Articles
Published:
"Advocating
for Napa's
Veterans."
Napa
Valley Register.
November, 2008.
"Ambrose
Bierce Slept
Here? Tracking
Down the
Upvalley's 'Man
of Mystery'".
Napa
Valley Register.
October, 2008.
"New Directions
in Technology:
Process
Engineering vs.
“Just Doing Things the Way
We’ve Always Done Them.” Bar Bulletin. January,
2004.
"Save Your Labor,
Save Your Time: Let Document Templates Do the Work for You." Bar
Bulletin. August, 2003.
"Information
Just Wants to be Free: Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Public
Disclosure Act." Bar Bulletin. July, 2003.
"Portrait
of a Healing Muse: Eileen Hadidian." Townsend Letter.
January, 2003.
"A
Quick Look at Music, Medicine, Death & Dying." Townsend
Letter. December, 2002.
"Ten
Things You Might be Surprised to Learn about Bankruptcy." Bar
Bulletin. November, 2002.
"Music as
Medicine for the New Millennium, Part II: Dr. Arthur Harvey." Townsend
Letter. November, 2002.
"Music
as Medicine for the New Millennium, Part I: Joshua Leeds." Townsend Letter.
October, 2002.
"Strange
Brew: What's Really in Our Drinking Water, Bottled or Otherwise," Townsend
Letter. August/September, 2002.
"The
Lawyer's Writer: Gary Kinder Achieves Success in Dual Role," Bar
Bulletin. July, 2002.
"Other
Faces of Holism: Interview with Mikelann Valterra, Holistic Financial
Counselor," Townsend Letter. July, 2002.
"Other
Faces of Holism: Interview with Stefani Quane, Holistic Attorney (Part
II)," Townsend Letter. June, 2002.
"Setting
Up a Home Office in 10 Easy Steps," Bar Bulletin. May,
2002.
"The
Cultural Creative and Other Faces of Holism: Interview with Stefani Quane,
Holistic Attorney," Townsend Letter. May, 2002.
"Andrew
Weil, M.D. on Chinese Medicine for HIV & AIDS," Townsend Letter.
April, 2002.
"Feeling
the Pinch: Credit Scoring Affects Local Auto Insurance Rates," Bar
Bulletin. March, 2002.
"Rescuing
Wrinkles with Alpha-Lipoic Acid," Townsend Letter.
February/March, 2002.
Interview
with Nicholas Perricone, M.D., on aging skin and ALA. Townsend
Letter. February/March, 2002.
"Who Cares
about Copyright? A Few Reasons Why Maybe You Should," Townsend
Letter. January, 2002.
"Natural
Stress Relief: Do-It-Yourself Spa Treatments That Relax Body and Soul," Townsend
Letter. December, 2001.
"The
Low-Tech, De-Stress Toolkit," Townsend Letter.
December, 2001.
"Recovering
from Chronic Fatigue," (personal essay). Townsend Letter. November, 2001.
"Mad Cow in a Pill: What Are We Risking with Glandular
Supplements?" (A panel discussion with three experts). Townsend Letter.
October, 2001.
"A Patient's
Journal with CLL," (Guest commentary by Andrew Schorr, co-founder of
HealthTalk.com). Townsend Letter. August/September,
2001.
Interview with
Rhonda Sapp Armero, L.Ac., M.Ac., NADA certified, on using auricular acupuncture
for drug detoxification in a prison setting (Baltimore, MD). Townsend
Letter. July, 2001.
"Jet City
Gems: The Many Facets of Seattle's Emerging Jewelry Scene" Metropolitan
Living magazine. June, 2001.
Interview with
Ralph Golan, M.D. on Inflammatory Bowel Disease ("IBD"), with sidebar
on case history of one patient and another sidebar on bee propolis. Townsend
Letter. June, 2001.
"Sneezing
& Wheezing with Seasonal Allergies: How about Some Natural Relief?"
Townsend Letter. May, 2001.
"Natural
Medicine in Canada: Does it Survive, or Thrive?" Townsend
Letter. April, 2001.
"The
(Holistic) Doctor Is In: Seattle Sets National Pace in Alternative
Medicine." Townsend Letter. February/March, 2001.
"Making a
Stink: Nova Scotia Strikes a Blow for the Chemically Sensitive." Townsend
Letter. January, 2001.
"Natural
Medicine: British Columbia Leads the Way." Shared Vision
(Canada). January, 2001.
"Heck No, We
Won't Go!" Baby Boomers Take Aging by Storm. Townsend Letter.
November/December, 2000.
"A Handful
of Honest Seeds, Sown into the Wind"--Sowings of the Earth (the Terre de
Semences catalog from Europe). Review. Townsend Letter.
October, 2000.
"Living
Libido Loca": Natural Libido Enhancers for Men and Women. Townsend
Letter. August/September, 2000.
The Natural First
Aid Kit: Herbs, Homeopathy & Essential Oils. Townsend Letter.
July, 2000.
Art on the Edge:
Defining the Eastside's Arts Scene. Metropolitan Living.
June, 2000.
Interview with
Gabriel de Santino, founder of Gabriel Cosmetics. Townsend Letter.
June, 2000.
"If The
Future's On the Web, Is There a Website in Your Future? Helping Holistic
Healers (Hesitantly) Online." Townsend Letter.
May, 2000.
Interview with
Anne Jeffres, M.S., L.Ac., on Five Element acupuncture. Townsend
Letter. April, 2000.
Interview with
Suzanne Marlatt, breast cancer survivor. Townsend Letter.
February/March, 2000.
The Holistic
Doctor is "In": How the Northwest Leads the Nation in Natural
Medicine. Metropolitan Living. February, 2000.
"Those
Precious ZZZzzzs: Remedies for Sleeplessness." Mother Nature's
Health Journal. December, 1999.
"Fibromyalgia
Sufferers Want Natural Relief." Townsend Letter. January,
2000.
"Gunpowder,
Peach Leaves & Turpentine: A Look at ‘Natural’ Medicine in 19th Century
America." Townsend Letter. December, 1999.
"Don’t
Touch Me in the Morning: Natural Relief for Fibromyalgia Sufferers." Mother
Nature’s Health Journal. November, 1999.
"Mad Cow
Now: The Risk of Disease Continues." Townsend Letter.
November, 1999.
"The EMF
Controversy: Did Scientist Fake Data?" Townsend Letter.
November, 1999.
Interview with
Craig Weatherby, author of The Arthritis Bible. Townsend
Letter. August/September, 1999.
"Baby
Boomers Changing the Face of Aging." Mother Nature’s Health Journal.
July 7, 1999 (www.mothernature.com)
"Using
Natural Medicine to Overcome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Self-Help
Materials." Self-published, book. June, 1999.
"Everybody’s
Free to Wear Sunscreen: Sunscreen Protection." Mother Nature’s
Health Journal. June 23, 1999. (www.mothernature.com)
"Low Libido
in Women: A Silent Epidemic." Mother Nature’s Health Journal.
June 23, 1999. (www.mothernature.com)
Interview with
James S. Gordon, M.D., founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body
Medicine, Washington, D.C., and author of Manifesto for a New Medicine.
Townsend Letter. May, 1999.
"Do You ‘Achoo’?
Natural Relief for Seasonal Allergies." Mother Nature’s Health
Journal. April 28, 1999. (www.mothernature.com)
"Lighten Up:
Treating the Winter Blues Naturally." A comprehensive look at seasonal
affective disorder and its milder "cousin," the winter blues; and what
current natural therapies are for treating these disorders effectively. A
spectrum of available products is discussed and individually reviewed. Townsend
Letter. February/March, 1999.
"Rooting for
the Roots": A conversation with Ralph Moss, Ph.D., internationally-known
researcher into alternative cancer treatments, and the author of Herbs
against Cancer: History and Controversy. (Cover story). Townsend
Letter. January, 1999.
Interview with
Debra O’Conner, C.N.M., on how midwifery fits neatly into the natural medicine
paradigm. Townsend Letter. December, 1998. Sidebar: transcript of
her remarks from Bastyr University symposium, on the biochemicals of childbirth
and the role of midwives in today’s technomedicine culture.
Interview with
Michael Janson, M.D. Author of The Vitamin Revolution in Health Care
and current president of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (an
international group concerned with chelation as an effective treatment for heart
disease, among others). Townsend Letter. November, 1998.
"Your Health
is In Your Hands": An Interview with Ralph Golan, M.D., lifelong wellness
physician and author of Optimal Wellness: Where Mainstream and Alternative
Medicine Meet. Townsend Letter. October, 1998.
Interview with K.
Mardell Hill, A.C.E., AC.S.M., Post-Rehab Specialist, on Functional Fitness
Training and the Link between Posture, Fitness and Health. Townsend Letter.
August/September, 1998.
Interview with
Scott Walker, D.C., Developer of NeuroEmotional Technique ("NET") and
Steven Shaffer, D.C., NET Practitioner. Townsend Letter. July,
1998.
"Mr.
(Medicinal) Mushroom": Interview with Mycologist Paul Stamets. Townsend
Letter. June, 1998. (Cover story).
Book Reviews on
the Breast Cancer Prevention Program, by Samuel Epstein, M.D., and Controlling
Herpes Naturally, by Michele Picozzi. Townsend Letter. May, 1998.
"Building
the Natural Medicine Library." Townsend Letter. April,
1998
"Ask the
Experts": What Books Do You Think No Natural Medicine Library Should be
Without; Or, What Are a Few of Your Personal Favorites? Townsend Letter.
April, 1998.
Interview with
Carl H. Jelstrup, D.C., Craniosacral Therapist and Practitioner of
"Electromedicine." Townsend Letter. February/March,
1998.
Book Review of
Alternative Medicine Online, by Ralph Moss, Ph.D. (under pseudonym). Townsend
Letter. January, 1998.
"Twenty
Questions" with Ralph Moss, Ph.D. Townsend Letter. January,
1998. (Cover story).
"Rx for
Winter Health—Breathe Green Air": "Clean Air Plants" and Winter
Indoor Air Quality. Townsend Letter. December, 1997. (This article
was later reprinted in WellBeing magazine, Australia and New
Zealand, July, 1998).
Interview with
Valerie Cooksley, R.N., Author of Aromatherapy: A Lifetime Guide to Healing with
Essential Oils. Townsend Letter. November, 1997.
"Self
Health": Alternative Medicine Resources Online. Townsend Letter.
October, 1997. (Cover story).
"The Five
Most Important Things for Health": Interview with Gen MacManiman, Sage,
Author, and Folk Herbalist. Townsend Letter. August/September,
1997.
Interview with
Tracey B. Kirsch, President of Electromedical Products, International,
Manufacturer of the Alpha-Stim (Raided by the FDA). Townsend Letter.
July, 1997.
"Dirty
Pool": When a Competitor’s Complaint Underlies Trouble with the FDA. Townsend
Letter. July, 1997
De-Stressing Your
Workplace. Townsend Letter. April(?), 1997.
"Cut the
Cramps": Natural Remedies for Menstrual Cramps. Common Ground.
January, 1997
Craniosacral
Therapy. Common Ground. September, 1996
Interview with
Thomas Day Oates, Jr., Documentary Filmmaker and Chronic Fatigue Survivor. Townsend
Letter. October, 1996.
"Sick of
Being Patient": The Hard Work of Healing (Part III of a three part series).
Townsend Letter. August/September, 1996.
Interview with
Jesse Stoff, M.D., CFS Specialist and Author of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The
Hidden Epidemic. Townsend Letter. July, 1996.
"Sick of
Being Patient": Getting Specific—Alternative Therapies That Work for
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Part II of a three part series). Townsend Letter.
July, 1996.
"Sick of
Being Patient": Why Alternative Medicine Offers More Hope than Conventional
in Treating the Baffling Disease Known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Part I of a
three part series on CFS). Townsend Letter. June, 1996. (Cover
story).
"American
Bar Association Promotes 'Settlement Week'--But Finds King County Way Ahead of
the Game." King County (Seattle, Washington) Bar Bulletin.
May, 1996.
"Mad Cows
and Englishmen": Why the Current BSE Epidemic in England Raises Questions
about the Safety of Foodstuffs and Glandulars. Townsend Letter.
May, 1996. (Cover story).
"All Quiet
on the Western Front": Andrew Weil Looks East for Natural Therapies for
AIDS and HIV. Common Ground. April, 1996. (Cover story).
"Seattle
Mediation Program Promotes 'Generational Responsibility'." De Novo.
(Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division.)
January/February, 1996.
"What Price
Justice? Nonprofit 'Settlement Now' Offers Low-Cost Mediation." Washington
Journal. Special Focus: Alternative Dispute Resolution.
February 22, 1996. (Cover story).
"Gentle
Medicine": An In-Depth Look at Alternative Medicine’s Increasingly
Significant Role in the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Common
Ground. November, 1995. (Cover story).
NOTE: Articles
published before 1995 not currently listed.
