Perhaps you’ve been struggling with low energy? Maybe, it was revealed to you by your integrative doctor that the cause could be “adrenal fatigue,” or “adrenal dysfunction.” Regardless of the name, if you looked up “adrenal fatigue,” you likely noticed it has sparked a reactive divide in healthcare. Whereas some experts seemed completely fine...
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Using Naturopathic and Functional Medicine to Support Digestive Health and Alleviate Stressed-Out Guts
Stress affects everything, including your brain, body, emotions, productivity, self-care, and even relationship interactions. Your gut is one area particularly vulnerable to stress and the connection is bidirectional. Emotional and physical triggers can impact the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and digestive distress can cause or perpetuate stress symptoms. Many have experienced a “nervous stomach” because...
How Stress Affects Your Gut
When your stressed-out your whole body is affected, from your brain to your hormones. It is necessary to have these physiology shifts to effectively respond to threats and ensure survival. Thankfully, when the stress is removed, you can recover. Interestingly, your body can’t tell the difference between the mind’s perception of stress and true...
Why We Sleep: A Summary on Sleep Stages, Your Chronotype (Night Owls vs. Early Birds), and How to Optimize Sleep from a Neuroscientist
In my series on slumber so far, we have learned that staying busy at the expense of rest is a bad trade-of. Being underslept negatively impacts job performance, brain health, cognitive function, emotional balance, relationships, and general wellness. In fact, sleep is as vital for health as nutrition, movement, self-care, relationships, and socio-economic factors....