By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), Naturopath What is Basal Body Temperature? Basal Body Temperature or BBT is your resting body temperature. It is usually checked as soon as you open your eyes in the morning. It is best taken before… Read More »Basal Body Temperature or BBT
Many of us are shocked and disappointed to learn that we continue to have acne after puberty. Yes, it is a cruel situation, but it is possible to have pimples and wrinkles at the same time. In fact, 54 percent… Read More »Acne Treatment That Works
Weight Loss is Complex Eat less, exercise more. Is it really that easy? You may not be surprised to hear that losing excess weight and keeping it off goes way beyond such two-dimensional recommendations. In fact, the concept of calories… Read More »Address the Root Cause to Lose Weight for Life
With everything that 2020 has thrown at us, you may feel like everything has gone a bit sideways. And in many ways it has. But this year has also turned out to be more about appreciating what we have instead… Read More »Find Joy During a Pandemic
What is Dandruff? Dandruff is dry, flaky skin. While most of us would think of it as coming from your scalp, you can also have dandruff in your beard, eyelashes, and eyebrows. It can be mild with a bit of… Read More »Dandruff: Mild or Severe, Help is Here
Are your coping mechanisms maxed out? As a population, we are overwhelmed with too many demands on our time. Only you know what is stressing you out. Maybe it’s your family, your boss, finances, job security, or school. Whatever it… Read More »How to Cope With Stress to Relieve Your Anxiety
What Is Fungal Acne? Acne is often caused by excessive bacteria growth on your skin. But, there is another form of acne, fungal acne, that is caused by a form of yeast or fungus growing on your skin. Yeast is… Read More »Fungal Acne is a Thing, Here’s What to Do About It
Cleaning up your sleep routine will improve your mental health Have you ever felt a little cranky and irritable after a restless night? When we are sleep-deprived, we have a hard time coping with what the day throws at us.… Read More »Are You Getting Enough Zzz’s?
The Production and Function of Key Anti-Anxiety Neurotransmitters There are many factors that are involved in healthy brain function and that may therefore affect anxiety: The regular production of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and GABA The normal function of… Read More »Anxiety and Your Brain
There are several aspects of your diet that may affect your anxiety. A high-fat diet or a high carbohydrate diet can lead to an unbalanced gut microbiome and mineral deficiencies. Because there is a vital connection between our gut and… Read More »Is What You Eat Contributing to Your Anxiety?
Hormones can have a massive impact on anxiety. Women may notice a correlation between their stress and anxiety level and pivotal points of their menstrual cycle. Hormonal levels impact anxiety in a few ways: Normal levels of the “love” hormone… Read More »Hormonal Imbalance Worsens Anxiety
Got some symptoms and want to know what the problem is? No worries, just use Dr. Google. Yes you can just Google everything yourself and yes you can find some supplements to take. You don’t need to see a naturopathic… Read More »Why Not Just Use Dr. Google?
What Role Do Hormones Play in IBS? Do hormones cause gut problems or do gut problems cause hormone problems? Or maybe both. Your gut and your hormones are intricately intertwined. Problems with one can cause problems with the other. Let’s… Read More »Your Hormones and Your Gut
Better Hormone Balance Means Better Skin, Energy, Sleep, Mood, Fertility & Weight Loss Healthy Fats Good fats help to balance your hormones in several ways: They slow down your digestion and help you to feel full longer. This is good… Read More »Top 20 Foods that Balance Your Hormones
What is insulin? Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas. Its job is to move sugar from your bloodstream into your cells. This allows your cell to use the sugar or glucose for fuel. Insulin is vital to your… Read More »Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
By now most people know that there are good bacteria and bad bacteria, yeast, parasites, and viruses that inhabit our digestive tract. In fact, there is a quadrillion of them. This is termed our “microbiome”. But, you may not be… Read More »Vaginal Microbiome and Fertility
If you are looking to improve your fertility, one of the suggestions that you may have come across is to “do a detox”. This is kind of a vague term. Various people will mean different things when they refer to… Read More »Detox Program
Natural Treatment for Adenomyosis Reading and researching are constants as a naturopathic doctor. In reviewing some research regarding adenomyosis this week, I came across an older study that I thought was interesting. Firstly, what is adenomyosis? This condition involves uterine… Read More »Adenomyosis and Prolactin
Acne: More than Just a Cosmetic Problem Acne affects about 85% of young adults between the ages of 12 and 25 years old. This makes it consistently one of the top three skin conditions that affect the general population. … Read More »5 Hormone Imbalances that Cause Acne
Anger or Irritability Ruining Your Relationships? By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Cranky, angry, irritable, short-tempered, call it what you will but it’s not necessarily just your personality, in fact, most often it’s not. There are real physical explanations as… Read More »Anger Management