Natural Medicine • Alternative & Holistic Health • Naturopathic Medicine

Suns out! Sunscreen can be confusing, and there’s a lot of opposing information out there about what’s best. Natural? Physical? Mineral? Chemical? What does it all mean? All valid questions. Here are some points to keep in mind when choosing your sunscreen: PHYSICAL SUNSCREEN AKA Mineral Sunscreen, it forms a protective physical barrier of inert minerals over the skin. Sits on top of the skin to deflect and scatter damaging UV rays away from the skin. A physical blocker. INGR

Gluten free diets are becoming more common than ever. People are going gluten free even though they may not have Celiac's disease because gluten is highly linked to inflammation. The Wall Street Journal published that eating gluten can set off a distinct reaction in the intestines and immune systems in people. When the majority of our immune system lies in our gut, the foods we eat are very critical to our health. Gluten can cause anything from a general feeling of unwellness

More than 120 different toxins can be eliminated through perspiration. Everything - from heavy metals, steroids, and inflammatory compounds. Sweating is a simple yet key way to cleanse your body of pollutants, chemicals, and other dangerous substances. The skin is the largest organ in the body and is one of the most important organs involved in detoxification and elimination. Your skin works two-fold. It serve as an actual barrier against some environmental toxins and has a c

Sun out, toes out! Like the long-lasting, chip-free gel manicures? You might have to think twice. Although there is no association between cancer and gel manicures, there is concern with the lamps and light boxes used during the manicure. These lamps and light boxes emit emit fairly high levels of UVA radiation, which can cause cancer. A 2014 study in JAMA Dermatology indicated that the level of UVA exposure associated with a gel manicure every two weeks probably isn't high e

#1 Lemon You have probably heard of the suggestion to begin your day with a warm glass of lemon water. Lemon, as well as other citrus fruits, provide our bodies with an excellent source of vitamin C. This vitamin functions as a powerful antioxidant that’s necessary for offsetting free radicals that are produced in the detoxification process. Additionally, lemons contain limonene, which has been shown to support phase I and phase II metabolizing enzymes, transforming toxins in