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Common Medication Side Effects Explained

Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory, learning, attention, arousal and involuntary muscle movement. It’s an excitatory neurotransmitter. This means it “excites” the nerve cell and causes it to “fire off the message.”

Laura NevilleApril 16, 2024less is more, medication, side effects, naturopathic provider, alternative provider, female naturopath doctor, memory issues, common medications, neurotransmitter

Spanish Black Radish

No matter how diligent we are, we are exposed to toxins on a daily basis.It is our job to avoid toxicity however we can, but it is also our job to support the innate ability of our body to detoxify.

Laura NevilleMarch 20, 2024spanish black radish, naturopathic care, alternative medicine, naturopathic provider, female naturopath doctor, toxins, vegetables, cruciferous family

Estrogen - Good Or Bad?

This drives me crazy . . .

So much hesitation from the medical system about estrogen replacement yet oral birth control pills are handed out like candy.

Laura NevilleFebruary 7, 2024estrogen, birth control pills, hormone support, hormone replacement, depression, perimenopause, naturopathic support, alternative medicine, female naturopath doctor

Anxiety

For most mammals, stress has a relatively short span – when a zebra is running from a lion there are only two outcomes: you get away or you don’t.Humans have an “anticipatory stress response” that easily spins out of control and can lead to anxiety.

Laura NevilleJune 8, 2023anxiety, reduce anxiety, naturopathic care, alternative medicine, female doctor, female naturopath doctor, herbs to reduce anxiety, stress, stress response, taming anxiety, natural medicine

Are You Feeling Anxious?

There is good reason to feel anxious right now.
But more importantly, there are a multitude of ways to keep anxiety from controlling your life.If I could reach out through the screen right now, I would pour you a cup of tea. Green tea, to be exact

Laura NevilleSeptember 20, 2022green tea, anxious, anxiety, reduce anxiousness, naturopathic medicine, female naturopath doctor, alternative medicine, natural medicine, alternative care, cup of tea, improve memory, reduce anxiety, reduce inflammation

Stress Management And How It Relates To Adrenal Fatigue

While short-term stress is normal, long-term chronic stress has been associated with numerous health conditions such as anxiety, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, HPA axis dysfunction (aka adrenal fatigue), and metabolic syndrome.
Inside Stress:
No one can avoid stress entirely but what truly matters is how each person internalizes stress. For one person, a spider, flying in an airplane, or keeping up with the daily grind is no big deal - for another, all of this can be downright traumatizing.

Laura NevilleJuly 22, 2022stress management, adrenal fatigue, adrenal fatigue syndrome, chronic stress, metabolic syndrome, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physician, alternative medicine, female naturopath doctor, stress, improve adrenal health, stress reduction, relaxation, female naturopathic physician

Anti Aging.. Can We Slow The Process?

I think we would be lying if we said we didn’t want to reverse or at least slow the aging process. Maybe not for vanity sake, but we want to live a LONG AND HEALTHY life… to be vital until our last breathe.

But if we are disillusioned with the propaganda of expensive serums, face-lifts and the idea that aging is 100% related to genetics, where do we turn?
The answer might surprise you.

Laura NevilleJune 23, 2022naturopathic care, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, alternative medicine, slow aging, meditation, female naturopath doctor, effects of stress, telomeres, health benefits, naturopathic physician, health, healthcare

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