Emotional regulation

Botanical Medicine and the Microbiome: A Path to Better Metabolism

Research shows that obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes are often linked to an imbalance in the gut microbiome—specifically, a decrease in beneficial bacteria and an overgrowth of opportunistic pathogens.

One major consequence of this imbalance is an overgrowth of Gram-negative bacteria, which increases levels of lipopolysaccharides (LPS). LPS triggers inflammation, contributing to gut permeability (often referred to as …

Check how toxic you are by answering the following questions below. The more questions you answer “yes” to, the more toxic you are likely to be, and the more likely you are to benefit from a professionally supervised detox.

1. Are you constantly tired?



2. Is your skin spotty or dull?



3. Do you miss days of passing stool?



4. Is your stool irregular?



5. Do you have dark circles under your eyes?



6. Do you have aches and pains in your joints?



7. Do you suffer from high levels of phlegm or sinus congestion?



8. Do…

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the beat-to-beat variation in heart rhythm.  HRV is a measure of your body’s ability to react to changes in your life and accurately predicts states of stress and inflammation. Short-term changes reflect current energy expenditures, stress, emotional states, and cognitive work load.

The measure of your HRV applies to health on multiple levels; cardiology, mental health, sleep health, lifestyle, intensive care unit settings, blood pressure, remote monitoring, onc…

Dopamine is often referred to as the "feel-good" chemical. It plays a crucial role in motivation, motor control, cognition, pleasure, reward, and reinforcement of certain behaviors. Dopamine also influences gastrointestinal motility, hormone release, blood pressure, immune regulation, and sodium balance.

Medications like amphetamines and drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease, can increase dopamine levels in the brain. Substances of Abuse like cocaine, methamphetamine, and nicotine can signif…

Role of light in health and healing

By Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND

Natural Sunlight affects sleep cycles, mood, energy, blood pressure and the immune system. We need just the right amount.  Too much sunlight can damage skin, and increase risk of skin cancer. 

Sunlight:   Vitamin D, Blood Pressure, Mood and Cognitive Function

Sunlight UVB skin exposure promotes the change of cholesterol to vitamin D.  Regardless of whether it comes from sun, food (fatty fish, fish liver oils, beef liver, and egg …

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 …

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, …

There are links between gut and mood. In Beyond Digestion, I talk a lot about the fact that we not only have to digest our food, but also the world around us. When life gives us more than we can handle, it is literally "beyond digestion", meaning life can be stressful, especially we lack the appropriate ways to cope.

Did you know? Of those with IBS, thirty percent seek treatment and in that thirty percent, ninety percent of the people have anxiety and or depression. But even those who don't h…

Your gut is your primary sensing organ. It may as well have antennae sticking out of it.

Did you know your gut senses, your heart feels and your mind thinks? Of course you do. But did you know it happens in this order?

Learn this and more about your gut-soul axis in the fifty third episode of Timmy Bauer's Purpose Driven Entrepreneur podcast.