Life Style The Valley of the Shadow July 14, 2021 / July 17, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 8 Comments on The Valley of the Shadow You may know by now that I recently went through a rough patch. I am happy to report being very much on the other side of it. Last week, I underwent a routine gyn surgery. I did not undertake the decision lightly and had several conversations with my doctor, maybe too many from his perspective. […] Read more »
Life Style Independence Day July 3, 2021 / July 3, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 2 Comments on Independence Day Happy Fourth of July, Everybody! This Independence Day weekend, I’d like to address a weigh different kind of independence: an independence from the control ultra processed food has taken over us. So many of us struggle with weight or losing weight and it is not because we are sitting at home eating bowls and bowls […] Read more »
Life Style Faith Over Fear May 29, 2021 / May 30, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 2 Comments on Faith Over Fear We usually enjoy the third week of March biking, hiking and hanging with my sister and her family in Bend’s outdoor paradise. 2020 Spring break was no different. But last year the spring in “Spring Break” was in name only, as Bend’s vernal equinox was not so warm and inviting as usual. People were still […] Read more »
Life Style Attagirl, Julie! April 13, 2021 / November 30, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 2 Comments on Attagirl, Julie! I have fond memories of my son’s high school football team’s after game rituals. Win or lose, they would crowd in together and call out attaboys to each other for great plays they observed each other performing during the game. It was always uplifting and a beautiful reminder of how people learn and grow best […] Read more »
Life Style A Mighty Oak March 5, 2021 / March 7, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 2 Comments on A Mighty Oak Thousands if not millions of people lost power last week. It’s amazing what ice can do. Topple trees. Down power lines. Cut off heat and water and internet. Evidently our power went out last Friday night. Kenny and I snuggled under thick blankets and watched the unfolding ice show out of our bedroom window. Suddenly, the […] Read more »
Life Style One is the Loneliest Number February 21, 2021 / February 24, 2021 by Dr. Julie I wouldn’t say I mind housework. I mean I actually get a rush of natural endorphins when I stand back and look at my clean house after dusting and mopping and sweeping and putting things back in their rightful place. It’s a habit drilled into me from childhood. This is the way we clean the […] Read more »
Life Style Love Thy Neighbor February 6, 2021 / February 6, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on Love Thy Neighbor I had been looking for a location for my new clinic for months; but everything the realtor showed me was either too big or too small or needed expensive tenant improvements. And there never seemed to be enough parking. So when I drove out of the alley which serves my CPA’s office one sunny afternoon […] Read more »
Life Style Out of the Mouths of Babes January 24, 2021 / January 24, 2021 by Dr. Julie It didn’t take much coaxing to get my husband to jump in the car and drive over the pass to visit our kids. Even the eight inches of snow dumped on Bend that Friday morning didn’t deter him. We hadn’t seen our grandchildren in over a month. And pictures and facetime just don’t cut the […] Read more »
Life Style Food Labels January 18, 2021 / January 18, 2021 by Dr. Julie I have encountered a school of thought in the weight loss world that says no food is off limits and we should not label food good or bad. The reasoning is that if you label a food good or bad then you might label yourself good or bad if you eat that particular food. And […] Read more »
Life Style Hindsight is More than 2020 January 3, 2021 / January 3, 2021 by Dr. Julie Happy New Year! I wanted to introduce you to Rachelle Mathios, our health coach at Oregon Weight and Wellness and one of the ways we are WAY DIFFERENT from other programs. ( To find out what a health coach does, click here). Rachelle has invited OWW clients to BUILD THEIR BEST YEAR EVER and I […] Read more »
