Lending Library Book Review: The Secret Life of Your Microbiome
Have you ever considered that your health is deeply connected to the world around you? The Secret Life of Your Microbiome by Susan L. Prescott and Alan C. Logan explores this fascinating connection, showing how trillions of microbes living within us are influenced by everything from the food we eat to our environment and even our emotional well-being.
This book challenges the conventional view of health by emphasizing the importance of biodiversity–not just in nature, but inside our bodies too.
How to breathe well is a very complicated subject – and it’s becoming clear that sub-optimal breathing affects more than just our respiratory system.
Menopause is a significant life transition for women, marked by the end of menstruation and the onset of various physical and emotional changes. Menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia, can vary greatly among women and may last for several years. During this time, women also experience an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and dementia. Women need a short-term plan to address symptoms and a long-term plan to prevent chronic disease. Naturopathic medicine is the perfect discipline to deliver on these goals. Here are several reasons why it is so well-suited to a menopausal patient.
As I browsed the 
When we think of microplastics, images of plastic bottles on beaches or single-use restaurant containers come to mind. Most of us have heard about how ubiquitous microplastics are, but do we really know the long-term impacts they carry? After taking a deep dive into microplastics, I learned that there is still so much yet to be discovered, both for the health risks they carry and for addressing our use of microplastics.
I’m concerned by the number of people taking high doses of vitamin D for months or years at a time, based on impersonal recommendations by online social influencers and science journalists. Vitamin D is a hormone, with thousands of effects ranging from modifying our genetic responses to regulating many 
Ask yourself how am I feeling?
A few years ago I took a course that taught average individuals to make logical predictions about future world events based on data points, simulations, and trends. For example, at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many predictions were made about the dramatic expansion and use of video technology for conferencing and surveillance. Predictions about our healthcare system were also made.
