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Immune Modulation
Seasonal Allergies?
Allergy Alert!
We are all excited about being outside in the fresh spring air. To keep that good feeling going, start now with natural allergy remedies so your body won’t react so strongly to the onset of grass, trees and flowering wild plants.
Nasal saline rinse can often do wonders and wet socks help reduce congestion. Did you know? Plant based medicines promote healthy nasal and sinus passages for individuals with elevated histamine and respiratory irritation. A selection rich in flavonoids, a…
Do You Detox?
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.
- Are you constantly tired?
- Is your skin spotty or dull?
- Do you miss days of passing stool?
- Is your stool irregular?
- Do you have dark circles under your eyes?
- Do you have aches and pains in your joints?
- Do you suffer from high levels of phlegm or sinus congestion?
- Do…
Pomegrate Ap-peel
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peel is an antioxidant rich dietary fibre easy to prepare and pleasant to enjoy. The entire pomegranate plant is a pharmacy full of rich extracts. The fruit and fruit extracts have been shown to promote good health benefits for wound healing, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. The roots and bark exhibit healing properties against parasites and worm infestation. The flower buds are used to alleviate the symptoms of diarrhea,…
Eczema: Understanding Its Complex Connections to Gut, Liver, and Overall Health
Recent scientific studies have highlighted a significant association between severe eczema and various systemic conditions, including liver, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular diseases, as well as osteoporosis and fractures. This broad range of related health issues suggests that eczema is not just a skin condition but may reflect underlying imbalances in the body.
.The Gut-Liver-Skin Connection
In my clinical practice, I have observed that many skin conditions, including eczema, are often …
Ovarian Cancer Watch
Ovarian cancer is rare, however in women over 50 it is often a missed diagnosis that shares common symptoms with irritable bowel syndrome and bladder control. Education and awareness can help save lives.
Two thirds of women are diagnosed late, when the cancer is harder to treat, leaving one in seven women dead within 2 months of being diagnosed. If diagnosed at the earliest stage, 9 in 10 women will survive.
Is it IBS?
Irregular bowel movements, gas, pain and bloating are signs of irritable …
Inflammation Generation
We live in a generation of inflammation. Why?
Inflammation is the body's natural and healthy response to repair damaged tissues and eliminate toxins. However, when this response becomes chronic, it results in the ongoing presence of an active immune response. This state of low-grade inflammation can lead to shifts in metabolic functions, conditions that disrupt balance in the body, favoring the development of a wide range of noncommunicable inflammatory conditions such as autoimmune, cancer, …
Sweeteners... are they safe?
Artificial and Non-caloric Sweeteners
Over-consumption of high-fructose corn syrup, primarily in the form of soft-drinks and processed foods, contributes to high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high tryglycerides (form of cholesterol), obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, microbiome change, leaky gut, liver inflammation, fibrosis, fatty liver disease and liver cancer. A high sugar diet additionally contributes to inflammation in the hippocampus of the brain which affects spat…
4 Quadrants of Gut Health
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…
Seasonal Allergies
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…
Hydration Highlights
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…