The adrenals are two little thumb-sized glands that sit on top of your kidneys. They are responsible for producing and distributing the stress hormones that help you respond to the conditions of your daily life. When exposed to stress, our “fight or flight” nervous system signals the adrenal glands to...
Is a MTHFR Deficiency Causing your Pain, Fatigue or other Chronic Symptoms? Most of us have heard about folate, an incredibly important micronutrient , at some point or another. Folate is required for countless reactions in the body; regulating gene expression, supporting liver detoxification systems, neurotransmitter production, hormone metabolism, immune...
As a butterfly shaped gland located in the anterior portion of the neck, the purpose of the thyroid is to produce thyroid hormone, which works in almost every cell in the body. Due to the widespread action of thyroid hormone, the thyroid is often referred to as the master of...
As a Naturopath working in a busy sports medicine and sports therapy clinic, I see many patients with sore, stiff, achy muscles. Many patients have been lead to believe that muscle pain and tension are normal facets of aging that should be expected, and that popping over the counter pain...
Rates of some types of cancer, autoimmune diseases (like multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes), depression, weight gain, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis are much more common in the Northern hemisphere than they are in equatorial regions. A recent hypothesis (and volumes of research) indicates vitamin D deficiency could be the common...
Though we may not talk about it in “polite society”, balance in your bowel is vital to your health. And this doesn’t simply imply taking a trip to the loo. The balance between the rate you assimilate nutrients (digest your food) and the rate you eliminate toxins from your system...
Conventional Treatments for Inflammation Cox-2 inhibitor drugs such as Naproxen, Celebrex and Arthrotec, are often prescribed by medical doctors to treat arthritis, inflammation, pain, premenstrual syndrome, and other inflammatory disorders. Cox-2 is short for cyclooxygenase-2, one of the key enzymes that help the body produce inflammatory hormone-like compounds called prostaglandins...