If food is our greatest medicine, why should we not request our food be the healthiest it can be? Eating healthy food comes down to personal choices as to what we buy at the store and what we put on our plate, but also asking for more transparency and accountability from those who grow it.

The CDC estimates 10-30% of people infected by Covid-19 are experiencing long-term health problems and if not properly addressed could result in disability. Integrative medicine offers the most innovative solutions to heal from Long Covid-19.

Rising temperatures and busy summer schedules can lead to more exhaustion, dehydration, and your gut can take a beating. We’d like to offer some simple suggestions to maintain healthy habits and make sure you make the most of your summer!

A nice overview by Frontiers in Immunology describing the correlation between gut microbiome dysfunction and leaky gut causing auto-immune diseases. Naturopathic physicians have been preaching this for decades, so it is nice to see these concepts are becoming more mainstream.

I for one didn’t have a good experience with standard of care colonoscopy prep as it caused severe GI distress, disrupted my gut microbiome, and it took 1-2 weeks for my bowel movements to normalize. Here is an alternative idea to consider, but please work with your personal physician to determine the best preparation plan for you.