NATUROPATHIC CARE &
COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS

Dr. Mel DeBoer, ND, RN
brings together the best of natural and modern wellness practices

Men’s guidance
and supporting community

Connection to yourself,
your partner, the wild around you -
and the wild within.

EVENTS & EXPERIENCES

Transformational workshops, retreats,
and intensives.

Rooted in the Wild was founded by Mel DeBoer combining her years of experience as a registered nurse and naturopath with her deep knowledge and passion for natural medicine and holistic wellness. Joined by her husband, Jase, Rooted in the Wild provides consultations, guidance, healing, experiences and community through reconnection to the wild within us - and all around us.

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View fullsize Strength training is so important as we age. I would never do that many snatches, burpees, or lift that heavy without someone yelling at me to push myself and that’s why I love CrossFit. It helps that the yelling on this particular morning was
View fullsize This is the back of my ticket into the Louvre Museum in Paris. Did you know that receipts in the U.S. are coated in BPA? You know, that carcinogenic additive to plastic water bottles? This receipt in Europe explicitly lets the people of France know t
View fullsize I am so appreciating Europe’s thoughtfulness around the quality of food right now. At home, I can’t eat gluten without intense bloating and brain fog. Dairy makes me cough and need to clear my throat constantly. Eggs make my stomach upset
View fullsize If you have had an appointment with me, you know I’m going to ask about pooping. Quality, amount, consistency, color, transit time - this is vital to health and treatment planning. If you aren’t pooping and pooping well, you cannot be wel
View fullsize A few months ago, I took a course on wilderness medicine taught by a Neurologist at NOLS. We learned advanced assessment and stabilization without typical medical “tools” as we practiced situations off-grid. Sitting next to me was my dear
View fullsize Naturopathic medicine is participatory medicine. The folks who decide this path are agreeing to actively participate in their healing, not simply stand by and agree to layer on prescriptions and diagnoses. I am humbled again and again by incredible h
View fullsize About 10 years ago, I was sick. Like really sick, always sick. Colds turned into bronchitis turned into pneumonia. I never felt good. I had my food sensitivities tested and had IgG reactions to over 20 common foods. After a decade of healing my gut,
View fullsize I spent the past week in the Anza Borrego desert with its vast spaciousness and views of the Sultan Sea. Laying out under the stars, tent-free, in immense heat, nothing could be done except to be still. I began to dream: how do I want to show up as
View fullsize After 4.5 years of naturopathic medicine education, here it is. I’ve graduated! Dr. Mel deBoer, RN, ND I am so grateful for my teachers in wisdom, medicine, and spiritual guidance through this process. And to Jase, my Rooted in the Wild and
View fullsize Comprehensive wellness touches all aspects of our lives - from physical and mental fitness to empowering, supportive community. Rogue River CrossFit brings together these important elements of wellness and so much more. We are proud to call @rogueriv
View fullsize Another FREE class at Harvest Health in Cascade, MI! This one is how to create your own natural health first aid kit, complete with a handout on how to use each remedy. We will also have a coupon code for $10 off our Wild Medicine day-long wilderness
View fullsize Porcupine mountains reishi! This was a really fun find. Join us for our next Foraging and Brews night in September 11 and let’s see what abundance we can find! We’ll go on a foraging hike and discuss medicinal and edible uses of plants a
View fullsize Wilderness medicine sometimes looks like splinting with sleeping bags, reducing dislocated joints with water bottles, and bandana pressure dressings for arterial bleeds. It was the best weekend of NOLS Wilderness Medicine training with my fellow rebe
View fullsize Often folks ask how to start simply on the path to holistic health. Exercise, sleep, community, and NUTRITION will always be the top answers. But what is nutritious for one body is inflammatory for another. Every single person is specific to their ow
View fullsize After 5 years of study, paper writing, deadlines, and testing, I sat for the national board examination for Naturopathic Doctor. What a journey this has been. When I started this program in July 2019, I was working third shift as a RN. I was treating
View fullsize Remember when restaurants and planes had smoking sections? I’m old enough and bartended my fair share during those college years. I remember. Then remember how we learned that maybe smoke traveled, and maybe it caused lung cancer. And perhaps