Balancing Hormones Naturally: The Connection Between Gut Health and Hormones Your gut does more than digest food—it plays a crucial role in regulating hormones. An imbalanced gut can contribute to hormonal imbalances, leading to issues like fatigue, mood swings, and even weight gain. The Gut-Hormone Axis Your gut and hormones are interconnected through the gut-hormone [...]
Balancing Hormones Naturally: The Healing Power of Adaptogens Adaptogens are nature’s gift for managing stress and promoting balance in the body. These powerful herbs and botanicals help regulate the stress response by supporting the adrenal glands, which produce cortisol and other hormones. What Are Adaptogens? Adaptogens are non-toxic plants that help the body adapt to [...]
Balancing Hormones Naturally: The Role of Diet in Hormonal Balance Your diet is one of the most powerful tools for supporting hormonal health. Certain foods provide the building blocks your body needs to produce and regulate hormones effectively, while others can create imbalances that lead to unpleasant symptoms. Let’s break it down: Fuel Your Hormones [...]
Unlocking the Power of Testosterone: Age-Fighting Secrets As we age, maintaining optimal health becomes increasingly important. One key player in the battle against aging is testosterone, a vital yet often overlooked hormone that significantly impacts various bodily functions. Essential for both men and women, testosterone influences muscle mass, mood, energy levels, and more. This post [...]
Perimenopause is a normal part of the aging process for women and will affect each woman differently. Part of demystifying perimenopause means understanding what is normal for you. Education and awareness are the first steps to understanding potential changes in the body during this transitional phase in life. If you have additional questions after reading [...]
The 4Rs of Gut Healing 1. Remove: The first step is to remove pathogens and inflammatory triggers that are associated with increased intestinal permeability. 2. Replace: The second step is to replace these with nutrients in the diet that help to reduce inflammation and optimize digestive health. 3. Reinoculate: The third step is to reinoculate [...]
Is Dysbiosis Wreaking Havoc on Your Health? Simply put, Dysbiosis is when there is a gut imbalance. When the 100 trillion or so microorganisms living in your gut are thrown out of balance they can create an atmosphere vulnerable to disease and other ill effects. The one thing I want you to learn here is [...]
Cardio-Metabolic Disease is the leading cause of death to Americans since WWII according to the CDC. By taking a look under the hood we can see that heart disease is just not about LDL. Heart disease is a constellation of metabolic dysfunctions. Insulin resistance, obesity, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). How [...]
Common Electrolytes: Imbalances, Uses in the Body and More What are electrolytes? And what happens if we don’t have enough? Electrolytes are particles that carry a positive or negative electric charge once dissolved in water. They are essential for our cells, organs, and body systems to work properly. (48) The levels of electrolytes in your body [...]
By Robert Wood, RPh Causes Hormones, diet, lifestyle, and circumstances all need to be examined as causes of anxiety. As well as the effects of social media and modern civilization on daily stress. In this blog I would like to discuss the causal components of stress and anxiety. I would also like to share [...]
