Detoxing, fasting, and cleansing have been around for a long time in various traditional systems of medicine and folklore, religions, and the holistic integrative health field. If you’ve been in the natural health space for a while (like me!), chances are you’ve tried different forms of detoxification, such as juice cleansing, detox cleanse diets, or […]
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As a functional medicine physician, I spend a lot of time discussing the importance of the gut microbiome and its connection to nearly all chronic diseases. However, the gut isn’t the only part of the body with its own microbiome universe. For instance, did you know you have an oral (mouth) microbiome? And that it
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It’s true, much of my life revolves around health and wellness. And many people will scoff at the idea of focusing on that even more. But the reality is: I struggle with an invisible disease, just like the rest of you with autoimmune illness. My healing has not been linear, and I recently experienced a
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Preconception health is an area I am extremely passionate and knowledgeable about, both as a mother of three who struggled with fertility and pregnancy complications and a functional medicine doctor. And based on years of experience helping women achieve healthy pregnancies, I can tell you that reducing your body burden by avoiding chemical toxins is
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Natural Detoxification Methods We live in a world where we are exposed to hundreds of toxins each day – in the form of pesticides, environmental chemicals, flame retardants, heavy metals, processed foods, stress and medications – to name a few. Certain people are more vulnerable to toxins due to their unique genetic makeup and biochemistry.
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