How Alcohol Damages Your Gut (And 5 Ways to Protect Your Microbiome If You Drink)Alcohol is one of the most common — and most overlooked — disruptors of gut health. Even moderate drinking can shift your microbiome, increase intestinal permeability (“leaky gut”), and trigger inflammation that affects everything from digestion...
Holiday Gut Health: 7 Simple Ways to Keep Your Digestive System Happy (and Avoid the Bloat)The holiday season is full of joy, family, and way too much sugar, alcohol, rich foods, and stress. While celebrating the season is wonderful, our gut microbiome often pays the price. Bloating, fatigue, irregular bowel...
How Holiday Stress Wrecks Your Hormones (And 5 Ways to Protect Them)December feels magical. Until...
Postpartum to Perimenopause: Why Postpartum Feels Harder in the Late 30s and Early 40sHey moms! Did you have your last baby at age 36, 38, or 40? We are with you. Breastfeeding finally ended, your period comes back with vengeance… and then everything changes. What seemed like a breeze when...
When Is the Best Time to Start HRT? One of the most common questions I hear at Well North Functional Medicine is:"When is the best time to start HRT?" “Am I too early… or already too late for hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?”The short answer: The ideal window is wider than most women...
Why Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Alone Isn’t Enough – The Functional Medicine DifferenceIf you’re in your late 30s and beyond and struggling with hot flashes, brain fog, low energy, body composition changes or mood swings, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is sometimes presented as the quick fix. And yes, HRT can...
A Message of Gratitude this Thanksgiving Message from Well North Functional MedicineHappy Thanksgiving from Well North Functional Medicine! Today, I am taking a pause with a very full heart to say thank you and write this message of gratitude this Thanksgiving!Gratitude this ThanksgivingThank you to every patient who has trusted...
9 Tips for Blood Sugar Balancing this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is upon us and I love this Holiday! It is all about gratitude, family, and yes, a lot of delicious food. If you are looking to optimize your blood sugar and avoid that post-meal crash, I'm here to tell you - you...
Why Light Exposure in Winter is Important for Our HealthAt Well North Functional Medicine, I see disruptions in light exposure in winter as one of the hidden drivers of winter fatigue, brain fog, and low mood. Our modern society has flipped the script on our light exposure where we are...
