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Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right For You?

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right For You?

Many women are conflicted when presented with the decision whether to start hormone replacement therapy (HRT). While menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, can be disruptive and negatively affect your quality of life, there are countless articles outlining the...

Why Naturopathic and Functional Medicine?

Why Naturopathic and Functional Medicine?

I am often asked: “What is naturopathic medicine?”,  “What is functional medicine?”, and “How do they differ?” Both naturopathic medicine and functional medicine are focused on understanding and treating the underlying cause of disease. They differ from the...

Hormones and the Gut – How Are They Connected?

Hormones and the Gut – How Are They Connected?

fter your hormones are metabolized in the liver, some of the estrogen (known as conjugated estrogen) is excreted into the bile and dumped into the small intestine. The bacteria in your gut (the microbiome) play an important role in regulating...

Understanding Estrogen Metabolism

Understanding Estrogen Metabolism

strogen is a group of hormones that plays an important role in reproductive health and fertility. Our hormones need to work together like a well-calibrated machine. While having adequate estrogen is important, too much estrogen can cause issues,...

What is Estrogen Dominance?

What is Estrogen Dominance?

hen searching for information about hormone imbalances, it is likely you’ll come across the term “Estrogen Dominance”. Estrogen dominance has emerged as a buzzword over the past ten years, and is used to describe a hormonal imbalance commonly...

Understanding the Menstrual Cycle

Understanding the Menstrual Cycle

s a naturopathic doctor who works a lot with hormone health, I am constantly answering questions about the menstrual cycle, the hormones involved, and what causes hormonal imbalances. In order to truly understand the roles of the different...

COVID-19 Resources: Tips to Navigate Isolation and Stress

COVID-19 Resources: Tips to Navigate Isolation and Stress

ife has definitely been different the past couple of weeks, as we continue to navigate the changes in our world.  I have been reflecting on ways to support our community, as we adjust to our new schedules, routines, means of connection and the...

Clinic updates in response to COVID-19

Clinic updates in response to COVID-19

Dear Clients and Community,  The last couple of weeks have taken the world by surprise, as we are trying to navigate the unprecedented challenges caused by the novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Early last week I moved my patient care to online appointments, to...

Proactive Menopause Plan (Free Download)

Proactive Menopause Plan (Free Download)

istorically, menopause has been both misunderstood and viewed as a negative health event. In the 1930’s menopause was described as a “deficiency disease”, and later in the 1970’s hormone replacement therapy was described as the “liberation of...

Perimenopause – Misconceptions, Symptoms and Management

Perimenopause – Misconceptions, Symptoms and Management

very woman has heard of menopause: that period of transition, change and the dreaded hot flashes which women often experience in their 50’s. Yet, despite this being a process that affects almost every woman, it is often misunderstood. One common...