by Dr. Chad | Dec 8, 2011 | Naturopathic health, Nutrition
In this extremely busy time of year, we often don’t take a moment to plan our meals causing us to eat less healthy foods. Here are some ideas to still eat healthy during the busy season! Pre-Packaged Foods While you shouldn’t have a frozen TV dinner every...
by Dr. Chad | Dec 6, 2011 | Detoxification, Eating Naturally, Immune health, Natural health products, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
Including something new in a food isn’t always a good idea, especially when it comes to your health. Here are 12 additives to subtract from your diet: 1. Sodium Nitrate (also called Sodium Nitrite) – This is a preservative, coloring, and flavoring commonly added...
by Dr. Chad | Nov 29, 2011 | Childhood Obesity, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health
Childhood Obesity and Mental Health The societal message about being fat is clear: it is bad to be fat. But why is it bad? As we discussed in the previous post, there are serious medical consequences of childhood obesity. However, this fact often clouds the clear bias...
by Dr. Chad | Nov 22, 2011 | Eating Naturally, Food sensitivity, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut health, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
You are only as healthy as your body’s ability to digest and absorb the food you eat. Except for typical cold symptoms, digestive issues are the most common reason people seek medical advice. Every year, Americans spend 87 billion dollars on direct medical...
by Dr. Chad | Nov 15, 2011 | ADHD, Amino Acid Therapy, Anger depression, Childhood Obesity, Eating Naturally, Fatigue, Immune health, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition, Stress Management
The first two posts in this series detailed how the brain can become addicted to sugar and what happens if you try to stop eating sugar, even for a short period of time. Most people feel awful when they try to quit, so they end up consuming more and more sugar, which...
by Dr. Chad | Nov 8, 2011 | ADHD, Amino Acid Therapy, Anger depression, Childhood Obesity, Detoxification, Eating Naturally, Fatigue, Immune health, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition, Stress Management
Houston, we have a problem Not only do sweet foods increase dopamine levels, but over-consumption of sweet foods can actually cause a breakdown in brain chemistry. According to a study published in Nature Neuroscience, “common mechanisms may underlie obesity and drug...
by Dr. Chad | Nov 1, 2011 | ADHD, Amino Acid Therapy, Anger depression, Cardiovascular health, Childhood Obesity, Detoxification, Eating Naturally, Fatigue, Immune health, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition, Stress Management
Many people feel like they are ‘addicted’ to sugar. New research is providing clues as to how this may happen and what can be done about it. In this three part series, we will look at the reasons why some people can’t seem to help themselves when it comes to...
by Dr. Chad | Oct 25, 2011 | ADHD, Amino Acid Therapy, Anger depression, Childhood Obesity, Gut Dysbiosis, Gut health, Immune health, Natural Remedies, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Stress Management
We work with a lot of people that suffer from disorders relating to neurotransmitter imbalances, including depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, OCD, trichotillomania, migraines, insomnia, additions, cravings, obesity and fibromyalgia. Most of the time, we find that the gut...
by Dr. Chad | Oct 18, 2011 | Childhood Obesity, Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health
Cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, asthma, fatty liver disease, acid reflux – these diseases plague the adults in the U.S. Now they are being seen in our children. In Part 2 of our four part series on childhood obesity, we will...
by Dr. Chad | Oct 11, 2011 | ADHD, Amino Acid Therapy, Anger depression, Childhood Obesity, Fatigue, Natural Remedies, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Naturopathic medicine, Postpartum Depression, Stress Management
If you have symptoms of depression, anxiety, migraines, insomnia, OCD, ADD/ADHD, trichotillomania, compulsivity, food cravings/binges, drug or alcohol addiction, memory or concentration issues, Parkinson’s disease or restless leg syndrome, you have a neurotransmitter...
