Healing Trauma Through the Vagus Nerve: The Polyvagal Theory, the Nervous System, and Essential Oils

By | August 3rd, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

The Popular Tenth Cranial Nerve The tenth cranial nerve, the vagus nerve, has recently gotten a lot of attention. This is for a very good reason. Having an optimally functioning vagus nerve is vital for many critical functions in the body. It directly influences the heart, digestion, brain, and lungs. This “vagrant”, or [...]

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Lavender Oil: The Go-To Essential Oil that Soothes the Brain, Lowers Anxious Symptoms, Calms Stress, Decreases Head Discomfort… and More!

By | July 6th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Everyone gets physical and mental “hiccups” at times. Thankfully, we don’t have to be afraid of every ache, pain, and emotional swing. Our body and mind are designed to maintain balance when we take good care of ourselves. It is when symptoms are consistent and troublesome that we should seek to decode them more [...]

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Peppermint Oil: A Powerful Ally for Digestive Health, Brain Support, Head Discomfort, and Much More

By | June 22nd, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Essential Oils: More Than Just Symptom Relief Consistent headaches, although likely not a serious signal of pathology, could be an early sign of greater physiological imbalances. In the long-run, if these are not addressed, they could increase your chance of health problems. In my series on headaches, I provided an overview of their [...]

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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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Essential Oils to Support Heart Health and Enhance Connection

By | June 1st, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

How Conventional Medicine is Failing in Cardiovascular Care Heart disease is the number one killer in both men and women. With all the advances we’ve had in science, research, and treatments, we have not been able to downgrade it as the top cause of global mortality for decades. In fact, it is projected [...]

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Why We Sleep: The Sleep Phases, Stages, Your Chronotype (Night Owls vs. Early Birds), and 11 Tips for Optimizing Sleep from a Neuroscientist

By | April 6th, 2023|Articles, Digestion & Gut Health, Essential Oils, Integrative Medicine Hints, Latest Articles, Mood & Brain, Naturopathic, Naturopathic Medicine|

Why We Need Shut-eye: The Many Benefits of Sleep In my series on slumber, we’ve learned enough about sleep to give us a healthy level of concern if we don’t get adequate amounts of it. Research has revealed that being underslept leads to poorer job performance and negatively impacts brain health, cognitive function, [...]

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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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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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