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 […]
The Healing Scents of Fall & A New Mechanism of Essential Oil Respiratory Protection- The Lung Microbiome: Part II
Dr Sarah LoBisco, ND In part I of this blog, I discussed several ways that autumn embraces us with its aromas for health and well-being. The smells of fall are intricately connected to the volatile compounds known as essential oils. They have powerful immune supporting properties and support the body, mind, and spirit in various […]
A New Mechanism of Essential Oil Respiratory Protection- The Lung Microbiome: Part I
Sarah LoBisco, ND The Healing Scents of Fall A few weeks ago, I posted an article that describes “Four Ways that Autumn Embraces Us with its Aromas of Health and Well-being.” In it, I discussed how our exposure to distinct fall odors provides evidence for the kindness of mother nature, our innate knowledge to thrive, […]
Balancing the Microbiome from the Beginning
Dr. Kendra Becker, ND Development of the Microbiome Occurs Before Birth Development of the microbiome starts long before any human takes its first breath. The microbiome is as unique to an individual as a fingerprint! Even identical twins do not have the same one! The Gut is called the second brain; however, its development is […]
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 […]
Can Probiotics Help You Fight the Cold and Flu Virus?
(NaturalPath) The cold weather often brings along with it “cold and flu season.” There are the traditional flu shot campaigns that aim to prevent the incidence of flu virus from year to year with debatable efficacy. This leaves many looking for alternative ways to combat the cold and flu. As the cold and flu viruses […]
Finding the Cause of Gastric Distress
Cheryl Hamilton, NMD Do you experience abdominal discomfort, gas and bloating after you eat? Do you go longer than 24 hours between bowel movements? Are your stools hard to pass and pebble-like? Do your bowel movements alternate between diarrhea and constipation? If so, then read on because you don’t have to suffer. There are many […]
Bacteria for Breast Health
Dr. Lauren Young, ND One in eight women. This statistic is the number of women who will experience breast cancer in their lifetime. Dramatically higher than in the past, this statistic also has physicians and researchers hunting down causes and solutions for this disturbing rise. Researchers have identified some known risks. There are genetic predispositions […]
Smart Kids Eat Boogers
Publisher Razi Berry These days every parent thinks their child is gifted, exceptional. One visit to a children’s museum or other place where moms gather and you will overhear the struggle of how their child is wittier, smarter, quicker, faster or more advanced than “other children.” You can, of course, relate to the sense of […]
The Microbiome of a Woman’s Reproductive Tract May Predict Preterm Birth
STANFORD, Conn. – Researchers at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford University say microbiome health in the reproductive tracts of pregnant women differs in those who deliver pre-term. Full-term birth mothers had another microbiome balance, they said. Microbiome research has recently revealed that an unhealthy system can help explain not only pre-term […]