The #1 Cause Of PCOS
PCOS is a complex metabolic condition primarily involving the endocrine system. It is the most common endocrine problem for women of reproductive age and has been shown to affect up to 10-20%, or over 5 million women in the US. Unfortunately…
Create Your 2024 Holistic Wellness Plan
Happy New Year!
Going into a new year, it can feel both exciting and overwhelming as you set new goals, create new habits and develop healthy routines. In 2024, prioritizing our well-being has never been more crucial. In this blog post, we'll explore a step-by-step guide to creating your wellness plan for 2024, ensuring not only physical health but also mental and emotional balance…
Could Going Gluten-Free Help Your Thyroid?
If you suspect that you may be dealing with a thyroid issue, whether it's hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) or hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), it is essential to recognize the significant role that diet can play in your recovery…
Is Gut Dysbiosis Creating Hormonal Chaos?
If you’ve been dealing with symptoms like painful, heavy or irregular periods, mood swings, hormonal acne, PCOS, endometriosis, bloating and weight gain, there’s a good chance you’re dealing with gut dysbiosis and estrogen dominance…
8 Steps to Start Balancing Your Hormones for Weight Loss
There are many things you can do naturally to support your hormones in order to lose weight. First we want to build a healthy foundation. Building a healthy foundation consists of making certain nutritional and lifestyle changes, then we can build upon it with more targeted, specific nutrients, supplements that are specific to your body and needs.
7 Reasons For Stubborn Weight That Just Won’t Budge
Weight loss is about SO much more than calories and exercise. There are likely missing factors you haven’t been aware of or are just not able to fully address without the help of an expert. Here are a few reasons…
Should You Go Plant-Based for Better Thyroid Function?
Before you decide to go plant-based for thyroid health, consider what you’ll be missing out on if you decide to eliminate meat. Additionally, this article will touch on some of the potential issues that can occur with plant-based diets and thyroid health.
Top 10 Foods to Fight Inflammation
Inflammation is often a silent, but extremely important factor in the development of chronic disease. Inflammation promotes dis-ease of all kinds, including weight gain, bloating, pain, fatigue, arthritis, anxiety, depression…
Change Your Gut Bacteria To Lose Weight in 2022
Happy New Year!
I thought there was no better way to start off the new year than by talking about gut bacteria. The roles our bacteria play in our body are incredible, including the gut microbiota's ability to strongly influence our metabolism and weight…
How to Effectively Detox Your Liver
From filtering the blood and aiding fatty acid breakdown, to removing excess hormones and waste, supporting immunity and normalizing cholesterol levels, the liver is not an organ you want to neglect!
6 Reasons to Do A Liver Cleanse This Spring
It’s almost spring, which means it’s the perfect time for a liver cleanse! The liver is our most metabolically active and hardest-working organ in our bodies, responsible for carrying out over 500 functions. Some roles include filtering toxins and bacteria…
The #1 Thing Stalling Your Weight Loss
You know that excess weight around your mid-section that you just can't seem to lose no matter how hard you workout, or how clean you eat? In the natural health space, we've affectionately named that the "Cortisol Belly". You're probably quite familiar with cortisol by now, the main stress hormone produced by your adrenal glands. Well, this hormone not only warns you to run away from a bear or get out of the way of a moving car…
Is Insulin Resistance Stalling Your Weight Loss?
Insulin is a very important hormone produced by the pancreas, that is responsible for lowering glucose (sugar) levels in the bloodstream. Insulin is the key that unlocks the cell, allowing sugars to leave the bloodstream and be stored inside our cells..
5 Signs It’s Time To Detox Your Liver
Fatigue is an issue for millions of people across North America and is very intertwined with our immune system! Here are a few common factors that are likely decreasing your energy and immune function…
Burned out, Moody and Gaining Weight? Consider Your Thyroid
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the throat that secretes hormones that regulate how nearly every cell in our body functions. It’s responsible for regulating metabolism, temperature, mood and can significantly impact our energy, brain, periods and digestive function. Thyroid disorders are present in a very large percentage of the population and affect both men and women, with the majority going undiagnosed.
5 Little-Known Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Weight Loss
There are many common misconceptions when it comes to weight loss. We’re told that eating fat makes us fat, that we need to restrict calories, that weight loss is all about will power or that we’re just not trying hard enough. If you’re committed to losing weight…
Could Fasting Be the Secret to Healthy Weight Loss in 2020?
Fasting may seem like an extreme weight loss strategy, but it’s been used as a powerful healing tool since the beginning of time. Since the explosion of convenience foods, fasting has been turned into something that should be feared. We’re told to never miss a meal because it will slow our metabolism and make us pack on the pounds, but is this really…