Reason for choosing to be a naturopath

Reasons for choosing to be a NATUROPATH | No. 1 Becoming a naturopath (or technically a licensed naturopathic doctor, aka naturopathic physician) is not an easy path to take. It’s long (4 years after a 4-year undergraduate degree), it’s expensive (similar cost to medical school without the recognition of the financial institutions therefore funding is […]

Meal planning | Lauren Follett, Registered Holistic Nutritionist

Healthy Habits: Tips to Help you Meal Plan, Purchase and Prep – Lauren Follett, Registered Holisitic Nutritionist Fail to plan, plan to fail. One of my top recommendations for achieving your health goals, feeling and looking your best, and living a healthy, balanced lifestyle is planning, purchasing, and prepping meals using whole fresh foods (or […]

Root cause of SIBO

What causes SIBO? Once your SIBO is resolved it’s important to determine what the initial cause was to prevent recurrence. There are 4 main causes of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: Impaired motility Impaired digestion  Impaired outflow Medications Impaired Motility | Cause of SIBO Movement of food during the digestive phase, and even movement of debris […]

Digestion

Our gut is where we absorb the nutrients that act as building blocks for almost all of our biological processes. It is also where the majority of our immune system is parked, so that we can best identify and eliminate pathogens. The gut can also be an area of great discomfort and annoyance if things […]

Women’s Hormones

A woman’s body is complex. When her hormones are off, most of the other systems go off as well. An imbalance of hormones can cause an array of bothersome, and sometimes crippling symptoms.  Naturopathic medicine is very powerful for treating women’s health concerns such as: Fertility Pregnancy/prenatal care Menopause Irregular periods Painful periods PMS, including […]