After a mini-hiatus from our monthly blogs and newsletter, I want to start this first blog wishing you a Happy New Year and diving into a few work updates. Today I will share a little bit about my work as a Holistic Naturopathic practitioner so you get to know some of the recent changes that…
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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…
How Optimizing Your Hormones Is The Key To Weight Loss
You have been putting hours in the gym, eating relatively well, but your weight is not budging? It’s time to look at balancing your hormones for better health and weight management. Get friendly with your weight loss hormones: Estrogen Hormone The main sex hormone in women. Made in part in most part in your ovaries….
“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…
The Battle of Mammography vs Thermography: Which one is best anyways?
Women still find themselves asking if yes or not they should get regular breast screenings. And if yes, what is the best tool for them. This article gives you an insight/
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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