by Dr. Simon Barker, N.D. | Mar 19, 2024 | Thyroid Conditions
Metals are important for our health—we couldn’t survive without iron or magnesium. But many—like mercury, lead, and arsenic—can be very dangerous. Heavy metal toxicity can cause or exacerbate many health problems including cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome,...
by Dr. Simon Barker, N.D. | Mar 18, 2024 | Pediatric Conditions
As we move into winter, what changes do we notice in our environment? Do these changes affect us? Do we change in concert with the rhythms of nature? Should we? The Winter season brings cooler weather. Cold causes constriction and the moving of energy and matter to go...
by Dr. Simon Barker, N.D. | Mar 15, 2024 | Cancer, Pediatric Conditions, Thyroid Conditions, Women's Health
Naturopathic medicine combines the best of conventional medical diagnostic testing with alternative medicine treatments. Naturopathic Doctors are trained in four-year, full-time medical schools with equivalent training to that of a medical doctor, but they specialize...
by Dr. Simon Barker, N.D. | Mar 9, 2024 | Thyroid Conditions
A bioidentical hormone is one that is biologically identical in chemical structure, shape and size to the human hormone. Small changes in chemical structure can confer huge physiologic differences. Because they mimic the hormones our bodies make, they are recognized...
by Dr. Simon Barker, N.D. | Mar 5, 2024 | Thyroid Conditions
Menopause What is your body trying to tell you? By definition, women are said to be in menopause when they have gone one full year without a menstrual cycle. In women, the ovaries produce the female hormones estrogen and progesterone which control different processes...
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