Your body is brilliant.
Iām Dr. Catherine Clinton, a licensed naturopathic physician, researcher, educator, author and Founder and Chair of the Quantum Biology Health Institute.
For nearly two decades, Iāve been exploring a bigger question in health:
What changes when we stop looking at the body as simply a collection of biochemical pathways and begin seeing it as a living system in constant relationship with the world around us?
Light. Water. Sound. Rhythm. Movement. Frequency. Nature. Connection.
These arenāt simply things happening around us.
They are part of the environment in which our biology happens.
And understanding that relationship has become my lifeās work.
My work began with a question I couldnāt stop asking.
While I was in medical school, I became seriously ill.
I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and two autoimmune diseases and I was in and out of the hospital.
That experience changed the trajectory of my life.
I began looking beyond the question of what was wrong with my body and became fascinated by something deeper:
What are the conditions that allow the body to function, adapt and heal?
That question took me through bioelectricity, the microbiome, fascia, mitochondria, psychoneuroimmunology, circadian biology and quantum biology.
And the deeper I went, the more I began to see biology differently, as a living system in constant relationship with its environment. Modern life has severed us from the millennia old relationships our biology searches for and returning to these relationships brings a deep sense of safety and belonging that restores the coherence within.
That realization became the foundation of my work.
Biology happens in relationship.
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We have learned an extraordinary amount by studying the individual pieces of the human body.
But we are also beginning to understand just how deeply those pieces are connected.
Our cells respond to light and darkness.
Our physiology follows rhythms.
Electrical gradients help organize cellular activity.
Water interacts with charged surfaces throughout biology.
Energetic forces move through our connective tissue.
Our mitochondria continually sense and respond to their environment.
Our nervous system changes in relationship with stress, safety, connection and experience.
And all of this happens within a body that evolved in continuous relationship with the natural world.
The body isnāt separate from its environment.
It is in conversation with it.
This is where my work lives.
At the intersection of quantum biology, mitochondria, fascia, consciousness, the nervous system and our relationship with nature.
Tend Your Coherence
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Body Before Chemistry
Modern healthcare has given us an extraordinary understanding of the chemistry of hormones, neurotransmitters, nutrients, medications, biomarkers and biochemical pathways. They matter.
But chemistry always happens within a biological environment.
There is light.
There is water.
There is charge.
There is movement.
There is temperature.
There is rhythm.
There is relationship.
There is coherence.
Body Before Chemistry is my framework for remembering that context.
For me, this is the heart of coherence.
Tending the relationships that shape our biology.
Tending our coherence.
Bringing a different conversation into health
Today, I bring this perspective into research, education, clinical practice, writing and speaking.
I am the Founder and Chair of the Quantum Biology Health Institute, where we educate physicians, healthcare practitioners and health-seeling individuals interested in exploring quantum biology and its implications for human health.
I am also the author of Optimize: 7 Groundbreaking Steps to Better Health and Longevity Through Quantum Biology, which brings the science of light, water, sound, frequency, nature and human connection into everyday life.
My work continues to explore the intersections between quantum biology, mitochondrial function, fascia, circadian biology, psychoneuroimmunology, consciousness and the environment.
Some of the science I discuss is well established. Some is emerging. And some represents fascinating questions that still need to be answered.
I believe there should be room for all three.
Science with wonder.
Wonder with rigor.
Dr. Catherine Clinton, ND
Licensed Naturopathic Physician | Founder & Chair, Quantum Biology Health Institute | Researcher | Educator | Author of Optimize
Dr. Catherine Clinton is a licensed naturopathic physician, researcher, educator and Founder and Chair of the Quantum Biology Health Institute. For nearly two decades, her work has explored a broader understanding of human biology that considers not only biochemistry, but the relationships between our cells, our environment and the natural world.
Her work focuses on quantum biology, mitochondrial function, fascia, circadian biology, psychoneuroimmunology, consciousness and the biological effects of light, water, sound, frequency and the environment.
She is the author of Optimize: 7 Groundbreaking Steps to Better Health and Longevity Through Quantum Biology and has authored several peer-reviewed scientific publications. Through the Quantum Biology Health Institute, she educates physicians, healthcare practitioners, and health-seekers in the emerging science of quantum biology and its applications to human health.
Dr. Clinton earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the National University of Natural Medicine and maintains a small clinical practice in Eugene, Oregon. Her work spans research, education, writing, speaking and clinical practice, united by one central question:
What becomes possible when we understand the body as a living system in constant relationship with the world around it?
Her work and writing have appeared in peer-reviewed scientific publications and she continues to participate in and support research exploring emerging questions in health and human biology.
Peer-Reviewed Articles by Dr. Catherine Clinton
Actetaminophen & NSAIDS: Re-evaluating Their Use in the Pediatric Popluation
Trauma, The Gut, & Autoimmunity: Novel Treatments for Trauma-Associated Autoimmunity
COVID-19: A Naturopathic Approach
Autoimmunity: The Mitochondrial Connection
Plant Tannins: A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
Development of the Infant Immune Function and the Effects of Breast Milk
I believe we are entering a remarkable chapter in our understanding of what it means to be human.
My hope is that this work helps us remember and return to the relationships within us and all around us.
Your body is brilliant.
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