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Bone health can be affected by the consumption of gluten. None of us have the enzymes to properly break down gluten. If you are celiac or ultrasensitive the long term, downstream effects can leave quite a trail of bread crumbs. Read on...

Your bones are protein rich multi-mineral pillars of strength. They need multiple nutrients. Nutrients you must be able to absorb from your food.

Osteoporosis is a low bone density state associated with increased risk for fractures. Risk factors in men an…

"Gluten-free diet (GFD) is effective in the management of epilepsy in 53% of cases, either reducing seizure frequency, enabling reduced doses of antiepileptic drugs or even stopping antiepileptic drugs." (1)

Epilepsy occurs almost twice as much in patients with celiac disease and those with epilepsy are twice as likely to have celiac disease. In addition to these stats, there are those whom are non celiac gluten sensitive, where the brain is more often to be ill-affected than the gut. Neurolog…

In times when you are overwhelmed with a flood of emotional input, the ability to digest food takes a hit. What's going on?

Your gut is your primary sensing organ

Your gut takes in both food and emotional vibrations from the world around you.

Emotions are made up of body chemicals. Things like serotonin, dopamine, GABA, adrenaline, cortisol - to name a few. As you sense what's going on around you, your body makes emotional chemicals. Messages go from your gut to your heart which feels the…

Why the "sunshine" vitamin is important

Vitamin D is important for calcium and bone metabolism, gut and mucosal lining protection and immune response. Vitamin D deficiency is worldwide, especially in the elderly population (2).

1. Bone
2. Gut
3. Immune

Vitamin D and Bones

Vitamin D3 helps your bones absorb calcium and phosphorous. This makes bones strong. When taken with vitamin K2, D3’s actions are increased. What's more is the help vitamin D supplies to muscle status: "Cochrane analysis found …

Zinc is a cofactor in over 100 transactions in the body, promotes growth hormone, plays a role in DNA synthesis, supports a healthy immune system; contributes to a sense of smell and taste and helps hormones do their work. 

Zinc plays a role in your:

1. Immune
2. Skin
3. Hormone health

Immune

Short term zinc deficiency reduces your immune system’s ability to ward off infection. Due to its direct antiviral properties, it can be assumed that zinc is beneficial for most of the population, especially …

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Areas of health support include:

• Vitamins, minerals & omega-3s
• Detoxification
• Glucose metabolism
• Metabolic & weight management
• Cognitive health & memory
• Immune health
• Energy & fitness
• Cardiovascular health
• Gastrointestinal health

The missing piece of your health puzzle.

Using PureGenomics, your raw data from genetic reports, other clinical tests and your health history, Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND will custom design a pract…

Naturopathic Medicine exists to strengthen and encourage optimal health. It is a practice that addresses the fundamentals of disease. It honours and cooperates with the healing power of nature. 

If you seek a caring professional who is a registered naturopathic doctor in Guelph with a functional medicine approach, you've come to the right place.

Principles of Naturopathic Medicine  

 1.   Primum non nocere - do no harm, effective health care with the lea…

What gluten gives

Wheat consumption has revolutionized our current era. Not only does it fill up 50% of the average daily food intake, it provides fibre and B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6, B9) and some iron, zinc and selenium. Gluten is found in more than bread and pasta, it is a universal processed food additive as a thickener, flavour enhancer and texture modifier. With the gluten free trends in diet, unfortified meals are seriously low in protein, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, folate, sodium…

Crohn's disease is chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It presents with persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping, loss of appetite, weight loss, and fever. In extreme cases, blockages, ulcers, and fistula can occur.

If you seek a caring professional who is a registered naturopathic doctor in Guelph with a functional medicine approach, you've come to the right place. Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND helps people better digest their food and the world around them.

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