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Join Dr. Laura M.Brown, ND and Amanda Gazzola in an in depth conversation on the impact of stress on gut health. :

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/4-quadrants-of-gut-health-with-dr-laura-brown-nd/id1608810154?i=1000624650406

Health in Guelph is a podcast meant to bring the Guelph health community together. Hosted by Amanda Gazzola, she will be chatting with practitioners, nutritionists, coaches, and other members of our health community in weekly episodes.

This talk is all about gut…

Magnesium is fundamental to life. Yet almost fifty percent of the population is deficient.

What is magnesium?

The fourth most abundant mineral in humans, it supports over eight hundred roles in the body. Magnesium is found in high concentrations in our bones, heart, muscles and nerves, is carried around in red blood cells, helps make energy and genetic building blocks of life – DNA and RNA.

Signs of deficiency

It is difficult to measure magnesium in blood work. Serum magnesium is just what …

Seasonal Allergies?

Seasonal allergies, allergic rhinitis (AR) or hay fever, is inflammation inside the nose stimulated by pollen from trees, grass or weeds. Up to forty percent of the global population is affected.

Symptoms include itchy, red, watery eyes and nose, scratchy throat, sneezing and swelling of tissues.  Nasal congestion is the hallmark of the allergic response. In more than eighty percent of people with seasonal allergies breathing is affected, especially during sleep. This lead…

It’s often the hot summer months that makes us think of drinking enough water.  Truth is, hydration is an issue that needs to be considered in all seasons, for all ages.  That’s because the human body is 55% to 65% water, and is vital for life.  

Reasons for dehydration

Dehydration happens when more water is lost than is replaced. Water is lost through skin, lungs, kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract. Dehydration may complicate other medical problems and has the potential to cause signific…

A nutrient-dense, whole foods diet is critical to the health of an expectant mother and the fetal programming for her offspring for life. A healthy diet needs fresh and vibrant foods with a variety of vegetables, fruits, legumes, healthy fats with omega-3 fatty acids that include nuts and seeds, and fish. This is in place of processed foods, sugars and sweeteners.

Sugar, when stripped of fibre and concentrated and consumed in quantities greater than 5-10g (1-2 teaspoons) a day, has detrime…

DID YOU KNOW? Naturopathic Doctors are trained as primary care practitioners. Ontario, Canada faces a shortage of family doctors, and an ND can help fill the gap. You are able to book an appointment directly with a naturopathic doctor and obtain primary health care in a pay for service model. The approach to care involves the same kind of blood work, medical intake and physical assessment. Naturopathic care is individualized medicine. It looks for the root cause of the issue and corrects nutrit…

Bile is an under-rated part of our digestive process. Learn why with Lindsey Parsons and me in this episode of "The Perfect Stool".

Your liver eliminates waste products, such as toxins, dead blood cells and excess cholesterol through bile. Bile is released in digestion and used to absorb dietary fats, vitamins, and other nutrients. Bile is a substance your liver makes while filtering your blood. When bile is made, half goes direct into digestion and the other half is stored in the gallbladder …

Dig deeper and easily understand your health.

In a number of recorded videos, Dr. Laura Brown, ND and Jenny Swisher peel back the onion and uncover the most commonly asked questions about gut health and the microbiome.

Click on the link below to purchase this course:

https://jennyswisher.thinkific.com/courses/body-literacy-and-the-gut-microbiome

We need rest and digest. If we’re always in fight or flight, or freeze, right, we’re not digesting. So, and I argue that we not only have to digest our food, we have to digest the world around us. What a pleasure to sit down with Manon and have a heart to heart conversation about gut health and how I came to this focus in practice.

The microbiome is a large body of bacteria, and some fungi and viruses that helps humans with detoxification, protection and regulation of body systems such as hormone and energy distribution, the immune system, and the brain for thinking and behaviour. It also provides nutrients like folate, vitamin K, biotin, riboflavin (B2), cobalamin (B12), and possibly other B vitamins and produces and/or consume a wide range of chemical messengers including dopamine, norepinephrine/adrenaline, serotonin, …