Excited to be part of this one! The Doctor’s Apron is playing in and sponsoring a hole at the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation’s annual charity golf event, The 2026 OLSHF Applied Underwriters Invitational at Langdon Farms Golf Club on June 29th. The Doctor’s Apron has also sponsored a raffle prize — a 75 minute consultation and a box of @vicegolf Vice Pro golf balls— so if you’re playing, keep an eye out! Thank you to @olshf and to @langdonfarmsgolfclub and @appliedinvitational for putting on this fun annual charity event ! Excited to hit the links for an important cause! See you on Monday June 29th! #olshf #langdonfarms #thedoctorsapron #culinarymedicine #vicegolf

The Doctor’s Apron is now accepting new clients in the Portland metropolitan area or for anyone residing in Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming. I work with a small number of clients at a time - this is by careful design, for quality and comprehensive care within the field culinary medicine. I have 4 founding client spots left for the month of July, offered at a special reduced rate for a limited amount of time. If you’re ready to finally understand the connection between what you eat, how you feel, - and learn how to cook in a way that specifically works for you, your health, and fits in your real life- this is where that work begins. Visit the link in my bio to book a free 15 minute discovery call, or visit the website www.thedoctorsapron.com to learn more about services and packages available with the only independent physician-led culinary practice in the Pacific Northwest. #culinarymedicine #portlandoregon #foodasmedicine #thedoctorsapron #culinarymedicinephysician

It’s cherry season here in the PNW! Cherries are a multifaceted but perhaps understated fruit. There are meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials showing tart cherries are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. They have been shown to significantly reduce C reactive protein and TNF Alpha, both important key players in the inflammation pathways. At isolated concentrations the anthocyanins (antioxidant compound in cherries also responsible for the beautiful red pigment color of cherries) have been shown to have comparable inhibitions of COX-1 & COX-2 with ibuprofen ( a key inflammatory pathway targeted). Anthocyanins are also found in beets, black currants, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, açaí, and pomegranates. That is quite an interesting point to think about , a fruit shown to be comparable to a long-time household resident in the bathroom medicine cabinet.Nature has so many of these fun facts, I love to continue to learn about them more and more. Cherries have also been found to be good for muscle recovery and exercise, there are meta-analyses showing beneficial effects including reduced muscle soreness and a moderate effect on recovery of muscular strength and power. Cherries are also a natural source of Vitamin C, fiber, and melatonin! Melatonin actually has antioxidant properties beyond its well known sleep role. Cherries are delicious fresh straight off the tree, like in my front yard! Or in yogurt, oatmeal, smoothies, baked goods, salads, jams- you name it! #thedoctorsapron #culinarymedicine #foodasmedicine #pnw #seasonaleating

🍓 It’s Strawberry season! 1) Did you know that strawberry leaves have a long history in traditional and herbal medicine use and have some surprising health benefits? Not just a strawberry, the fruit we all know and love, but strawberry leaves! They are surprisingly rich in bioactive compounds. Strawberry leaves contain polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, and trace minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and manganese. The most evidence supported potential benefits are anti-oxidant and anti inflammatory effects, mild digestive support, cardiovascular support, and possible blood sugar support. They help neutralize oxidative stress and may reduce damaging inflammatory signaling in the body. They offer mild digestive support due to their tannin content, which has an astringent effect on the gut lining. It is also thought that the flavonoids in strawberry leaves may help cardiovascular support by supporting endothelial blood vessel function, reducing oxidative damage to blood vessels, and improving nitric oxide signaling. 🌎For a little fun history context, strawberries were traditionally used in European and indigenous herbal plant medicine for joint pain, a spring tonic, digestion, and inflammatory support. ☕️ Try fresh or dried strawberry leaves in a tea steeped for about 5 or 10 minutes. You could even combine it with other fun herbal tea ingredients, such as lemon balm, mint, hibiscus, or even ginger and lemon! Featured , my freshly picked late spring strawberries from my garden! Pictured with beautifully green strawberry leaves abundant behind . Lastly pictured, a fun little dessert with elderflower soaked strawberries that I learned from #ballymaloecookeryschool. - Elderflower and Lemon Syllabub with strawberries and shortbread. Garnished with quick candied and brandy soaked lemon peel and fresh grated nutmeg. #thedoctorsapron #culinarymedicine #foodasmedicine #foodismedicine

Most people think about health only after something goes wrong. The Doctor’s Apron was built around a different premise — that what we eat, how we live, how we care ourselves and connect with the world around us shape our health long before disease declares itself. Three pillars. One framework. Grounded in physician insight, culinary training, and real life — honestly met. Food as Medicine · Healthy Lifestyle · Mindfulness This is personalized integrative culinary medicine — and it looks different for everyone. The only physician-led culinary medicine practice in the PNW. Summer 2026. #TheDoctorsApron #CulinaryMedicine #FoodAsMedicine #PNW #portlandoregon

Food can nourish long before medicine is needed. It is more than nutrients alone. It is relationship — to the earth, to plants & animals, to each other, and to the rhythms that sustain us. The Doctor’s Apron was built from that understanding. Personalized culinary medicine grounded in real life, nature, and the relationships that make us well. #culinarymedicine #TheDoctorsApron #foodismedicine #foodasmedicine #portlandoregon

Health rarely begins where we think it does. Sometimes it begins here. In the rows. In the soil. In the season that decides what grows and when. Where our food comes from matters. The soil, the climate, the distance from field to table — these things show up in what we eat whether we pay attention to them or not. Beauty and nourishment growing in the same direction. Living here in the PNW makes that evident — always a welcome reminder, in every season. Oregon has a way of making it visible — flower fields in full late summer color, strawberries ripening under Mt Hood & Mt Adams, vineyards that have learned to work with the land rather than against it. We’re just coming into the season when all of this starts again. The fields waking up, the farmers markets filling out, the long evenings that make you want to cook something worth sitting down to. There’s something quietly optimistic about an Oregon summer — the way the whole region leans toward abundance. I’m already looking forward to what this one brings. The Doctor’s Apron was built with that connection in mind. #TheDoctorsApron #WillametteValley #OregonSummer #OregonGrown #culinarymedicine

Sticky Asian pork, farm salad, fresh garden herbs, edible flowers. Made from real ingredients. Cooked with intention. Eaten with actual enjoyment. This is what nourishing food actually looks like — not a compromise, not a consolation prize, not something you eat because you’re supposed to. Food that supports your health should also be food you genuinely want to sit down to. Those two things are not in conflict. Real ingredients cooked well don’t have to choose between delicious and good for you. That’s not a radical idea. It just got lost somewhere in modern medicine. The Doctor’s Apron exists to bring it back. #TheDoctorsApron #CulinaryMedicine #FoodAsMedicine #portland #farmtotable

Some of the most meaningful things I’ve learned about food didn’t happen in a clinic or a classroom. They happened while traveling — watching how different cultures cook, gather, shop, eat, connect, and relate to food in everyday life. In many places, food is still deeply connected to seasonality, community, rhythm, and presence. Not optimized. Not rushed. Not reduced to numbers on a label. That perspective stayed with me. Because culinary medicine isn’t only about nutrients and lab values. It’s also about behavior, environment, culture, memory, and the realities of how people actually live. The Doctor’s Apron was built with all of that in mind. 📍 Thailand —where this particular travel experience came with a wok, a basket of fresh ingredients, and a lesson that no textbook assigned. #padthai #TheDoctorsApron #FoodAsMedicine #CulinaryMedicine #portland

Something’s been growing this season — and it’s not just Portland’s roses and rhododendrons. As a physician, I’ve watched how profoundly food shapes the way we feel — often long before symptoms appear or disease declares itself. I’ve also spent time studying food and cooking from a different perspective: not simply as nourishment, but as experience, connection, creativity, intentionality, and medicine. The Doctor’s Apron is where those two worlds finally meet. Personalized integrative culinary medicine, grounded in physician insight, culinary training, and real life — honestly met. I’m excited for what’s ahead. More soon. #thedoctorsapron #foodasmedicine #culinarymedicine #portlandoregon #pnw

Some of my delicious, health-forward eats — a few vibrant salads and seasonal soups. • Orange, watercress & radicchio duck breast salad • Sticky Asian pork salad with fresh garden herbs and Asian greens • Baby greens growing • Red lentil soup with turmeric, masala yogurt , toasted sunflower & pumpkin seeds • Goat cheese, kumquats, & rocket salad • Potato & parsley pesto soup Color, balance, organic farm fresh ingredients, and seasonality — this is where culinary practice meets healthy intention. #culinarymedicine #foodasmedicine #farmtotable #thedoctorsapron #lifestylemedicine

Food is everything we are. I think food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable - anthony bourdain 💙🌏#travel #foodieswhotravel #culinaryjourney #culinaryexperience #culinarytravel

A few bits of food, fun, and travel in Panama, Mexico, Colombia, And Uganda! #travel #foodieswhotravel #culinaryjourney #culinaryexperience #culinarytravel

In my element. In a pasta making class. Learning. Cooking. Having fun with my food ☺️ #pastamaking #cookingclass #thedoctorsapron