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How Food Diversity Helps Your Microbiome Recover and Thrive

How Food Diversity Helps Your Microbiome Recover and Thrive

When we talk about gut health, most people immediately think about probiotics, supplements, or removing foods from their diet. Yet one of the most powerful ways to support the gut microbiome is often much simpler: eating a wider variety of foods. A useful goal is to...

Motherhood, Women’s Health, and Raising a Healthier Generation

Motherhood, Women’s Health, and Raising a Healthier Generation

I go through phases in my career where I feel hopeful about the direction women’s health is moving in, and then there are days where I feel we are still very much practicing symptom-based care. Women’s health is incredibly complex, and no two women need exactly the...

A Little Serotonin Can Go A Long Way

A Little Serotonin Can Go A Long Way

Today’s blog is one of my favorite topics to discuss. It’s our “happy hormone,” but to be honest, serotonin is so much more than just happiness. It plays a role in how we think, how we feel, how we sleep, and how we respond to stress on a day-to-day basis. What makes...

Methylation, B12, and the Bigger Picture

Methylation, B12, and the Bigger Picture

This morning I found myself thinking about something quite simple. How much B12 do we actually need on a day-to-day basis to feel mentally clear, to have energy in the brain, and to cope with stress a little bit better? Not just to avoid deficiency, but to actually...

Methylation, Anaemia, and the Hidden Risk in Vegetarian Diets

Methylation, Anaemia, and the Hidden Risk in Vegetarian Diets

Iron-deficiency anaemia is often reduced to a simple explanation: not enough iron in the body due to some reasoning. That could be heavy menstrual bleeding, poor diet or poor absorption. While these are all valid contributors, they do not tell the full story. In...