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 BulletinNovember, 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.