One woman’s journey into naturopathic medicine, life, and love. Disclaimer: this blog is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, nor should it be considered a substitute for, professional medical advice. Do not use the information on this website for diagnosing or treating any medical or health condition. If you/your kid have or suspect you/your kid have a medical problem, call yo’ doc!Tumblr (3.0; @descantforhope)http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/how inappropriate would it be for me to bring a fancy tea to this one class that is mostly group...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/51044311977http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/51044311977Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:00 -0700seriously.when people are sad I fix it with tea partiesnot sure if this idea is the best or the greastest or the worst“And now I’m going to squish you with my power boobs…” - A classmate putting...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50942005085http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50942005085Mon, 20 May 2013 15:58:56 -0700“according to intake history, I’ve witnessed at least three immaculate...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50919478025http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50919478025Mon, 20 May 2013 10:53:30 -0700quotable docsquotable doctorspregancyGot assigned to two of my top three docs for the summer rotation, gonna be doing a lot of minor...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50919043885http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50919043885Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:16 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f3d1997396c448d4801dc2aef848e65/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9ee259a20ffce2904b9e4968d2b7c4da/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d5ba875d73ffa3d1f1890c8ed7507fff/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b1d5f63b0e403f7272e9c190e3c220a5/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17c5fe29493fb4c3326f50dcc7802357/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c62b10ec3d955eede7392c55c96c1f1d/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2053679232657c0cd7545b33a6973fd/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bbd629bcefedf30a86cf664ab9ecbb88/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b832d7aabcae1e7266649e4d5e4b2bb/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o9_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f08200f27f01152e83d7e323d44fd7cc/tumblr_mn1713n2ck1qc7yw7o10_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sexyspacearchaeologist.tumblr.com/post/50801238612/i-keep-reblogging-this-in-the-hope-it-will-hurt" target="_blank">sexyspacearchaeologist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I keep reblogging this in the hope it will hurt less eventually.</p> <p>No luck so far.</p> </blockquote> <p>FEELS.</p><p>I have an awful lot of them.</p><p>Sidenote: I now wish to always answer the question “how did you do that?” With “disgracefully” and a smile.</p>http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50849380083http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50849380083Sun, 19 May 2013 13:47:48 -0700doctor whoyou are always here to me“Hops is one of the very rare herbs which contains human estrone, which I’m convinced is...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50688735160http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50688735160Fri, 17 May 2013 17:21:02 -0700“A generalist needs to know a little bit about everything and also be nice, a specialist just...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50536412866http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50536412866Wed, 15 May 2013 17:08:03 -0700specialistgeneralistfamily medicine 4 lyfeand crying, deep down inside where it counts, that I&#8217;m very sick of vitamin C. http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50395885044http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/50395885044Mon, 13 May 2013 20:26:15 -0700fiddler on the med school<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a8b996e28c12f6cd0339b0d84a0ee0cb/tumblr_mmi4u36U7a1qlx7x3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Oh yeah. As our patients are by definition low risk, they tend to refuse ultrasounds and such. If baby is just a little tilted and has a bit of forewaters, you can miss it on palpation, because the hip is also round and smooth. We learn to deliver all the malpresentations (that are deliverable, anyway) and twins. If it’s happening to us, then it’s usually happening fast enough that we don’t get complications. </p> <p>We also have great relationships with our local hospitals if we need to transport. </p>http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49965643685http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49965643685Wed, 08 May 2013 15:51:39 -0700Dr. Z: Okay guys, you've had this beautiful labor, and then all of a sudden, fresh meconium and a...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49964647062http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49964647062Wed, 08 May 2013 15:38:43 -0700frank breech in healthy pregnancysurprise breechshe insisted on the profanityA contract to hold between yourself and your patients : A contract to hold between yourself and your...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49951983627http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49951983627Wed, 08 May 2013 12:53:43 -0700I stumbled onto a subreddit discussing the viability of treatment for the epinephrine scene in Pulp...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49910437721http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49910437721Tue, 07 May 2013 20:47:32 -0700they say the internet is for pornbut there's real knowledge in them there hills<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3b09d50c615e1b9ea4135585dc19685/tumblr_mmfogdiyWv1qlx7x3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>study sass <br/>lol</p>http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49857188268http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49857188268Tue, 07 May 2013 08:02:37 -0700bradfordnd<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AIbUoS2y2vk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>studying</p>http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49830124367http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49830124367Mon, 06 May 2013 20:27:40 -0700sleepy duckstudying<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/baeea66499218c00905220742b033f31/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/21f3247c764f6d364bde22b6cbf291dd/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b99e1b1393312b6c46b00780cc7cf308/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b645266662d5d6770231c59d106d75b/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cebb4c8795e124ef342ab86818c1d8d9/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a68a5aca6243bee9685eae0d9f6d877/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b3f11e333ba44a3e526c4408b7c9d32/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd2fdd7e7951db3b4fbc8cfead4fe839/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da45bee3134d133ddd6bfe2e31b95206/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18cbacb12d925307bf6619bc2097f410/tumblr_mm8u5bhKAr1r04ayro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>For you! </p>http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49648154097http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49648154097Sat, 04 May 2013 20:10:14 -0700calming bunniesfinals weekwellI have 7 more weeksbut we can all use this all the timerecommended avoiding chamomile and a slew of other herbs. METHODS? Pouring the tincture on sperm...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49548322253http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49548322253Fri, 03 May 2013 16:49:09 -0700research does not equal brainsmaybe congress did that onesitting in diagnostic imaging, looking at a lateral chest film with left ventricular hypertrophy...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49484514992http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49484514992Thu, 02 May 2013 19:33:29 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/76a5831d4a46104f9ec717d419c1c230/tumblr_mm5h9sIfPe1qlx7x3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apple pie moonshine, courtesy of my dad</p>http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49410898438http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49410898438Wed, 01 May 2013 19:51:21 -0700medblr beverage clubmoonshinei think this tastes like sugarFIRE with also some cinnamoncardiovascular risk is reduced in patients seeing a naturopath: Because we’re...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49391142835http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49391142835Wed, 01 May 2013 15:41:08 -0700naturopathynaturopathicnaturopathic medicinecardiovascularmitigating risk factorsDown with the sickness- System of a DownWhy won&#8217;t you die- Queen of the DamnedLonely day-...http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49370147922http://descantforhope.tumblr.com/post/49370147922Wed, 01 May 2013 10:40:49 -0700+10 to moodmelodic metal for the morning