Join my colleague, Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND and me in her “The Good Mood Podcast” episode 45. Here’s what Dr....
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There are links between gut and mood. In Beyond Digestion, I talk a lot about the fact that we not...
Cravings? Sugar can be as addictive as cocaine. An excess of sugar rewires the dopamine receptors in your brain. Out thinking your craving can be really tough. Craving for sweetness is strong. With at least seventy percent of the immune system residing in the gut, there is little wonder that...
Both the gut lining and the gut microbiome play a role in the health of your thyroid and its hormones....
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 10% of reproductive aged women. Genetics, environmental factors, and immune system all appear...
Processed foods are chemically engineered to deliver a dopamine high. It’s true sugar itself is actually more addictive than cocaine. When one eats processed food, the brain responds with lower numbers of dopamine receptors to effectively counteract the increase in dopamine. This requires more dopamine to get the same “high”...
The microbiome is a large body of bacteria, and some fungi and viruses that helps humans with detoxification, protection and...
We need rest and digest. If we’re always in fight or flight, or freeze, right, we’re not digesting. So, and...
Dig deeper and easily understand your health. In a number of recorded videos, Dr. Laura Brown, ND and Jenny Swisher peel back the onion and uncover the most commonly asked questions about gut health and the microbiome. Click on the link below to purchase this course: https://jennyswisher.thinkific.com/courses/body-literacy-and-the-gut-microbiome...
DID YOU KNOW? Naturopathic Doctors are trained as primary care practitioners. Ontario, Canada faces a shortage of family doctors, and...
A nutrient-dense, whole foods diet is critical to the health of an expectant mother and the fetal programming for her...
Magnesium is fundamental to life. Yet almost fifty percent of the population is deficient. What is magnesium? The fourth most abundant mineral in humans, it supports over eight hundred roles in the body. Magnesium is found in high concentrations in our bones, heart, muscles and nerves, is carried around in...