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Explore health articles from our healthcare team on hormones, metabolic health, digestion, thyroid health, pain, pregnancy, lab testing and more.
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Insulin Resistance: Why Your Blood Sugar Can Look Normal While Insulin Is Already High
Insulin resistance can develop while fasting glucose still looks normal. Learn how fasting insulin and HOMA-IR provide additional metabolic information and how nutrition, resistance training and naturopathic care may improve insulin sensitivity.
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Constipation in Children: Why Daily Bowel Movements Don’t Always Mean Your Child Isn’t Constipated
A child can have daily bowel movements and still be constipated. Learn the signs of stool retention, fecal impaction, appetite and emotional changes, and how childhood constipation can be safely supported.
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Menstrual Health, Hormonal Health, Women's Health
Ovarian Pain During Ovulation: What Does It Mean?
Ovarian pain around ovulation can be normal, but recurring pain may have other causes. Learn about mittelschmerz, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, adhesions and how a naturopathic doctor can help investigate and support painful cycles.
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Mental & Emotional Health, Hormonal Health, Women's Health
PMS vs. PMDD: Symptoms, Hormone Testing & Treatment Options
PMS and PMDD can affect mood, energy, sleep, cravings and physical symptoms before your period. Learn the differences between PMS and PMDD, why hormone testing isn't always necessary, and what treatment options may help.
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Lab Testing, Cardiovascular Health, Metabolic Health
High Cholesterol: Understanding Your Lipid Panel and Cardiovascular Risk
High cholesterol is more than one flagged number. Learn what LDL, HDL, triglycerides, ApoB and Lp(a) can tell you, plus how nutrition, exercise, advanced testing and appropriate medical treatment fit into cardiovascular care.
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Lab Testing, Metabolic Health, Hormonal Health
How to Lose Belly Fat: Understanding the Metabolic and Hormonal Factors Behind Abdominal Weight Gain
Struggling with belly fat or abdominal weight gain? Learn how insulin, blood sugar, thyroid function, hormones, sleep, nutrition, exercise and body composition can influence metabolic health.
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Hormonal Health, Women's Health
Could I Be in Perimenopause? Symptoms, Hormone Testing & Treatment Options
Wondering if you're in perimenopause? Learn about early symptoms, menstrual cycle changes, hormone testing, natural support and when options such as hormone therapy may be worth discussing.
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Fatigue & Low Energy, Hormonal Health, Lab Testing, Thyroid Health
Thyroid Symptoms, Testing & Treatment: What to Know Beyond a TSH Test
Wondering if your thyroid could be behind fatigue, weight changes, hair loss or brain fog? Learn about thyroid testing beyond TSH, Hashimoto’s, natural thyroid support, Synthroid and Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT), and how our naturopathic doctors can help.
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Gut Health & Digestion, Lab Testing
Wondering whether certain foods could be contributing to your symptoms? Learn how the RMA FST food sensitivity test works, what IgG results can and can't tell us, and how our naturopathic doctors use testing alongside symptoms, diet and health history.