by Heather Nielsen | Nutrition
Green tea seems to have become wildly popular overnight! I was at a popular coffee shop chain recently and found a green tea latte and a matcha smoothie. I love it when healthy products hit the mainstream market! Green tea is not just a fun-colored drink at a coffee...
by Heather Nielsen | Wellness
Jeff Horacek, MD, Heather Nielsen-Horacek, LPC and the team at Healthy Connections Hood River are thrilled to partner with Bettina Bardin-Sorensen, PT , MSPT, CAFS and her team at Columbia Gorge Physical Therapy to bring a truly unique, comprehensive collaboration to...
by Heather Nielsen | Blog
Functional Medicine is catching on. As more and more Americans realize their daily choices directly impact their health and vitality, we as a culture are seeking health care providers who share this belief and who have tools to help us prevent and reverse disease, not...
by Heather Nielsen | Autoimmune
For those of you who don’t know, Jeff and I met in Portland 10 years ago when he invited me to speak at the Diabetes Support Group that he facilitated. I had never met a physician who ran his own support groups, and from the get-go, I knew he was a special kind...
by Heather Nielsen | Nutrition
Did you know that scientists suggest that Food Waste is the #3 contributor to global climate change? Wow. How frustrating for those of us trying to eat more fresh food – which can go to waste so quickly. What’s a conscious (and health-conscious) consumer...