Everyone is talking about gut health and if you’re not, it’s time to chat. With 80% of our immune system in our gut, it is imperative that we care for our overall health by starting with our gut. Patient I’ve worked with have been able to resolve their thyroid diseases, decrease their weight, balance their…
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The Sweet differences: Metformin drug vs herbal Berberine. Which is better for my Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is preventable and if you are living with Type 2 diabetes, know that it is reversible. Today we explore both the use of Metformin which is the number one drug for diabetes and Berberine; this wonder herb with its many benefits. Insulin: Where does it come from and how does it work?…
Asthma: Is your period to blame?
Have you heard of premenstrual asthma, also called PMA. Up to 40% of asthmatic women have PMA. Guess what, I was one of them. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from asthma. But how do our hormones impact our lung health to the point of causing asthma issues during a women’s menstrual…
A Holistic Approach To Heartburn
What are GERD and Functional Dyspepsia? GERD aka Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is when the content of your stomach comes back up into the esophagus. GERD is characterized by pain in the upper abdomen, heartburn, regurgitation and difficulty swallowing. Some may even experience chronic cough, asthma with their pain and recurrent pneumonia. Functional dyspepsia aka FD…
Metformin: The new wonder drug to support our gut health?
Do you have leaky gut? I mean don’t we all. We are all overly medicated, on birth control, eating a poor diet, stressed out and having unnecessary elective surgeries. All of this bodily stressors eventually contribute to leaky gut aka increased intestinal permeability. Leaky gut is an inflammatory reaction in which the content of our…
“I have a gut feeling about this”: All your probiotics questions answered
It’s one thing to want to self-treat and self-cure. It’s another to really get to the root cause of your symptoms and finding the right probiotics for YOU! What are probiotics? Probiotics are live micro-organisms aka bacteria that live in our gut and vaginal flora. Common ones you may have seen are Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and…
I’M TOXIN FREE almost!
HEY HEY HEY!! It’s Daisey again! Coming to you from sunny, yet polluted Arizona. Toxic burden from products we use, to the foods we consume to the fabric we sleep on are never ending. As a Naturopathic Physician, toxin exposure is definitely an area of my life I strive to make better every day. In…
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