I want to start by saying I like wine. At times I have loved wine. The bubbles of a lovely…
Autoimmune
Hashimoto’s and other forms of hypothyroidism can seriously mess up your periods. It’s not enough that you’re tired and depressed…
Thyroid hormone influences, and is influenced by, just about every other hormone in our body – from stress-based cortisol, to sleepy melatonin, to period regulating progesterone and estrogen. These hormone relationships play out in various ways for women with Hashimoto’s.
Impacting up to 1 in 10 people, with women accounting for the majority of cases of Hashimoto's, many of them don't even realize it. Statistics suggest that up to 50-60% of people who are hypothyroid don't even know it. That's a lot of women (and men too!) walking around, feeling exhausted and unwell, without understanding why or receiving appropriate treatment.
Gluten. It seems like everyone is talking about it. Books are lining shelves declaring the evils of this grain-based protein…
Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting millions of Canadian women. It can begin at any age between the teens and…
Endometriosis is a relatively common reproductive condition affecting between 10-15% of women in their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. Endometriosis…
Endometriosis results when rogue endometrial tissue implants outside of the uterus. One of the leading theories behind the development of…
Endometriosis impacts around 1 in 10 women of menstruating age and one-third to one-half of those women will struggle with infertility…
As a Naturopathic Doctor my focus is on uncovering potential imbalances that may be contributing to the development of disease. With alopecia areata there are often multiple factors that must be addressed – nutrient deficient diets, stress, poor immune function and hormone imbalances being the most common.