Digestive health

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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Aging for most means progression to inflammation and reduced immune capacity.

Adverse changes in the microbiome contribute to 16-18% of world-wide cancer.

On the contrary, a study of those who live past a hundred years, their microbiome is very unique and reflects the body’s capacity to digest proteins and respond well to inflammation^[1].

Watch for news on probiotics that fight aging! Find out if you have a healthy microbiome!

Early studies observe how certain species can take polypheno…

How does a super fit person get kidney stones? You eat well, live clean and exercise regularly.

Well, if you eat spinach in your smoothie every day for three years, this can totally happen.

Spinach is high in oxalates and oxalates are consistent with the formation of one type of kidney stone. The oxalates also have great binding power not only to form stones, but to bind to the other minerals in your diet like iron.

Take away is spinach is okay, but get some variety. If one week you pi…

Your microbiome plays an important role in mediating depression and anxiety-like behaviours^[1]. Keep your gut and its lining healthy and your mood and thinking power will benefit.

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 knows how to stimulate your body’s natural mechanisms to repair damage and rebuild health.

What I use for gut repair can depend on state of…

The health of your gut makes deep impacts on the health of your entire body.  

2450 years ago, Hippocrates said, it all begins in the gut. I think he was smarter than even he might have imagined. Has the human condition ever really changed? Modern science confirms the gut is related to so much.

How can what goes on in the rest of your body be related to digestive health? Even mood can be reflection, or reaction of what is going on in the gut. In actual fact, the state of the gut could be the …

Pristine air and spring fed rivers running down the mountain side. Mountain berries, fresh leafy greens. A hike, a stretch, a view. Breathing in. Breathing out. All the way out. Calm. Clarity. Peace of mind. Vibrancy in the soul. Strength in the body.

These are just some of the things that come to mind with the thoughts of detox. Truth is, your body detoxes all the time. It is doing it right now. You weren't even thinking about it. Your kidneys, your bowels, your skin, your emotions, your l…

Medicinal plants are highly valued in healthcare and are safe and improve health when used in the right combinations and dose. Botanical medicine can be prepared for oral consumption as a tea, tincture, capsule or tablet. Topically you will find balms, salves, ointments, sprays and lotions. Plant chemistry and the principles of pharmacology are the basis for the therapeutic use of botanical medicine. Naturopathic doctors are trained in the issues related to toxicology and interactions with phar…

For a long time the autonomic nervous system was divided into two: the flight or fight, and the rest and digest. The fight or flight system is largely a part of the spinal sympathetic nerves and the rest and digest from the cranial nerve ten (X), the vagus nerve. It was assumed at any moment in time a body could be governed by one state, or the other.

What we now realize is the vagus nerve has two tails - the dorsal, or posterior, branch and the ventral, or anterior branch…

Acupuncture releases natural painkillers, promotes blood flow, stimulates hormonal balance, relaxes tight muscles, calms anxiety, lifts depression, and promotes digestion.

This ancient Chinese therapy effects every major system of the body, including the cardiac, gastrointestinal, circulatory, cerebral, genitourinary, endocrine and immune systems.

Get to the point…

Some people explain acupuncture in terms of energy and mer…

Often sensitivities go undiagnosed because the reaction is gradual and will happen within 3 minutes to 3 days. This makes it more difficult to pinpoint which food is the trigger. Being sensitive to a food may mean you need to avoid it completely, or be able to have a small amount occasionally. Sometimes after months of abstinence, a food may be reintroduced without an issue.

Comprehensive Food Sensitivity Testing in Guelph

If you are a new patient, Dr. Brown will need to see you first to e…