Book Now What Role Do Hormones Play in IBS? Do hormones cause gut problems or do gut problems cause hormone problems? Or maybe both. Your gut and your hormones are intricately intertwined. Problems with one can cause problems with the… Read More »Why Better Hormonal Health Equals Better Gut Health
Better Hormone Balance Means Better Skin, Energy, Sleep, Mood, Fertility & Weight Loss Healthy Fats Good fats help to balance your hormones in several ways: They slow down your digestion and help you to feel full longer. This is good… Read More »Top 20 Foods that Balance Your Hormones
What is insulin? Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas. Its job is to move sugar from your bloodstream into your cells. This allows your cell to use the sugar or glucose for fuel. Insulin is vital to your… Read More »Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
Book Now By now most people know that there are good bacteria and bad bacteria, yeast, parasites, and viruses that inhabit our digestive tract. In fact, there is a quadrillion of them. This is termed our “microbiome”. But, you may… Read More »Your Vaginal Microbiome and Your Fertility
If you are looking to improve your fertility, one of the suggestions that you may have come across is to “do a detox”. This is kind of a vague term. Various people will mean different things when they refer to… Read More »Detox Program
Natural Treatment for Adenomyosis Reading and researching are constants as a naturopathic doctor. In reviewing some research regarding adenomyosis this week, I came across an older study that I thought was interesting. Firstly, what is adenomyosis? This condition involves uterine… Read More »Adenomyosis and Prolactin
Acne: More than Just a Cosmetic Problem Acne affects about 85% of young adults between the ages of 12 and 25 years old. This makes it consistently one of the top three skin conditions that affect the general population. … Read More »5 Hormone Imbalances that Cause Acne
Anger or Irritability Ruining Your Relationships? By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Cranky, angry, irritable, short-tempered, call it what you will but it’s not necessarily just your personality, in fact, most often it’s not. There are real physical explanations as… Read More »Anger Management
Low Sex Drive? How to Maintain a Healthy Libido for Women What is Sex Drive or Libido? Sex drive is the urge to engage in sexual activity. Libido in women is dictated by two main physical influences: a) hormones like… Read More »Healthy Libido
PCOS is caused by High Androgens – Except When it’s Not PCOS or polycystic ovarian syndrome is a collection of symptoms that affects 8-10% of women of reproductive age. A syndrome is a collection of symptoms, some or all of… Read More »What Causes PCOS?
PCOS Infertility: Alternatives to IVF PCOS has not been proven to necessarily cause infertility. Yet, many women once diagnosed with PCOS despair that they will never have children. This grief and despair are unwarranted and unnecessarily stressful for these women.… Read More »PCOS Infertility
Wondering if your Blood Sugar is Healthy? Check out my blood sugar checklist: Blood Sugar Checklist Do you feel terrible (weak, shaky, irritable, light-headed or get a headache) if you miss a meal? Are you hungry less than 2 hours… Read More »How is Your Blood Sugar?
Suffering from Morning Sluggishness or Feeling Tired? Assuming you have had at least 7 hours of good quality sleep, you shouldn’t wake up feeling tired each morning. If the quality of your sleep is poor, there are several factors that… Read More »Tired: Hitting the Snooze Button?
Night Sweats Common Causes of Night Sweats Hormones: A common phenomenon around menopause and PMS, night sweats can signify hormone changes, imbalances, or deficiencies. They are not limited to women, men can have night sweats too. Testing helps to clarify… Read More »What Causes Night Sweats?
Many of my patients report feeling “burnt out”. What exactly does “burnt out” mean? Burn out is a sensation or feeling of exhaustion that often occurs after a period of high stress, long term stress or both. Why does this… Read More »How You Can Recover from Burn Out
Mood Swings Teenagers are notorious for them, partners get themselves into trouble around PMS because of them and some folks have them because they just need a sandwich – right now! Let’s take a look at the root causes of mood… Read More »What Can You Do About Mood Swings?
Why Not See a Naturopath? People have a number of reasons why they don’t see a naturopath for their health problems. The reasons you should, far outweigh the reasons you shouldn’t. In fact, I can’t really think of any reasons… Read More »Why Not See a Naturopath?
What are Liver Function Tests? Well actually, although the name would imply otherwise, these tests don’t actually assess liver function. What they actually measure is liver damage. Liver function tests measure enzymes that are produced by the liver. When liver… Read More »Liver Function Tests