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Natural Medicine of Vermont
Dr. Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac.
50 Court St., Middlebury, VT 05753
802-388-6250


An article on the nuance of aging in women's bodies
https://www.drstacysims.com/newsletters/articles/posts/longevity-research-active-women?skip_click_tracking=true https://www.natmedvt.com/post/strength-training-is-essential-to-health-and-aging-well-especially-for-the-peri-and-postmenopausal-w I have included above Dr. Stacy Sims article "What my grandmothers taught me about aging well" as an add on to my previous article on strength training. Researchers who are women, of color, and neurodivergent are illuminating the dispa
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Aug 51 min read


A Wise Medicine For Our Times
By Karen Miller There are moments when life asks us to listen differently—when the pace quickens, old forms begin to loosen, and the body speaks with a clarity that can no longer be ignored. Wise medicine begins here: not by rushing to silence what is uncomfortable, but by approaching it with reverence, curiosity, and respect for the intelligence moving beneath the surface. What if we could listen into our next response? Within this year of the Fire Horse, the wise medic
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Jul 55 min read


Welcoming change and presence
By Karen Miller-Lane All that you touch/You change All that you change/Changes you The only lasting truth/Is Change God/Is Change From Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Here we are in another new year. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2025 was the year of the Wood snake, in fact we are still in the year of the Wood snake as the Chinese New Year is on February 17th. Late February into March we will enter the energy of the Fire horse. These are energies of recalibration
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Jan 204 min read


Echolocation
By Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac . This is a time of deep listening, even as we are bombarded by noise, chaos, and harsh edges. We may...
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Feb 27, 20252 min read


Intentions and Goals - Listening our Knowing into Being
By Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac ‘Knowing others is intelligence; Knowing yourself is true wisdom.” Laozi, Ancient Chinese Philosopher...
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Jan 3, 20256 min read


Strength Training is Essential to Health and Aging well especially for the Peri and Postmenopausal Woman
By Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac “ The fact is, everyone--both men and women-- naturally lose muscle and strength with age. If you do...
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Oct 6, 202419 min read


One of my favorite spring/summer salads - Hemp Heart Tabbouleh
I'm not sure where I got this recipe, there are lots of great recipes online, but this one is both delicious and nutritious and turns out...
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May 6, 20241 min read


The Importance of Protein as we age - it’s all about building muscle.
By Karen Miller-Lane, ND, LAc “The challenges of studying nutrition and aging are one of the reasons I’ve become more flexible in my...
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May 5, 202411 min read


Calling into question the practice of preventing and treating fractures in the elderly.
November 7, 2023 There are three attached articles that I wanted to share to add perspective to how we dance with health and our health...
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Nov 7, 20231 min read


Life Has Not Forgotten You
This is a beautiful passage from a generative book by James Hollis, PhD who is 83 years old and is a practicing Jungian analyst and...
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Oct 23, 20232 min read


Mobility/Flexibility, Stability, and Strength Training
What are the ten most important physical tasks you will want to be able to do for the rest of your life? Dr. Peter Attia, MD calls this...
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Oct 23, 20232 min read


Movements of Being
And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact,...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read


Health In Motion
Our understanding of health is a dynamic expression of pillars such as sleep, nutrition, movement, light, relationship, and the sacred as...
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Mar 21, 20231 min read


Can sighing reduce stress?
Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac Join me as we explore in more depth how the physiological sigh can support relaxation and reduce stress....
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Mar 13, 20231 min read


Part Three SIBO - What next?
By Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac In Part One, I provided an overview of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or SIBO. An important...
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Mar 13, 20236 min read


The Challenges of Words and Language
You cannot enter into any world for which you do not know the language. --LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN Language entraps us within a view like two...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read


Part Two - What's Behind Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)?
Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac My intent in providing these summaries is to strike a balance between what can be the overwhelming...
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Mar 5, 20236 min read


Open Hearted Health
I’m here to invite you on a journey, an exploration into the meaning and experience of open hearted health. Let's explore together!...
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Feb 27, 20231 min read


Part One – Overview of Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
By Karen Miller-Lane, ND, L.Ac. This is the first part in a series that examines a common, but often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed...
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Feb 26, 20233 min read


Let's breathe...like a frog?
Let's take the next 10 minutes to breath and be present. Requesting a bit of artistic license as I realize that frogs and toads don't...
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Feb 24, 20231 min read
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