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Intermittent fasting has becoming increasingly popular as a dietary pattern than focuses not on what to eat but when to eat. This way of eating has become popular as practice to improve your health. Intermittent Fasting (IF) is the idea of restricting your feeding window and increasing your fasting window. For example, if you eat breakfast at 9am and finish dinner at 7pm, that's a 10-hour feeding window and a 14-hour fasting window. Feeding windows can be as small as you'd l

"You're the only person I know that has poop on their desk." - one of my patients 🤣 View your stool type here: I learn a lot about my...

⁠Mood and stress are not mutually exclusive. Symptoms can overlap and can look different from person-to-person. ⁠ If a stress in your life dissolves but you still feel stressed/exhausted/fried, that's a signal it could be something deeper. Think adrenal health! Our adrenals are small little glands that sit on top of our kidneys. They are responsible for how we respond to stress. I almost always enjoy finding ways to cure health ailments with diet, and there are a few foods

I don't drink. I never have. But I still like to feel fancy at parties, and this is my favorite alcohol alternative:⁠ . ⁠Soda water with...

Many people in gray, rainy Portland know that Vitamin D is important for mood support during the gray season. But vitamin D is essential...

The gut-brain connection has been present since the beginning of humankind, but the research on this connection has expanded significantly in the past decade. Though the research is showing us more and more ways the gut and the brain communicate with each other, we still have unanswered questions: how does the microbiome affect a person’s mood? Can we modify the microbiome to support mental health? Where do probiotics come into play? This is what we’ll focus on today: probi

Glutamine is one of the most popular supplements for gut healing, and for good reason! Glutamine is an amino acid, and it is extremely...

We've all been there. Having that headache that wrecks the trajectory of your day, or at the very least irks you to no end. Commiserate...

Ah the microbiome, a hot topic in today's world though something that has been present since the beginning of humankind. Think of the...

SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, is one of my specialties in terms of what I treat. SIBO occurs when there is too much bacteria in the small intestine. Today's post will highligh symptoms of SIBO, Risk Factors for Developing SIBO, and Naturopathic Treatment Options. Bacterial overgrowth can cause symptoms such as: Bloating Gas Abdominal pain Constipation and/or diarrhea Nausea Heartburn SIBO is a common cause of IBS, and they often present with the same sym

With so many products and prices out there, purchasing supplements can be tricky. You want good quality without throwing your money down...