Oral health is an often neglected part of one’s overall health so let’s dig into: Our general health can be significantly impacted by the condition of our teeth and gums.  Poor oral health has been associated with various conditions such as depression, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and even adverse pregnancy outcomes. In naturopathic medicine, we […]

I’ve already talked about several mechanisms by which the gut microbiome and brain communicate, such as the enteric nervous system (aka the “2nd brain”) and the vagus nerve, but I haven’t really gotten into the IMMUNE SYSTEM and how dang much of it lives in our guts.  The immune system is a KEY player in […]

During initial visits, I always take my patients through what I call the Foundations of Health: diet & digestion (i.e. nutrition), stress management (cue: mindset), sleep, and movement. These build the foundations for a healthy gut, hormones, and beyond. Nutritional supplementation, herbal medicine, and acupuncture can be wonderful to help the body re-establish health, but […]

Most people have heard of Lactose intolerance, but what about Histamine intolerance? Also referred to as ‘enteral histaminosis’ or sensitivity to dietary histamine, it is a disorder associated with an impaired ability to break down ingested histamine. Most people think, “Huh? We ingest histamine?!”. People hear histamine and think of allergies.