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Enjoying the Outdoors
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Spring is here! Let’s get outside!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Spring is here! Let’s get outside!" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center" use_theme_fonts="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Spring is upon us,...
5 ways to detox your living room
Take your shoes off in the house. Shoes can track in microbes and other things into your house. Dust frequently and vacuum with a HEPA filter on your vacumn. Household dust has been found to have many hormone disruptors in it. Be aware of toxins on...
Endocrine Disruptors: what are they and how to avoid them
This month we have been focusing on detoxing our environment. In our facebook live session the last week of January we did an overview of major toxins in our environment. Let’s look at these in more detail: It is good to start with a definition of endocrine...
Easy ways to reduce Xenobiotic Exposure
1. Break your plastic ties Hot food/reheating- choose glassware. Water or other beverages- glass, stainless steel (like a Klean Kanteen, Hydro Flask or other brand of double walled stainless steel) Hot beverages like tea or coffee- traditional porcelain mug or glass....
5 signs your gut needs help
5 signs your gut needs help 1) Your diet is getting more and more restrictive 2) You have gas, bloating, constipation or diarrhea regularly 3) Your skin is screaming....eczema? rash? acne? 4) You have an autoimmune disease....Hashimoto's, RA, etc. 5) You are tired all...
Our gut, our ecosytem
As we start a New Year we thought it would be helpful to start with gut health. Our gut is lined with microbes. Microbes in our body outnumber human cells 10:1. In our guts alone they make up the most complex ecosystems in the world. Think about that for a moment....
Health goal setting
This month as a practice we will be looking at goal setting. As the New Year approaches many of us are beginning to think of some goals we want to set and focus on. We know nutrition can be a part of that so starting January 7th we are going to launch a 5 week session...
Depression and Anxiety through the functional medicine lens
Depression and anxiety are often treated in conventional medicine with medication, and sometimes this is all that is needed. But what if there were more to consider when it comes to mood disorders? This is where functional medicine shines. As functional medicine...
A Functional Medicine approach to trauma
This month our facebook topic has been functional medicine and mental health. Functional medicine approaches the body by looking at systems and how they communicate and affect one another. In functional medicine, we recognize these systems are interdependent and at...
Interested in learning more about balancing your hormones? Check out my YouTube channel!
Hormone balance can be tricky, particularly in your 40s and beyond- let me help! On my YouTube channel I have covered many functional medicine topics over the years and have more recently focused on perimenopause and menopause because I know firsthand this is a rollercoaster of a time for women and it's just not talked about enough in doctors offices- leaving women confused, frustrated, and searching for answers. Well, I'm here to help! And feel free to browse around as I have lots of videos on gut health, SIBO, immune health, metabolic health and more!
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