Maybe it's the brain fog that won’t lift, the bloating that won’t go away, or the anxiety creeping in. You’re not alone—these symptoms might be your body’s way of signaling hormone imbalances or other underlying health concerns. Perhaps you have already began some investigation and your bloodwork came back pretty unremarkable, and yet deep down you’re more interested in getting to the root of it all, especially around natural medicine and lifestyle plans.
Read MoreGUT HEALTH MATTERS! Your gut, often referred to as the “second brain,” is home to trillions of microorganisms that make up the gut microbiome. In fact, our gut bacteria weighs about 4 pounds! This community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes plays a significant role in digestion, immunity, and even mood regulation.
Read MoreInterestingly, hormone replacement therapy seems to be increasingly popular, and recently someone expressed the 'Do I have to?' concern. Which makes sense, as we've come so far in medicine and talking about natural medicine in particular, it raises the questions about options.
Read MoreFeeling off-balance? Hormonal imbalances could be the culprit. Discover the signs and how naturopathic care can help. Hormonal imbalances occur when there's too much or too little of a hormone in the bloodstream-or when they’re not in balance with each other!
Read MoreAs a Naturopathic Doctor, we are trained in a multitude of healing modalities such as IV therapy, minor surgery, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, and botanical medicine, where it’s more tools in our toolbox to not just care for the patient, but to get to the root cause of disease.
Read MoreUnderstanding our genes and genetics is paramount in unraveling the intricate blueprint of our existence. It’s what we’re dealt, though so much of our lifestyle, energetics, etc. can all contribute to our health concerns. In fact, while genes make up anywhere from about 5-10% of our health outcome, so to speak, we really do have a lot more say in the matter than we’re led to believe.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered about these concerns? Or even if concerns are interrelated?
You're not alone!
In addition to of course fielding many questions about #hormonebalance - I commonly find myself talking about these associated symptoms that those pesky (yet loving) hormones may be causing!
How can you tell if you have high estrogen?🧐 It's not always easy to tell because symptoms tend to mimic that of low thyroid and low estrogen (a paradox), for example, but if you're experiencing:
Read MoreIn the midst of holiday season, or even if you’re about to go on vacation, have you ever felt that it either needs to be all or nothing when it comes to what you eat, or even a bit of the mindset “I’ll start over in the New Year”? While it’s quite common, and especially in large groups of people where research has shown we may subconsciously eat more than usual, there are also ways to remain healthy - or ‘healthy-ish’ over the holidays.
Read MoreThey’re not fun. Just when you think things are going alright, you’re losing weight, some habit, food, emotion, etc. returns and your weight plateaus. Or perhaps increases. Either way, both are frustrating. What can also be frustrating is if maybe you continue to lose weight, but then wonder why or if ‘all this’ is something you’re going to have to keep up.
Read MoreWe all have moments of feeling unsure, unable to make a decision, or perhaps even needing a minute to just roll it around in our heads. Whether it’s trying new food, a new exercise program, or even finding a new mentor/teacher. It’s not just the ‘mind’ getting clear on what we want, but it’s allowing our spirit to get clear on what we need.
Read MorePsychologically, there are terms called intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to help describe why we decide to keep some habits, and why others decide to fall away- or we get fed up, need a change, or just something ‘different’ even if we’re not quite sure yet what that looks like.
Read MoreWhat have you learned about yourself in times of perceived hardship? What would you have done differently upon reflection? When I was younger dad used to always ask me “Why do you have to learn the hard way?”, and I used to say that I don’t want to tell my future children (or others) about what someone else did, I wanted to be able to impart my own experience. As I got older, I began to understand someone else’s ‘hard way’ can actually be an important lesson for someone else.
Read MoreMark Twain said “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” The first one not only happened, but you have some sort of blueprint to go with it (i.e. astrology natal chart, fate, etc.), yet in search of the second, who/ what are you nourishing in the meantime?
Read MoreHave you ever had an injury, ailment, or symptom that just won’t go away? Or fast enough? Something that feels ‘too severe’ for the incident or too out of the ordinary for who you are & your health background? Even if this didn’t occur to you right away to consider more than just a physical cause, what if it was? 💭
Read MoreI know it can seem frustrating, irritating, annoying, etc when it feels like you’re putting in so much good work- or even if you don’t feel like you have but you’re doing what you can!- and nothing seems to be happening. Good news!! ✨Energy is always in motion, and before symptoms even occur in the physical, energies are/were happening all around us in the emotional & spiritual before they came into this dense form.
Read MoreEclipses happen when the axis of the earth and moon line up, where if the moon is between the sun and the earth it’s a solar eclipse (on a new moon), and if the earth is between the two, it’s a lunar eclipse (on a full moon). Records of events during eclipses date back to (at least) 3340 BC, and many of these tend to be significant when it comes to endings (i.e. war), or perhaps even a pause and reflect.
Read MoreWhen we utilize visualization, whatever we’re working towards can not only happen, but we’ll also be ready to receive. ✨ When it’s in the mind, we get to see how we feel & adjust if needs be, before we expend physical energy. What happens in our thoughts can eventually manifest in 3D.
Read MoreSo let’s dive into all things astrology! After all, if the moon can move oceans, other planets and asteroids can certainly affect the energy in the universe and especially within our body (different pressures can affect different organ systems as well).
Read MoreHealthy, balanced hormones give you great energy, an awesome sex life, periods that you hardly know are there, and just feeling overall, well, balanced. But like life, things may not always go as smoothly and imbalances may occur from time to time.
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