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Northern Colorado Independent Practice Association Interview with Dr. Fields

June 17, 2020 By Caitlin Murray Leave a Comment

The Northern Colorado Independent Practice Association goals are to:

Keep medical practices viable

Maintain patient-physician relationships

And to help practices provide the best care for their patients.

Read Dr. Fields’ interview with the physicians network below!

Dr. Jackie Fields is the kind of person who radiates peacefulness from the inside. As she speaks, it washes over those listening to her. She is a doctor of Family Medicine, and a specialist in Integrative/Functional Medicine. Her mission is to help her patients find better health and happiness while improving the community and the planet we all live in. Her passion for medicine and healing started at a young age, as she watched her father – a surgeon – care for his patients with tremendous love and compassion. Her mother, from Italy, created healing foods and taught that food was the source of health. As Dr. Fields was finishing high school her mother was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. By her first year in college, she accompanied her mom to Massachusetts General for a 12-hour brain surgery. While her mom was ill, she studied and learned about the research that renowned Dr. Bernie Siegel, a Yale surgeon, was doing on psychoneuroimmunology. His expertise lies in mind-body medicine and the relationship between the patient and the healing process. Around this time, she wrote him to ask about his approach to medicine and how she could get trained in this approach to medicine. Dr. Siegel responded immediately and became a mentor to her throughout medical school and her medical training.


As she finished college, Dr. Siegel became the first president of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and invited Jackie to the first national meeting! At this meeting, she was the youngest invitee and it was here she met many of her future mentors including: Dr. Andrew Weil, Patch Adams, Christiane Northrup, and Deepak Chopra. After meeting and connecting to these amazing paradigm shifters in medicine, it became clear medical school was her path and these fantastic mentors would inspire her to create the dream clinic that would serve people better in mind and body. Dr. Fields had a fascination with indigenous medicine, mostly because in these cultures it was evident that the mind was never separated from the body in treatment and the wisdom of plant medicine was not lost. This fascination led her to traveling around the world to learn and train with Indigenous healers. Her main travel destinations were mainly located in central and South America.


Dr. Fields proudly states that practicing Integrative Medicine has given her, “27 years of miraculous healing stories with her patients.” She believes in using allopathic medicine when necessary, but for chronic issues an integrative approach serves the patient much better. Her patients take an active part in their own healing and health journeys and take part in co-creating a plan to reach their own personalized health goals. Dr. Fields uses a functional and integrative medicine approach, as she likes to keep all options on the table for patients’ unique healthcare needs. She addresses each patient’s physical, emotional, social, environmental, and spiritual health issues individually. She also believes in creating a “big picture” view – and is willing to coordinate patients’ medical care with other providers to make sure her treatment plan takes all the patient’s health care needs into account.

“Integrative medicine is less harmful to the human body overall,” states Dr. Fields. It is important to empower and educate patients about what they can do to shift their health by changing their diets and lifestyle. Dr. Fields says, “Eighty percent of chronic disease can be healed with lifestyle changes…now that’s health care reform”. This approach is especially powerful when figuring out and helping people in their recovery from complex, chronic medical conditions. Some of the patients she sees may have already been to 10 different providers and have given up hope by the time they see Dr. Fields. After consulting with her about options, they realize there really is hope for them, by taking an integrative medicine approach. Her clinic includes all methods and modalities. While she is duel Board Certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Medicine, her integrative center has experts in nutrition, botanicals, supplements, acupuncture, homeopathy, physical medicine, holistic psychotherapy, and mind-body medicine.


Dr. Fields learned that even if a patient eats a nutrition diet, often chemicals in products they are using will cause adverse reactions. After years of research and consulting with pharmacists and experts, she formulated her own line of skin care products which is called “Dr. Fields’ Sacred Skin.” She has taken the Safe Cosmetics Pledge not to use any known carcinogens, hormone disruptors or toxic chemicals in her skin care products. More about her products can be found on the practice website (listed at the end of this article) and in her natural pharmacy located at her practice. A percentage of profits from these product sales goes towards funding The Healing Gardens Foundation. This foundation is a non-profit organization formed by Dr. Fields with the purpose of supporting education and research in integrative medicine and helping fund patients unable to afford these modalities.


The Healing Gardens Foundation created a vibrant and healing garden for all to enjoy, free of charge. It is planted in the form of a Native American medicine wheel to teach people where their medicine really derives from. The Gardens include a variety of plants with significant medicinal properties for healing. The Gardens are located at 315 Canyon Avenue, at the intersection of Olive Street and Canyon Avenue in Fort Collins.


So, what inspires such an inspiring woman? “Inspiring healers!” she exclaimed,  along with “competence and curiosity.” Her drive and passion is fueled and nourished by her family, local community, and the simple awe of what nature has to offer.                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Donating COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma

May 5, 2020 By Caitlin Murray Leave a Comment

This article is directly from the UCHealth website.

What is convalescent plasma?

The management of COVID-19 has mainly focused on infection prevention, case detection and monitoring, and supportive care. There is no specific anti-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) treatment recommended at this time because of the absence of evidence, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

However, people who recover (convalesce) from COVID-19 make antibodies against the virus in the plasma component of their blood. And evidence shows that this convalescent plasma can be used as a treatment for patients with COVID-19 without the occurrence of severe adverse events.

UCHealth has already treated patients using this blood and is looking to identify potential donors of convalescent COVID-19 plasma to be able to treat more COVID-positive patients across the state.

Do I qualify?

COVID-19 convalescent plasma may only be collected from COVID-19 recovered individuals if they are eligible to donate blood.

You must have:

  • Prior diagnosis of COVID-19 documented by a laboratory test.
  • Complete resolution of symptoms at least 14 days before the donation.
  • Meet all requirements for blood donation.
  • More details are outlined in the FDA guidelines.

What if I had symptoms of COVID-19, but never got a test?

If you suffered from a respiratory illness over the last eight weeks and believe you may have been exposed to COVID-19, you may be eligible to donate plasma in the near future. Please fill out one of the forms below, depending on where you live. Then, if the opportunity arises for you to donate plasma, coordinators will follow up with you soon. Thank you.

What do I do next?

  • In Northern Colorado: Contact Kaitlin Zobel: 970.495.8987, or fill out this form and someone will contact you. Details on their process and scheduling can be found here.
  • Outside Northern Colorado: Contact the UCHealth convalescent plasma hotline: 720.848.8888, or fill out this form and someone will contact you.

Where can I find more information?

  • The Colorado COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project Consortium
  • UCHealth Today’s COVID-19 page.
    • UCHealth Today article: Donating plasma for COVID patients new push in fight against deadly virus
    • UCHealth Today article: ‘Huge’ milestone: Colorado’s first convalescent plasma recipient leaves ICU after 34 days on a ventilator

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Lifestyle and Self-Care Recommendations during COVID-19

April 27, 2020 By Caitlin Murray Leave a Comment

NUTRITION:

  • Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Aim for 9-13 servings per day of a variety of types for a wide array of phytonutrients to enhance the gut microbiome.
  • Consume dietary fiber, a minimum of 28-35 grams daily, preferably from whole foods.
  • Eat fermented vegetables or other probiotic-containing foods to maintain epithelial health and gut barrier function.
  • Reduce or avoid immune offenders such as added sugars and salt, high-glycemic foods (including processed carbohydrates), and excessive saturated fat.

STRESS REDUCTION/MANAGEMENT:

  • Monitoring stress levels through biofeedback markers such as heart rate variability (HRV) may assist in knowing when to implement stress management strategies such as breath work and meditation.
  • Practicing stress-modifying techniques on a regular basis can result in greater resilience when confronted with stressors.

SLEEP:

  • Good quality, sufficient quantity (seven to eight hours) and adequate deep phasic bouts of sleep is of upmost importance as part of immune maintenance, as well as during times of recovery from illness.
  • It is advised to have good sleep hygiene and maintain consistent sleep hours by turning off screens, ensuring the room is cool, quiet, and dark, and setting reminders to go to bed on time.

EXERCISE:

  • A personalized exercise program can be designed even during homestay by utilizing features in one’s home environment. This includes fitness apps, the internet (YouTube is a huge resource!), and take the opportunity to experience the calming, immune-supportive effects of being in nature (while social distancing of course).

SOCIAL FACTORS/CONNECTION:

  • Encourage reduced exposure to interactions perceived as hostile and non-supportive and, at the same time, emphasize and encourage spending time with people who are positive or affirming.
  • For those people who may be lonely or isolated, as well as those who may be at increased risk of immune compromise, recommend regular social connection as a routine. Ideas might include participating virtually in local community events or in a religious or spiritual group. 

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