The Natural Bite

A reader named Jen recently asked about changes to my nose after my upper jaw surgery.
Did my nose get wider and flatter? Did anything change with my cheeks?
Well, there are plenty of photos on this site, so taking a look through those will let you form your own opinion. The photo here was taken a [...]

My recent post on critics leads to an obvious counterpoint: fans and supporters.
I’m not sure I would survive a skull-sawing without my own patient, cheering entourage.
This group, the cheerleaders and the caretakers, are critical to every step in the process.
During the initial research phase, it was my boyfriend Chris who sat with me and read [...]

I’ve been following a vitamin regimen in preparation for jaw surgery on November 5th (19 days away!). Coworkers probably think I’m chain-popping antacids because of our stressful week, but it’s just not true.
Effective vitamin use for surgery preparation requires lots of high dosage pills, taken at the right times of day. I’ve been taking this [...]

I’ve been interested in natural medicine as a supplement (and sometimes alternative) to conventional medicine since I first started college seven years ago.
My learnings have come from the likes of Paul Pitchford, Michael Murray, and Rebecca Wood, who emphasize the importance of diet as the foundation to health, and the power of plant ingredients to [...]