Did you know that your gut and thyroid are intricately linked? It may surprise you to learn that they are so closely connected that their association has been termed the “thyroid-gut axis”! In my latest post, originally published on Rupa Health, I dive deep into the connections between the thyroid and gut. I explain...
Elemi essential oil is often overlooked because it is not well-known. Unlike members of its botanical family (Burseraceae), such as frankincense and myrrh, elemi doesn’t get the attention to its benefits it deserves. I tend to befriend the underdog essential oils, and elemi oil is no exception. In my latest post and video, I...
Over the course of this series, I have discussed a wide range of subtopics surrounding one’s relationship with food. First, I started with an overview of diet culture. This is because it is important to understand the underlying psychology of our society’s beliefs around food that affect eating behaviors. Concerningly, diet culture’s harmful messages...
Here I go again… In this post, I’m continuing the topic of eating disorders (ED). It may be an unpopular subject and not very trendy, but I’m still going to talk about it. Why would a naturopathic and functional medicine doctor who specializes in mood, women’s health, and gastrointestinal issues still be so focused...
As a naturopathic doctor and functional medicine practitioner who specializes in women’s health, digestive health, and mood support, why am I dedicating so much time posting on eating disorders when it’s not nearly as trendy and popular as say, anxiety or thyroid disorder? I believe the subject doesn’t get enough attention. Nor do we...
We live in a time where “health” marketers and influencers have used destructive dietary memes to manipulatively, or unintentionally, reinforce their protocols and restrictive nutritional practices. Concerningly, these current popularized approaches to nutrition, health, and fitness, if not scrutinized, could be perpetuating and fueling health anxiety, false anxiety, and eating disorders. The rise in...
We are living at a time where “health and wellness” marketing preys upon our insecurities. By worshipping thinness, portraying unattainable beauty standards, and promoting purification of the body as a sanctity, restrictive food practices are being manipulatively and dangerously applauded. What is even more damaging is that many health influencers, intentionally or unintentionally, are...
If food is nourishment and medicine, what happens when it’s restricted, cut out, and stressed about? For the past few weeks, I have been providing education on diet and wellness culture, food addiction, and eating disorders. After a little break for a two-part essential oils’ podcast blast, it’s now time to return to these...
(Access the show notes and the podcast links by clicking here.) We’ve been covering some pretty intense topics the past few weeks in my series on diet and wellness culture, food addiction, and eating disorders. This week, it’s time for a little break. I’m inviting you to sit back, relax, and listen-in to some...
What is it about food that makes us personify it, argue about it, and sanctify or demonize it? Food can be medicine to our brain and bodies, but why is it such a controversial topic? It has gotten to a point where health influencers are encouraging people to only spend time with others who...