Posts Tagged: Digestive health

The Link Between Digestion & Your Skin

June 03, 2022

How does your digestive health impact the health of your skin?   Many people, of all ages, struggle with skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, eczema, dry skin, psoriasis and more. It can be very upsetting when a solution to skin concerns has not been found. A key part to understanding how to address skin concerns is […]

What You Need to Know About Sleep & Your Gut Health

November 18, 2021

It may not come as a shock to know that sleep is essential to our mental and physical health.  What might be less easy to realize is that sleep and gut health and very interlinked.  Our gut microbiome, the internal ecosystem we all have of trillions of gut bacteria, influences our ability to access quality […]

Optimizing diet & lifestyle choices as we return to the office

August 23, 2021

September is a busy time every year, without the added layer of the world ‘getting back to normal’, post pandemic. I feel as though the country is collectively preparing – whether it’s back to school for the kids, and/or back to the office after working from home for over a year. I’m betting a lot […]

Guide to Intermittent Fasting

July 05, 2019

Have you ever felt that no matter how hard you exercise or how diligent you are with your nutrition, the weight just keeps slowly creeping up? The weight increases and slows you down, causing fatigue, pain and inflammation. You are not alone in the fight against weight gain, and there is a smarter path to […]

“I’ll wear boots instead of high heels” – Heel Pain

August 24, 2015

“I’ll wear boots instead of high heels” – Heel Pain Song Lyrics Courtesy of Tom Waits “Pay Me” By; Dr. Jen Newell.   This morning I woke up with excruciating heel pain and realized how common this is in my practice. I regularly see people complaining of heel pain and wanted to share a few […]

Drink Your Stress Away – A Relaxation Smoothie

July 20, 2015

  Dr. Shannon Vander Doelen, ND “You are what you eat” is how the saying goes – and while it may not be true in the literal sense, it should come as no surprise that what we eat can influence how we feel. In fact, our food choices can contribute to how stressed and anxious […]

Digestive Health

January 05, 2014

By Dr Jen Newell, ND Naturopathic Medicine offers great influence in the treatment of and recovery from various digestive concerns. Digestive health is paramount to overall health. Nobel prize winner and microbiologist Elie Metchnikoff once said, “Death begins in the colon.” Based on his years of research in the early 1900s he concluded that disease […]

How To Assess Your Digestion

August 12, 2013

How To Assess Your Digestion Dr Marc Bubbs ND, CSCS, ART Your intestinal tract hosts a complex and vast array of bacteria.  Some just stop by for a visit, while others are found in large numbers and play key roles in maintaining optimal health. These friendly probiotic bacteria help to assimilate nutrients, produce essential vitamins, […]

Constipated? Have you ever thought of telling your RMT?

September 18, 2012

By Robin Dickie RMT Constipation is a symptom that many people experience, however, not many of those individuals are aware of the great relief that abdominal massage can provide. There are several lifestyle and physiological reasons why someone may be constipated such as a diet low in fiber and water, stress, postural imbalances, side effects […]