Is Your Gut Impacting Your Mood, Skin, and Weight?
Dr. Amalia Treadwell, ND, LAc What does Digestion have to do with my Skin? If you’ve ever been to see a Naturopathic physician, you’ve heard that the health of your gastrointestinal tract influences many aspects of your health. Perhaps your main concern was eczema, but your treatment plan included a dietary change or other digestive […]
Fiber and Colon Health
Node Smith, ND More to Gut Flora Than Probiotics and Fermented Foods Scientific and medical awareness of the importance of gut bacteria is growing rapidly, and it is becoming common knowledge that the human microbiome is incredibly important to health. But there’s more to healthy gut flora than merely taking a probiotic or eating fermented […]
Top 7 Foods For Breastfeeding Mothers
Your Choice of Food Determines Their Nutrients Received Perhaps the best advice to breastfeeding mothers is two-fold: stay hydrated, and eat plenty of healthy fats and proteins. Breastfeeding actually places mothers in a more susceptible physiological position to get dehydrated, so drinking more fluids is crucial. The breast milk is the nutrient base for the […]
A New Prescription from Your Cardiologist?
Dr Alethea Fleming, ND Eating a Healthy Plant-Based Diet Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease The Journal of the American College of Cardiology normally has articles primarily about cardiovascular surgical interventions or debating different types of drug therapy. In the July 25th 2017 publication one study stands out. This original investigation is the largest exploration to […]
Do You Need A Media Diet?
Alethea Fleming, ND Root Complaint: Anxiety In recent months primary care physicians have noticed a substantial uptick in the number of visits that have anxiety at their root. The chief complaint varies, sometimes it’s insomnia, or irritability, heartburn, headaches, or sometimes just a frank “I feel more anxious.” No matter your political leanings, the last […]
No Reason to Use Antidepressants
Pharmaceutical Antidepressants: Epic Fail A recent article I was glossing over reminded me of the dangers of using antidepressant medications. The article rehashed a 2015 study1 on the increased risk of suicide and attempted suicide from those being treated with pharmaceutical antidepressants, including tricyclics, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and others. It is a very real risk, which […]
The Importance of Carbohydrates For Training
When asked what is the essential food source a body needs to maintain active training many people will answer protein. While it is true that protein is vital for maintaining muscle, especially if you are looking to build strength, it is in fact carbohydrates that are the most important. Yet many people underestimate the importance […]
How the Microbiome Affects Weight Loss
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND Feed your gut microbes well, and they will help keep you trim We are all too familiar with the broken refrain that to lose weight we must eat less and exercise more. However, starvation portions and more time on the treadmill doesn’t work. This series examines several simple tweaks that help […]
18 Health and Hygiene Facts Athletes Must Keep In Mind Every Day
Rebecca Dawkins Most of us often come across individuals who implement significant health and hygiene facts almost on a daily basis, with the objective to remain hale and healthy. Particularly for the athletic community, remaining in the pink of health at all times is profoundly significant. Even the smallest of health issues can have devastating […]
Your Poor Diet Might Hurt Your Grandchildren’s Gut
(NaturalPath) According to an article published online in Science Magazine, those who eat a poor diet could be harming the gut of their offspring, all the way down to their grandchildren. The all-important microbiome, as new research continues to tell us, depends on dietary fiber to thrive and give us energy. When the fiber declines, so […]