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Endometriosis and Gut Health: How does the gut microbiome affect endometriosis pain?
The central role of our microbiome in supporting nutritional status, mediating inflammation, impacting estrogen levels, and modulating immune function are critically important to the development and proliferation of endometriosis. Naturopathic Medicine considers the complex and interrelated features of endometriosis to create effective and lasting treatment options that can reduce pelvic pain and blood loss, improve fertility outcomes, and foster an enhanced sense of control over one’s body.
Endometriosis and Gut Health: How does the gut microbiome affect endometriosis pain?
The central role of our microbiome in supporting nutritional status, mediating inflammation, impacting estrogen levels, and modulating immune function are critically important to the development and proliferation of endometriosis. Naturopathic Medicine considers the complex and interrelated features of endometriosis to create effective and lasting treatment options that can reduce pelvic pain and blood loss, improve fertility outcomes, and foster an enhanced sense of control over one’s body.
Back to our Roots
Back to our roots Fall is upon us and with all the changing colours comes the magnificent explosions of orange, purple and red as we welcome back the root vegetables. Slower to grow than the fast festive greens of summer, these root gems offer up the tender sweetness...
Moving through the Change of Season
Moving through the Change of Season As the seasons change, and we move from warmth into the cool of fall, we start to wind down our summer energies and prepare for the shorter days to come. With this shift comes cold and flu season. This is always a time we suggest...
Stay Healthy with this Change of Season Soup
Nourishing Change of Season Soup This classic soup boosts your immune system and helps your body transition between the seasons. This change of season soup is used as an immune system tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) during times of change or when you're...
Breathe Again
With everything going on in the world, the one thing that can help us calm down is to breathe. Yes, Breathe. Such a charged word in light of recent events, namely; the Coronavirus pandemic affecting the lungs and respiratory system, and George Floyd’s death due to...
Our Prevention Measures
We're so thrilled to be back in the clinic serving you face to face again! Your safety is so important to us and these are some of the measures that we have put into effect at Urban Wellness to help do our part to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 and to keep all of...
Watermelon and Mint Salad – Nature’s Air Conditioner!
Ingredients 1 medium whole watermelon (should work out to about 10 cups of cubed fruit) 1/4 cup olive oil 3 whole limes, juiced 1 1/2 tsp flaked salt 3/4 tsp black pepper 1 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled Instructions Cut rind from the...
Re-opening, re-building and moving forward
By Kristen Mark ND This year has brought a wave of challenges in every area of life – every person, business, and community has been affected. Fatigue, frustration and anger are common and normal reactions to the upheavals we’ve experienced over these past few months....
Life Beyond Busy
No one does well when being pushed to DO all the time. We’ve been so afraid to rest for so long now. Be it consuming information, working, fixing, tidying or just listening to our whirling thoughts. We rob ourselves of our nourishment, our care and so much of our...
Cleansing, miraculous watercress
Cooling, pungent and bitter- sweet, watercress is a natural diuretic helping to clear excess fluid from the body. It impacts the lungs, stomach, bladder and kidney systems in TCM and strengthens the Qi (or vital energy) in the body. It also is helpful in not only...
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