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No Energy to Do Anything? 7 Common Causes of Fatigue
Your body is telling you something. There are many potential causes of fatigue. But one thing is clear: you don’t just randomly show up with no energy to do anything. Your...
Women, Stop Believing This Lie About Aging
“Oh, honey, it is just part of getting older.” It’s as if women and aging are synonymous with misery and ill health. I have heard this time and again and it drives me crazy....
5 Smart Ways to Deal with Baby-Making Pressure
5 Smart Ways to Deal with Baby-Making Pressure Whether you are struggling to conceive or just starting to explore the possibility of having children, the holidays can be a...
Is Functional Medicine for Me?
Is Functional Medicine for Me? Is functional medicine right for you? It depends. As a functional medicine doctor myself, I’m certainly biased in favor of it. However, it...
5 Hidden Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Have you been told you have IBS? IBS is one of many conditions that is diagnosed when there is no other known cause of digestive symptoms. It is estimated that...
How to Eat for a Healthy Gut
Are Food Sensitivities Making You Sick?
People toss around words like food sensitivities, food intolerances, and food allergies. Unfortunately, there’s not much accuracy to how they’re used in the public sphere....
Is a Naturopathic Doctor a ‘Real’ Doctor?
This is a common question. Is a naturopathic doctor a real doctor? When somebody asks this, what they’re really trying to find out is if naturopathic doctors can be trusted....
6 Ways to Reset your Hormones with Food
Hormones can affect our mood, our weight and even our sex drive. Stress, poor diet and trauma are just a few of the contributing factors to hormonal imbalances, but Dr. Sara Gottfried, a gynecologist and author of “The Hormone Cure”.
Biohack Your Genetics to Unlock Your Superpowers
Everyone knows that genetics are hardwired: little coils of protein and cement determining our fate. Unchangeable, out of our control. We are at their mercy, right? Wrong.
You might find it fascinating to know that only about 20-30% of what makes us healthy is determined by genetics. The other 70-80% is determined by our behaviors (how much we exercise, how we eat, how we handle stress) and social circumstances (whether we have our basic needs met).