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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When Your Head Hurts: Headache Causes, Common Types, Red Flags That They are Serious, and Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Tests to Help Find the Cause

By | June 8th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

What is a Headache? Headaches. Yuck! Although they are often not cause for major concern, no one likes having them. They can be a real annoyance, impacting quality of life and productivity. It’s estimated that 96% of the population have had the unpleasant experience of having a headache. Appropriately named, pain in your [...]

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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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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The Gut-Liver Link and the Dangers of “Leaky Gut”

By | February 23rd, 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 and Hormonal Health: Part I   The Many Wonders of the Microbiome Throughout almost every topic I have written about, especially hormones and brain health, I have weaved in the influence that the tiny bugs that inhabit our bodies, specifically the ones taking residence [...]

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Supporting Your Liver for Better Hormone Balance: Part II

By | February 16th, 2023|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

The Liver-Hormone Link Your liver is estimated to have over 500 different functions, and it impacts virtually every organ system. It is most well-known for its role in detoxification and digestion, but it does so much more. Among its many functions, our liver: - regulates most chemicals in the body - processes all [...]

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The Highs and Lows of Progesterone: Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Approaches to Healthy Hormone Balance

By | January 20th, 2023|Articles, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Introduction: Hormone Harmony with Progesterone as a Key Player The power of our hormones to impact our mind and body is impressive. Due to their influence on almost all bodily processes, when these potent, yet delicate, molecules are swayed, wide-spread symptoms can emerge. In fact, if even one hormone is out of balance, [...]

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