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Food Allergy, Intolerance, Sensitivity: Oh My! How to Tell the Difference

The terms food allergy, food intolerance, and food sensitivity often get used interchangeably. Yet, they describe three completely different types of reactions. So how can you tell the difference between the three, and why is it important to know the difference? Here’s a quick rundown of the different terms and how they impact your body:  […]

Dr. Jessica Tran
CategoriesNaturopathic

What is Environmental Medicine?

Modern life has given us comfort and convenience far beyond the imagination of our ancestors, but with that comes a prescription for trouble. The stew of pollutants, poisons, and harmful chemicals that we encounter daily can gradually build up over time, causing a myriad of diseases. Environmental medicine addresses the damage that exposure to toxicants […]

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Fertility Myths

There are numerous old wives tales, home remedies and myths that one comes across when researching or discussing fertility enhancement. Infertility is a complex medical condition that involves many factors. Since working with Dr. Deborah Metzger, a reproductive endocrinologist, I’ve learned a tremendous wealth of information regarding fertility. She helped me to dispel some of my […]

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Are we going MAD from Mercury?

Mercury is RISING to an alarmingly toxic level in humans and may be making some people as mad as a hatter! I’ve wondered whether certain celebrity “melt-downs” may in fact be attributed to mercury poisoning. Mercury poisoning is real and there is plenty of evidence to document its lethality in humans, from the Chinese Emperor […]