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Fatigue! It’s one of the top symptoms I hear abo

Fatigue! It’s one of the top symptoms I hear about in practice, and there really are so many causes. So many people I see eat perfectly, exercise, and seemingly get enough sleep but are still exhausted. Why?⁠
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Here are a few things I check for:⁠
😴 Hypothyroidism⁠
😴 STRESS! Over or underactive adrenals⁠
😴 Lack of hydration⁠
😴 Nutrient malabsorption⁠
😴 Chronic infections like Lyme and Epstein Barr⁠
😴 Too much screen time (who’s not guilty of that these days)⁠
😴 Hormone imbalance⁠
😴 Gut microbiome imbalance⁠
😴 Food intolerances ⁠
😴 Poor detoxification⁠
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As naturopaths, we dig around until we get to the root of the problem. Like most chronic issues, there’s typically not ONE cause but rather multiple factors at play and they all affect one another. ⁠
If you’re feeling strangely tired all the time, click on the contact link above and let us help. ⁠

The part of the gut that has to do with hormone re

The part of the gut that has to do with hormone regulation is called estrobolome, which has to be one of my favorite words. 😉⁠
⚪️ Until the microbiome began to be studied in great detail, it was thought the endocrine system was solely responsible for the body’s hormone management. How wrong that was.⁠
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⚪️ The gut microbiome plays a huge role in regulating estrogen levels. When the gut microbiome is healthy, the estrobolome produces just the right amount of beta-glucuronidase to maintain estrogen homeostasis. But when there is gut dysbiosis, beta-glucuronidase increases. This promotes the development of estrogen-related pathologies such as endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, breast cancer, prostate cancer and even type 2 diabetes. And also PMS, acne, and hormone-related gut symptoms like bloating.⁠
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⚪️ Thankfully the gut biome is malleable, meaning we can get rid of what we don’t want and replace it with the good stuff like the broad-spectrum Lactobacillus probiotics, which have been shown in studies to help with estrogen metabolism. ⁠

Shoot day! 🎥 Nothing like a little #wfh challen

Shoot day! 🎥 Nothing like a little #wfh challenge with my dog entering the shot and 2-year old befriending the videographer. But we had a fun and wide-ranging talk about all things gut health for documentary series The Gut-Brain Solution—coming soon. 🎬

Two spins around the Sun: happy birthday Maya! You

Two spins around the Sun: happy birthday Maya! You are our love and light. ✌🏼❤️✨ @martemar

Stopping the pill? Questions and answers…⁠ ⁠

Stopping the pill? Questions and answers…⁠
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I work with a lot of women who want to come off the pill. We do lots of prep work to enable their bodies to handle the transition and once they come off, we work with their personal picture (everyone is different!) to get the body to start cycling naturally again. ⁠
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In my practice, there are a lot of strategies that I use with women who stopped the pill and haven’t gotten a period back yet. We call this post-pill amenorrhea, but here are my three things that are easy to implement. ⁠
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🔴 Take a good quality multivitamin/ multi-mineral. The pill really depletes the body of B vitamins, C, and selenium. You want to replete your body of those things. ⁠
🔴 Clear your body of all that synthetic hormone. Your body tends to store exogenous estrogen and different hormones of the pill, so support your liver with liver-loving foods and liver herbs. Milk thistle is a good place to start. ⁠
🔴 Support your body's own production of hormones using herbal medicine. Chasteberry is one of my favorites. I use different formulas in my practice, but that's one of the top herbs that I use.⁠
🔴 Try seed cycling. From new moon to full moon (or your follicular phase if you’re getting a period), 1 tbsp of ground flax, and pumpkin seeds (supports estrogen). From full moon to new moon, 2 tbsp ground sesame and sunflower seeds (supports progesterone).⁠

⚡️One of the things I get asked all the time b

⚡️One of the things I get asked all the time by patients is: what is leaky gut? Well, it’s sort of what it sounds like. The lining of the gut developed small tears, which allows undigested food, bacteria, and other things to literally “leak” through the lining of the gut into the underlying tissue. ⁠
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⚡️The result? Inflammation. Your immune system does not like when this happens so it comes in to try to protect the body but the result is an inflammatory cascade. Your body will push this inflammation wherever it sees fit. This is why leaky gut, or intestinal permeability, is associated with so many disorders: weight gain, anxiety, asthma, acne, chronic fatigue, thyroid issues, autoimmune disease, migraines, and IBS. And those are just to name a few. ⁠
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⚡️The main causes of leaky gut are: stress, wheat/gluten, antibiotics, and other medications, pesticides in food. Conventional doctors don’t test for this or even consider it, even though numerous recent mainstream studies have explored the connection between intestinal permeability and chronic disease. ⁠
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⚡️ The good news is that leaky gut is healable. Check out my link in bio to find out how or reach out to schedule a consultation. Gut lining health is totally key to your overall health, so make sure it’s in good shape. ⁠
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