-minded folks. And despite its conclusion, that article would most likely be right. …Read More »
Meditation Techniques For The Enlightened Novice
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3 Simple Exercises To Do At Your Desk
If your new year’s resolution involved more physical activity, don’t relegate it straight to the gym. There are innumerable ways to boost your heart rate and strengthen your body right …Read More »
Detox and Yoga: Part 1
First things first: Place your feet on the ground… Sit up straight… Good… pull the muscles of your core in towards the spine and up towards the heart (great!). Feel …Read More »
Google’s Most Asked Health Questions of 2017
As we grow older, new questions regarding our bodies and health are bound to emerge. Luckily for the internet beset masses, we can typically find answers to so many of …Read More »
3 Holiday-Detox Juice Recipes To Energize Your New Year
The post-holiday malaise that inspires unjustified and unattainable new year’s resolutions can be the very thing that keeps many of us from fulfilling those champagne-misted promises. Folks like to swing …Read More »
Mommy Needs A Detox!
Mommy just needs a break, am I right!? If you are like most moms I know, you have been running yourself ragged buying gifts for everyone, baking, hosting, visiting Santa, …Read More »
3 New Year’s Health Resolutions You Can Easily Keep
As we stare down 2018 and wave farewell to 2017, many of us are focused on how we can better enjoy our lives, our jobs, and families this year. The …Read More »
4 Hangover Prevention Tips The Naturopathic Way
Naturopathic medicine recognizes an inherent self-healing process and part of that process is the philosophy of prevention. This philosophy can also help you when you want to prevent that New …Read More »
Top 5 Signs You May Have Adrenal Fatigue
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Top 3 Herbs and Botanicals from Dr. Della’s Dispensary
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3 Tips To Stay Healthy Before And During Travel
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5 Herbs That Keep You Warm In The Winter
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4 Naturopathic Tips For That After Thanksgiving Bloat
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Got B12?
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Naturopathic medicine follows many principles and many practices, but the philosophy and the goal can be summed up in two words; self-healing. Your body has many of the building blocks …Read More »
Creamy Green Bean Casserole – Vegan & Paleo Friendly
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10 Natural Probiotic Sources to Improve Gut Health
When you hear the word bacteria do you think of something bad, dangerous, and unhealthy? Most people do, but did you know there is good bacteria too? Yep, good bacteria! …Read More »
Trick Not Treat!
Say Trick Not Treat! Halloween is scary right!? All those ghosts and goblins. Well, ya know what is even scarier? Sugar! I mean that stuff will kill ya. Seriously… I …Read More »
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Aspirin vs. Natural Remedy for Headaches
Say your fire alarm goes off in the middle of the night while you’re sleeping. The alarm is doing its job letting you know there is smoke and possibly fire …Read More »
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When you meet someone new and they know you are a doctor the conversation always seems to go to the same place. If I’m on an airplane, at a party, …Read More »
7 Ways To Optimize Your Bedroom For Sleep
Do you wake up after sleeping a full eight hours still feeling tired or wake up throughout the night feeling wide awake? If you don’t get quality sleep on a …Read More »Nutritional Response Testing in Clackamas
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Winter Is Coming! Dr. Della’s Top 5 Immune Boosting Posts
In the hit series Game of Thrones, “Winter is coming,” is used as a warning to help those prepare for all the perils of a colder season. You too can …Read More »Dr. Della’s Top 5 Holistic Health Blog Posts
3 Little-Known Causes of Restless Legs Syndrome If you find yourself in bed welcoming sleep yet kept awake by the urge to move your leg, than you may have Restless …Read More »Holistic Health Care in Clackamas
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Signs & Symptoms Of Adrenal Fatigue | Stop Suffering!
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It’s summer and it’s hot! This is a great time to break out the grill and enjoy cooking dinner in the great outdoors. Enjoy this beautiful summertime seafood recipe next …Read More »
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5 Signs & Symptoms of Chronic Adrenal Fatigue
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