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Digestive Wellness
Guidance from Flora's naturopathic doctors on bloating, reflux, IBS, SIBO, the microbiome, and getting digestion back to steady.
Digestive Wellness
Heavy Metals: Symptoms, Testing, and Natural Detoxification Support
You’ve cleaned up your diet. You’ve tried supplements. You’re sleeping more, drinking water, and doing the “right” things. And still, something feels off…
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Can Stress Really Cause Weight Gain?
Yes, stress can contribute to weight gain, but not in the simple way people often talk about it. It is not just that stress makes you eat more, although…
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Weight Loss
Many patients come into our office after years of trying to lose weight through stricter diets, more exercise, intermittent fasting, low-carb plans…
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The Gut–Brain Axis: How the Nervous System Shapes Gut Health
Originally published in Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR) By Maura Henninger, ND — October 1, 2025 Understanding the gut–brain connection reveals…
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Binders: How To Make Them Work For You
When you’re on a healing journey, one of the most important steps is helping your body clear out what doesn’t belong. That’s where binders come in. These…
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Binders: Your Key to Detoxification
Every day, our bodies encounter toxins. They come from plastics, household chemicals, heavy metals, mold, Lyme-related infections, and even imbalances in…
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Harnessing Nature’s Wisdom: Naturopathic Approaches for Digestive Health
Digestive health is fundamental to overall well-being, influencing various aspects of our daily lives. Naturopathic digestive health, rooted in the…
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Embracing Wholeness: The Holistic Approach to Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology, the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system, is traditionally associated with treating gastrointestinal diseases through…
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Nurturing Your Gut: Natural Ways to Support and Boost Healthy Gut Bacteria
The health of your gut is intricately connected to your overall well-being, and a crucial aspect of gut health is maintaining a balanced and thriving…
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Can Intermittent Fasting Really Improve My Gut Health?
Intermittent fasting (IF) has gained in popularity since the turn of the century. The release of “The 8-Hour Diet” by David Zinczenko and Peter Moore 2013…
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Do Kids Get SIBO? Yes!
Did you know that the development of the intestinal microbiome begins at birth? This happens with an exchange of microbes from the mother to their child…
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The Make or Break Factor in Healing
The word ‘terrain’ has been used a lot lately, and for good reason. It differentiates between the bodily system and the pathogens it encounters. I suffered…
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The Gut Health and Endometriosis Link and What To Do
I’m forever inspired by endometriosis patients and how committed they are to healing themselves at the root level. It’s not an easy task with this…
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You Have IBS: What Does This Really Mean?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a diagnosis that is made based on symptoms, including gas, bloating, a change in frequency of stool, and abdominal pain, that…
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Detoxing from 2020: How To Let Go and Heal
This year forced us to examine and reconsider our realities. The impact of the stress of a shifting world has been potent and no aspect of our lives has…
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Gut Health and Immunity: A Powerful Connection
The connection between gut health and the immune system has been well-established by decades of significant research. The relationship between these two…
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Quick Questions: How Do I Choose A Probiotic?
Welcome to Quick Questions. Today’s question is from my patient David who asks, “How do you choose a probiotic? There’s so many. How do you choose the…
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SIBO: Understanding Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
What is SIBO? Small intestine bacterial overgrowth and how to get rid of it.
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Treating Leaky Gut: The 4 R’s (Part 2)
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Treating Leaky Gut: The 4Rs (Part 1)
In my last video, I described leaky gut and its connection with a variety of conditions from skin issues to autoimmune disease to weight gain. If your gut…
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Leaky Gut: The Basics
In my practice, I treat a wide variety of conditions including thyroid disease, autoimmune illness, rheumatoid arthritis, food sensitivities, eczema and…
Digestive Wellness
Getting Started with Gut Health
First in my series about gut health: what exactly do I mean when I talk about digestive wellness? How does it get off balance? How do we fix it?
Digestive Wellness
Treating the Root Cause of IBS: Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
This month in the Huffington Post, I write about an issue I see quite frequently in practice: IBS. Did you know that 84% of IBS patients suffer from…
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Five Steps to Treating Candida Overgrowth, Naturally
If you’re plagued by candida overgrowth, you’ll want to read on to my latest HuffPo blog to find out how I successfully treat patients with this irritating…
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Immunity: It’s a Gut Thing
As the latest round of flu has me knocked out (yes, even doctors get sick on occasion), I decided it was worth reposting an abbreviated version of one of…
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I Can’t Eat Bread? The Conundrum of Kids and Weight Loss
Last month, I saw a handful of pediatric patients brought in by their Orthodox Jewish mothers worried about their children’s weight gain. I have found that…