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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Hot Flashes, Depression, Digestive Issues, and Other Vague Symptoms… Is it Hormones or Heart Disease?

By | May 18th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Heart Disease: The Number One Cause of Death for All Genders Heart disease is the number one killer for all genders, across every race and ethnicity. Yet, breast cancer is one of the most feared diagnoses for women. So, why is that only a little more than half of women (56%) are aware [...]

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The Underrecognized, Number One Cause of Death in Women & What Conventional Cardiovascular Care is Missing for Healthy Hearts

By | May 11th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Some Scary Statistics on Heart Disease in Biological* Women “Breast cancer.” It gets a lot of attention from healthcare and the media. It is also one of the most feared diagnoses for most women. But did you know that is not the number one killer, or even condition, for females? Heart disease causes [...]

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Tired? Lack of Motivation? You’ve Got “Adrenal Fatigue,” Right? Wait… but There’s No Such Thing!?

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

Why Is There Such a Controversy About “Adrenal Fatigue”? The Precision of Wording in Medicine If you want to play your odds in getting some practitioners to go hyperbolic, say the term “adrenal fatigue.” Within one minute, you’ll either: Be eyeing the nearest exit to escape the long-winded explanation of its non-existence (and [...]

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Naturopathic and Functional Medicine for Optimizing Digestive Health and Soothing Stressed-Out Guts

By | April 20th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Stress on the Gut Stress is a buzz word in wellness. This is for a few good reasons: Everyone experiences it. It affects everything: your brain, body, emotions, self-care, productivity, and even relationship interactions. Many people have experienced a “nervous stomach” because of emotional upheaval. The reason for this is that your gut [...]

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How Stress Messes with Your Gut (The Gut-Stress Axis)

By | April 13th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Stress effects everything, instantaneously. When in “fight and flight”, our whole physiology and psychology shifts quickly to survive. Thankfully, once the stress is gone, the mind and body can enter into recovery. However, if there is no respite, long-term stress can be detrimental. Chronically, either the perception and continued rumination of emotional stressors, or, [...]

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Hold Your Horses! Serotonin and Depression Are, in Fact, Linked…

By | March 16th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Here's Why Functional Medicine and Naturopathic Doctors Do NOT Need to Pull Serotonin Precursors off their Supplement Shelves for Mood Disorders.   Introduction: Should We Consider Serotonin When Dealing with Depression? It’s become obvious that we can’t treat depression solely based on serotonin levels. Yet, does that mean we shouldn’t consider it all? [...]

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Lack of Antidepressants and Serotonin Deficiencies Aren’t the Only Cause of Depression and Mood Imbalances?! But We Already Knew That!

By | March 9th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Introduction- Much Ado About Bashing Serotonin’s Link to Depression… Recently, a hot debate on the efficacy of antidepressants and the accuracy of the serotonin hypothesis of depression was once again stirred up. With the release of the results from a new analysis of a review of studies, the media’s headlines proclaimed that the [...]

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The Role of the Gut-Liver Axis in Liver Disease and Overall Health

By | March 2nd, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Optimizing Your Microbiome and Liver Health for Better Brain, Liver, and Hormonal Health: Part II   A Review of the Gut-Liver Connection The connections between our organ systems, and their interplay, are vital for our overall health and vitality. Researchers are currently becoming more aware of these intricate links and the clinical implications [...]

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