New Support Groups

We here at Fern Life Center have heard your requests for more information and support in understanding how to integrate health changes into your life! In response, we are excited to be sponsoring group classes starting this fall!

Led by our highly qualified Nurse Practitioners and Nutritionist, our focus will be on understanding the lab values and clinical picture we evaluate in a medical visit and applying the nuts and bolts of treatment, including diet, lifestyle, stress reduction, and sometimes medication and/or supplements to change the course of everyday health. Each session will have a pre-planned curriculum and time to discuss together.

Because you'll be learning with others, you'll be able to share questions, experiences and hear how your peers have tackled some of the challenges you are facing. Because our clinic staff will always be present, you're assured a professional caliber class equivalent to an extended medical visit. To ensure relevancy, each class will be customized for attendees' specific needs.

What are the topics? When are classes? Topics will change periodically so get your requests in!

 * Learn & apply your Enneagram type with Keesha: every 2nd Wed starting Sept 12th for 6 months, 6-7pm

 * Address cancer & autoimmunity with Keesha: every 3rd Wed starting Sept 19th for 6 months, 5:30-7pm

 * Soothe gut inflammation & allergies (food/environmental) with Keesha: every 4th Wed starting Sept 26th for 6 months, 5:30-7pm

 * Ayurveda for health and wellbeing with Gillian: 6 consecutive Thursdays starting Sept 6th, 5-6pm

 * Lose weight and gain vitality with Gillian and Erin: starting Fri, Sept 28th and meeting every Friday at noon for 12 weeks (no class on Thanksgiving week)

What is the cost?

 * Each session will be billed to your insurance as a medical visit (if your medical insurance covers visits with our Fern Life Center nurse practitioners).

 * If you would like to pay cash, have insurance that doesn't cover Fern Life Center visits, or don't have medical insurance, cost is $50 per session, to be paid in advance.

 * Non-refundable registration fee: $175. This fee guarantee's your commitment to the 6 session program as well as your fellow group members' commitment. This amount can be used towards your co-pays, Fern Life products and/or services. (Sorry, no lab work.)

Where will classes be held? All classes will be at Fern Life Center: 410 Newport Way, Suite B, Issaquah, WA, 98027.

Classes have been scheduled through February 2013 and will be dependent on participation. We need to have a commitment of 10 individuals per group visit.

Fern Life Center Breakfast Club - Come Have Breakfast With Keesha

We have started a "Breakfast Club" at Fern Life Center on Wednesdays at 8 am with Keesha. Our first whole foods healthy breakfast was a kale smoothie. The history of kale and the nutritional content of kale are both very interesting. Kale was brought from Asia Minor to Europe in 600 BC by the Celts. Kale is sulfur-rich with sulforaphanes and isothiocyanates (anti-bacterials) which are powerful toxin neutralizers. In addition this dark green leafy vegetable is rife with lutein and zeaxanthins (good for eyes and vision), and carotenoids, not to mention 60 other nutrients. So enjoy some kale in a Vita Mix for a "fast food" breakfast on the run:

Got Kale? Smoothie

1 lemon juiced (2.5 tbs lemon juice)

1 medium yellow or 2 red bananas (1/2 cup)

1 avocado (large is 6 tbs.)

6 leaves Kale (stems off and cut) 4 cups

1 TBSP flax seeds

2 cups of water (chilled or mixed with ice)

Yields: 3.5 cups of smoothie.

You can replace the banana with fresh organic blueberries or another fruit or better yet, spinach; and the avocado with nut butter. You can replace the water with soy or almond milk. For more taste, add a slice of fresh ginger or other spice. Add protein powder of your choice to increase the nutrition.