Let’s clear the air on antibiotics. The CDC reports that antibiotics are over prescribed and improperly given in over 50% of cases. However, antibiotics also turned the tide of human disease and continue to provide respectable benefits when appropriately used. As a Naturopathic Doctor, antibiotics are rarely a first line treatment, but they can be […]
What’s the big deal with probiotics and antibiotics, anyway? I’m sure you’ve heard a LOT about probiotics over the last few years. Maybe you’ve even tried them yourself. I would also bet you’ve heard a lot of negativity about antibiotics. Like everything, antibiotics have a time and place. They can be incredibly useful and they […]
Did you know you are actually more bacteria than you are human?!? It’s true! It’s been said that human beings have about 10 bacterial cells for every one human cell in their bodies. Now, if you dig back into the history of this, that estimation may have been a loosely thrown out number that managed […]
It’s time to love your guts! Why, you ask? Because there is SO much to know! And by gut, I mean the internal gut, not necessarily the waistline. Although having a healthy internal gut can translate to an external flat tummy. The majority of my patients present with gut-related symptoms and nearly all of my […]
Introducing the beautiful Lux! Lux is a new student intern here at the clinic. We have been so please to work with Lux because of her warm and friendly nature. Lux is an Integrative Healthcare major at Metropolitan State University of Denver. When she graduates from MSU she will pursue her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine. […]
DNC has been so lucky to welcome Kyle onto our Intern team. During his first week he helped us execute our very first open house with a bang and has since lent his excellent people skills and eye for design to our ever evolving office space. Kyle is currently studying Human Nutrition and Dietetics at […]
Kelsey Asplin, ND Townsend Letter Issue: December 2019 We’ve been fascinated by the wide range of clinical uses that have been reported for the hormone melatonin. Initially we just thought of melatonin as an agent to improve sleep or help one get over jetlag faster. In the 1990s melatonin’s anticancer effects were added to the […]
Hello and welcome to the Denver Naturopathic Clinic – where we believe in the potential of people. Outside of the day-to-day contact with our patients, we will be occasionally posting here about current healthcare trends, those aspects of wellness we’re personally focusing on, new (or new-ish, or not so new-ish but still good or at […]
With the onset of fall and winter, many patients visit my office looking for remedies to help with increased fatigue and lowered immunity. One of my very first posts discussed how the winter colds and flu may in part be related to an energetic discord between our personal lifestyles and the environmental slow-down that takes […]
Could gut microbiota be driving sleep disturbance and cognitive decline? This paper is part of NMJ’s 2018 Cognition and Mental Health Special Issue. The article can be seen in context, along with the rest of the issues here. Reference Anderson JR, Carroll I, Azcarate-Peril MA, et al. A preliminary examination of gut microbiota, sleep, and […]