We have long understood the unique and intimate connection between the gut and the brain and the influence they have over one another. The thought, sight or smell of food can trigger the digestive juices of the gut long before you start to eat. Our gut is sensitive to our emotions, like anger, sadness, grief, […]
Gut Health
Listen To Your Gut
Got constipation, bloating, diarrhea, gas, IBS, heartburn, food sensitivities, skin issues, brain fog, or autoimmune problems? That’s likely your gut telling you that something is seriously out of whack. Don’t blame Mom and Dad–it’s probably not about being dealt a bad genetic hand, but more likely, what we in the integrative health world refer to […]
Personal Carbohydrate Tolerance – Beans and Legumes
Beans and lentils contain protein, but they also are high in carbohydrate content. Depending on your personal carbohydrate tolerance, you may be able to introduce some beans and lentils into your diet once you have adapted to a lower carbohydrate protocol and gained better blood glucose control. It’s best to keep your carbohydrate intake very […]
Why Does the Gut Become Leaky?
Unfortunately, there are a lot of ways to undermine the integrity of the gut lining: Not eating enough fiber, which starves the good bacteria responsible for repairing and maintaining the gut wall lining. Eating too much sugar, which feeds bad bacteria growth. Overdoing it on foods loaded with gluten, the protein found in many grains, […]
Gut Health
Treating Digestion, Liver, and Toxicity
In my practice, the foundation of any successful naturopathic intervention is to support healthy functioning of the digestive tract and facilitate the body’s elimination of toxins. This also applies to Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy in that poor nutrition, digestive disturbance, toxin accumulation, and sub-optimal liver function greatly impact the efficacy of the treatment. In order […]