Moon Ridge Medicine

Moon Ridge Medicine Naturopathic Medical Practice
Led by Dr. Alexander Arrington

There’s something powerful about the end of a day.The light shifts.The noise softens.And for a moment, everything feels ...
02/18/2026

There’s something powerful about the end of a day.

The light shifts.
The noise softens.
And for a moment, everything feels honest.

Not every ending is a loss.
Sometimes it’s a clearing.

We don’t always move forward because we added something new.
Sometimes we move forward because we finally removed what was in the way.

The habit that was numbing instead of healing.
The comfort that was quietly costing you your health.
The job that no longer aligned with who you’re becoming.
The pattern you’ve outgrown but kept repeating.

Letting go can feel heavy. Even sad.
Especially when it’s something that once felt safe.

But obstacles don’t disappear on their own.
We have to choose to set them down.

And when we do, something shifts.
There’s more space.
More clarity.
More strength.

Sometimes growth looks like rising.
Sometimes it looks like releasing.

What’s one thing you know is standing in your way — and ready to be cleared?
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The challenges we face are often the ones we’ve chosen.To lead.To parent.To create.To care for others.To pursue meaningf...
02/17/2026

The challenges we face are often the ones we’ve chosen.
To lead.
To parent.
To create.
To care for others.
To pursue meaningful work.
But none of it is sustainable without health.
True wellness isn’t about perfection or performance —
it’s about having the capacity to meet life fully.
To stay steady in stress.
To recover well.
To remain present for the people who depend on you.
Rise to the occasion — by tending to the foundation that makes it possible.
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In medicine, identity matters.And we don’t talk about it enough.When someone says,“I’m a diabetic.”“I’m anxious.”“I’m an...
02/16/2026

In medicine, identity matters.
And we don’t talk about it enough.

When someone says,
“I’m a diabetic.”
“I’m anxious.”
“I’m an insomniac.”

A diagnosis can quietly become an identity.

But what happens when the language shifts?

“I’m a person living with diabetes.”
“I’m working through anxiety.”
“I’m healing from insomnia.”

It may seem small. It isn’t.

If you don’t believe healing is possible for you, it’s hard to stay consistent with the plan.
If you don’t believe your body is capable of change, why would you nourish it, support it, trust it?

At Moon Ridge Medicine, we don’t treat diagnoses.
We treat people.

And part of that work is gently helping patients step out of
“I am this condition”
and into
“I am someone capable of healing.”

There are decades of research on the connection between belief and physiology, expectancy theory, and even the placebo effect.

Belief isn’t magic.
But it is medicine.

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11/18/2025
Inflammation isn’t a tree to cut down at the trunk, it’s one to prune. Suppressant drugs can make you feel better for th...
11/18/2025

Inflammation isn’t a tree to cut down at the trunk, it’s one to prune. Suppressant drugs can make you feel better for the moment, but they don’t touch the roots. Balance does what temporary relief can’t.

It is the season to slow everything down so we can finally hear what our bodies have been whispering all year. This is t...
11/16/2025

It is the season to slow everything down so we can finally hear what our bodies have been whispering all year. This is the season to rest, to rebuild, to come back to yourself. It’s your time to heal.

📣 Don’t Wait — Grab Your Copy Today!If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to sit down to dinner with a naturopat...
07/13/2025

📣 Don’t Wait — Grab Your Copy Today!

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to sit down to dinner with a naturopathic doctor and a true Appalachian home cook... this book is your invitation. 🍽️📖

✨ Dinner with Dr. Arrington (2nd Edition) just dropped at Barnes & Noble!

Inside:
✅ Healing recipes rooted in Appalachian tradition
✅ Practical naturopathic tips woven into every meal
✅ Stories that feel like home

📚 Don’t miss this — order your copy now and start cooking with intention

Dinner with Dr. Arrington serves up more than just recipes - it's a casual, heartfelt guide to eating clean and living well. With a blend of down-to-earth storytelling and accessible science, Dr. Alexander Arrington helps readers make better choices at the table and beyond, from ditching...

🍽️ NEW RELEASE!Dinner with Dr. Arrington is back with a deliciously updated 2nd edition! Blending Appalachian cooking wi...
07/13/2025

🍽️ NEW RELEASE!
Dinner with Dr. Arrington is back with a deliciously updated 2nd edition! Blending Appalachian cooking with naturopathic insight, this book offers more than just recipes — it's a healing journey from kitchen to table.

📚 Now available at Barnes & Noble: BN.com
Tag a friend who loves holistic health or Southern comfort food! 💬👇

NDNR featured Dr. Arrington for his treatment of a complex pediatrics case. If your kid’s struggling — especially with m...
07/03/2025

NDNR featured Dr. Arrington for his treatment of a complex pediatrics case. If your kid’s struggling — especially with mental health — this is who you want in your corner.

A child’s anxiety vanished—without pharmaceuticals. This powerful case study highlights the gut-brain connection and the promise of naturopathic interventions in pediatric mental health. https://ndnr.com/anxietydepressionmental-health/gut-health-pediatric-anxiety/

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Naturopathic Health Education

MEDocere LLC is an experiential organization producing and supporting creative personalized and group learning environments with a focus on a healthy lifestyle. Our interpretation of recreational activities strives to enable participants to, in a literal sense of the word, recreate themselves. Utilizing all aspects of the human experience, we conduct and support activities of both personal and interpersonal growth and development. Centered around courtesy, integrity, and perseverance, we strive to provide quality service dedicated to the needs of clients.

Dr. Alexander Arrington

Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine

Born on an apple orchard among the hills of Appalachia, Alexander spent most of his life in the rural, Ohio River Valley. Learning at an early age the importance of education, he earned a bachelor of science in microbiology and a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Under the supervision of venerable naturopathic doctors, doctors of chiropractic medicine, and licensed acupuncturists, Alexander developed patient-centered treatment plans to address chronic pain and fatigue, digestive and skin conditions, physical and mental health, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, addiction and cancer. As a primary intern, he worked together with physicians to provide primary medical care for populations under the poverty line through state Medicaid, county grants, and the Volunteers of America Oregon. Dr. Arrington focuses on individualizing his approach, trained in nutritional, botanical, physical and behavioral means of providing others the tools that will aid them in reaching their personal goals. His interests include many things from music to medicine, rock climbing and more. He has been a lifelong practitioner of martial arts and an outdoor enthusiast since childhood. Though he may be a voracious learner, he is passionate about teaching others. Alexander has a long history of educational occupation under the Boy Scouts of America and school systems like Denver Public Schools and Shanghai High School. Notably, Alexander has also worked extensively with the developmentally disabled and children diagnosed with behavioral disorders.