by Melanie MacLaren | Apr 4, 2024 | Digestion
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux or heartburn, is a painful condition where stomach acid is backed up into the esophagus. If you experience symptoms of acid reflux, you may experience a burning in the upper part of your chest. Other...
by Melanie MacLaren | Apr 3, 2024 | Allergies, Nutrition
While becoming allergic or sensitive to vitamins may seem unusual this is a very common occurrence I see in my practice. Besides making you feel unwell, this can affect absorption of the nutrients and therefore have other long term consequences. As an example, if you...
by Melanie MacLaren | May 16, 2023 | Digestion, Holistic Health
We all know how important it is to take care of our skin, but did you know there’s a connection between gut health and skin health known as the gut-skin axis? In recent studies, researchers found a connection between the gut microbiome and inflammatory skin...
by Melanie MacLaren | Apr 12, 2023 | Nutrition, Allergies
Who doesn’t have food cravings? We often think about cravings, like sugar cravings, as a psychological phenomena. An itch you can’t scratch. But beating them isn’t as easy as practicing self-discipline. Although that is an important aspect, regular,...
by Melanie MacLaren | Mar 9, 2023 | Nutrition, Digestion, Naturopathic Medicine
If you are considering undergoing food sensitivity testing, there are a few important things you should know before deciding whether to test and how to get the full benefit of testing. Leaky Gut Intestinal permeability, or leaky gut, is the main cause of the...
