Loving on Those Bugs- With Probiotics

By | March 7th, 2017|Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Latest Articles|

                  This week, in my latest posts, I swayed from my beloved topic of essential oils and focused on my other favorite … It was time to revisit the gut bugs, the trillion little tiny friends that line our insides and outside!! You can read more about [...]

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In Defense of Probiotics. So What If Probiotics Don’t Change Bug Populations in These People’s Poo. (Even Though They Probably Do….)

By | July 19th, 2016|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic Medicine, Newsletter Postings|

Probiotics Don’t Change Fecal Microbiota Populations. This Is What One Review of Seven Studies Says. And I Care, Why?                   Back on the Subject of Bugs…Again! Why am I on the subject of bugs again? Well, let me take you back in time to answer this question. [...]

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How Do Probiotics Work?

By | May 15th, 2015|Latest Articles, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

Just in time to make sure you’ve got your game on with geeky-coolness for your Memorial Day festivities, I’m going to help you impress your friends with the answer to this question! First, let’s have another quick review of the last discovered and most popular organ of our body today.1   Microbiome Review 101 Our [...]

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The Good, The Bad, & The Buggy-The Power of a Healthy Gut and the Role of Probiotics

By | June 24th, 2014|Digestion & Gut Health, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Naturopathic, Newsletter Postings|

If you’re a follower of natural, integrative, nutritional, and/or holistic health news, you’ve probably heard about probiotics. Who would’ve thought that in our germ-a-phobic times, many health seekers would be swallowing capsules of bugs by the billons? This is because we’ve been made aware-through mass marketing and various health gurus- that a happy community of [...]

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Probiotics-Supplementing Your Diet with Bugs

By | July 22nd, 2011|Latest Articles, Newsletter Postings, Saratoga Blog at Living Well|

By Sarah A LoBisco, ND There are certain things that stick with you through the years. For instance, I still can hear the echo of my wonderful teachers’ voices in Naturopathic Medical School. As my fellow interns and I gazed at them eagerly with anticipation of their expertise to our latest clinical conundrum, they would [...]

12/3/2008- The Power of Probiotics

By | December 3rd, 2008|Integrative Medicine Hints, Newsletter Postings|

It is now estimated that 50% or more of your immune system is located in your digestive tract! So what we eat can really effect how we feel. It is no secret that our food supply isn’t at its optimum. Eating a diet of processed foods and high sugar can cause imbalance in your body’s [...]

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Naturopathic Medicine and Essential Oils for ADHD with Dr. Stoychev, ND, RD (Ep. 388)

By | November 14th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

(Listen to the full episode here.) The Prevalence of ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in kids. According to the CDC, 6.8 million children aged 3-17 years old, or about 10%, are impacted by it. The lifetime prevalence for adults with ADHD is approximately 8%. The numbers [...]

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What is the Vagus Nerve and Why is it So Popular in the Wellness Space?

By | July 27th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

The Importance of the Vagus Nerve for Nervous System Balance and Optimizing Physical and Psychological Health The tenth cranial nerve, the vagus nerve, has gotten a lot of attention recently. This is for good reason. Having an optimally functioning vagus nerve is vital for balancing many critical functions in the body. In this [...]

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My Aching Head! Naturopathic, Functional, and Mind-Body Medicine to Soothe Headaches

By | June 15th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Ouch, My Head Hurts! Headaches are an all-too-common pain in the face and head that a majority of the population, 96%, experience in their lifetime. In my previous post and video, I reviewed all the main points about headaches. Topics covered included: Classifications of headaches (primary and secondary) Common types of headaches (tension, [...]

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