In Naturopathic family medicine, health isn’t just about treating symptoms—it’s about nurturing the whole child. A holistic approach considers the entire body and mind, recognizing that every aspect of a child’s life plays a role in their overall well-being. This approach looks at the child not just as a patient but as a unique individual…
Ancient healing practices are becoming integrated into our health system, as more practitioners are working with the mind-body connection. A benefit of seeking care at Heart Spring Health is the ability to have integrated care for your mental health conditions and medical conditions from both the “bottom up” (like somatic therapy) and “top down” (like…
Most of us have at some point suffered from the unpleasant experience of bloating. This can mean different things to different people, but most of the time it’s the feeling of fullness, distention, discomfort, and heaviness. These sensations often follow a particular meal, eating a specific food, medication use, accompany part of the menstrual cycle,…
In part one and two of this three part series about working with anxiety and insomnia, we talked about “getting off electronics and getting into nature” and “sleep hygiene.” Now, we will give a brief shout-out to some other (free!) tools that can help with anxiety and insomnia—and of course, just overall well-being: human connection,…
In part one of this blog series, we talked about a long list of free and accessible tools that we have at our disposal to support better sleep and mood. This list included: getting into nature, getting off electronics, human connection, movement, food/nutrition, sleep hygiene and siesta time/taking breaks. We spent the majority of that…
I love working with patients to support them around anxiety and insomnia. These are two areas that so many people struggle with, and so often can feel impossible to remedy—especially these days with the expectations of the modern, busy and technology-focused world/culture that we currently live in. So Many Tools! But, a major reason why…
Is Neural therapy right for me? The list of indications for use of Neural Therapy is extensive in clinical practice and can provide long term benefits. Do you suffer from one or more of the following? Chronic pain Headaches Irritable bowel syndrome/disease Anxiety Congestion Post-surgical pain Urinary issues These are just some of the many…
If you have followed along so far in our series of blog posts on the microbiome, you now have a better idea of what the microbiome is, how it works, and what a good microbiome looks like. Armed with that knowledge, let’s dive into how we can improve our microbiomes. To explore strategies to improve…
Hiatal Hernia Syndrome Do you experience heartburn, shallow breathing, trouble swallowing, reflux, chest pain, or bloating? Any of these could be a symptom of lesser known conditions called hiatal hernia and hiatal hernia syndrome. Hiatal hernias are extremely common and affect over 40% of the US population and are often found accidentally on x-ray. These…
How do I know if I have a healthy microbiome? Let’s take a trip to the (microbiome) gym After reading the last two blog posts, you may be asking yourself now – how do I know if I have a healthy microbiome? Do I need to do a stool test? While understanding of this continues…