A nutrient-dense, whole foods diet is critical to the health of an expectant mother and the fetal programming for her...
depression
DID YOU KNOW? Naturopathic Doctors are trained as primary care practitioners. Ontario, Canada faces a shortage of family doctors, and...
The long and winding stream
Both the gut lining and the gut microbiome play a role in the health of your thyroid and its hormones....
Join Dr. Laura M.Brown, ND and Amanda Gazzola in an in depth conversation on the impact of stress on gut...
The microbiome is a large body of bacteria, and some fungi and viruses that helps humans with detoxification, protection and regulation of body systems such as hormone and energy distribution, the immune system, and the brain for thinking and behaviour. It also provides nutrients like folate, vitamin K, biotin, riboflavin...
Cravings? Sugar can be as addictive as cocaine. An excess of sugar rewires the dopamine receptors in your brain. Out...
Processed foods are chemically engineered to deliver a dopamine high. It’s true sugar itself is actually more addictive than cocaine....
There are links between gut and mood. In Beyond Digestion, I talk a lot about the fact that we not...
We need rest and digest. If we’re always in fight or flight, or freeze, right, we’re not digesting. So, and...
Are imbalances in your brain chemicals and hormones affecting your sleep, work and pleasure in life? Check each of the following that apply to you: I wake feeling unrested Sleep is difficult for me I am always tired, fatigued or lack lustre for life Concentration and focus are a challenge...
