Is melatonin safe? Is it addictive? Will it harm your normal hormone production? Can you take it long-term? In this article, we outline actual published research to carefully answer these questions with evidence-based data and research.

Sleep is vital to hormone balance, metabolism and weight loss, memory formation, mood regulation, and learning, just to name a few. If you only need 6 hours of sleep, you are fooling yourself. Let’s help you understand the importance of sleep.

Understanding kidney stones involves studying many organ systems. This article outlines how urinary citrate and the microbioime influence kidney stones. We also dive into supportive measures, probiotics and lithotropic herbs.

Kidney stone formation is anything but simple. This 2-part article will help you understand kidney stones and answer questions like should you consume oxalates, vitamin C, and calcium or not? We will also go into the one bad habit that will certainly hinder any kidney stone protocol you are attempting.

When hypothyroid labs show up, the originating issue is rarely inherent to the thyroid. The thyroid is merely the place where the problem gets noticed. The real issue is not THAT you have hypothyroidism, but WHY. Assessing root causes expands understanding for your health and points you in the direction of change.

Are you tired and achy? Do you feel like your brain doesn’t work? Are you having difficulty losing weight? Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in these scenarios and many more pathologies. Read about how mitochondrial health matters to you.

Mitochondria not only make energy for you to survive, they also release distress proteins for immune signaling and even cell death. Supporting the mitochondria helps weight loss, fatigue, chronic pain, and overall wellbeing.

Naturopathic Medicine focusses on root cause analysis of pathology, optimizing healing outcomes, and teaching what diet and lifestyle works best for you. All this saves healthcare dollars! Evidence supports this.

You CANNOT lose weight in a healthy way without considering how low sympathetic activity contributes to weight gain and obesity. Without addressing the root cause of metabolism, rebound weight gain is a sure thing.

Weight gain during perimenopause needs to be understood better so that women can balance health without shame, disordered eating, and emotional turmoil. Knowing why your body is adapting is important for finding change, but we must start with knowing what adaptation your are truly in.

Thyroid issues are not really thyroid issues. Why you have a thyroid issue is far more important to investigate than the mere thyroid labs being off. Immune system disorder is a common cause and immediately puts us at digestive inflammation. Learn how diet changes, lowering gut inflammation (even if you don’t have digestive symptoms) and your thyroid act together.

Bowel inflammation affects mood regulation, cognition, memory and most brain pathologies. You can have GI inflammation WITHOUT symptoms. Be mindful of gut health when you are caring for your aging brain.

Dried urine testing is a highly valid, useful, and essential test to understanding hormonal health. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are simply wrong. Let’s go through the evidence so that you can be informed when maneuvering the complexities of hormone testing.

When do you need to take a digestive enzyme? There are a few aspects to this answer we outline so that you have a clear idea when this support could help you.

Solving hormones issues takes understanding how hormones actually work in the body. This is not a linear pathway.

Strengthening your immune system is about cleanliness AND enhancing your immune response. Understanding the immune adaptogens helps you do this.

Habits, good or bad, are the main influencers on our health. Changing those habits for the better is trickier than it seems. Resolving for change is just the beginning. Learn how to make lasting change and love yourself throughout the whole process.

The holiday season, stress, and stress eating is common. As much as families come together they often fall apart. Family drama, life’s hardships, grief, and loss can make the holidays hard to swallow. Let’s get some important tools in play so that you can cope!

Ever wonder why you developed high cholesterol? Yes, this may “run in your family.” But, there is a more in depth reasoning for developing high cholesterol. One main reason - estrogen imbalance.

Blood pressure depends on vasodilation. Nitric oxide is key in regulating this process for your body. This article talks about foods, supplements, and habits that support healthy blood pressure.