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Why probiotics are important for diabetics! And by the way, not all are made equal.

January 29, 2020
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By now I hope most of you have learned about the importance of maintaining an optimal state of bacteria in your gut. Through clinical practice, we are learning more and more about the link between these strains of bacteria and chronic illness. When it comes to diabetes, two of the biggest systems that are involved in the regulation of blood sugar is your immune system and gastroint
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Why diabetics (type I and type II) deal with increased stomach and digestion problems.

January 29, 2020
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When I initially see a diabetic patient, they often have complaints and concerns happening within their gastrointestinal systems. These symptoms can range from increased gas and bloating, to nausea and vomiting to diarrhea and constipation. You could almost diagnosis IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) in most diabetic patients. The unfortunate part of this scenario is that most patient
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Dr.Buttler’s top 3 whole foods to eat and top 3 whole foods to avoid for Diabetics.

November 11, 2019
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Nutrition is such a important topic when it comes to the disease of diabetes. The obvious impact of the food we eat when we are dealing with dysregulated blood sugar should be first and foremost in our minds. The unfortunate part is that the conventional approach to nutritional counseling for diabetics falls very short of what is truly needed to educate patients who are dealing wit
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How you treat acute cold and flu symptoms impacts your risks of getting chronic illness. Use natural remedies this season to improve health and prevent long term health problems.

November 11, 2019
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As a naturopathic physician trained under the primary principle of “treat the cause, not the symptom”, I can not help myself when it comes to educating the public about their health care choices regarding acute health concerns like cold and flu. All to often in our current medical culture we disregard the effect of our choices and the long term impact that this creates
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The “opioid prescribing problem” created by our medical system will continue even as we stop prescribing opioids, until we change our medical thinking.

October 21, 2019
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This is obviously a very serious topic that I do not take lightly. The first thing to touch on is the fact that when it comes to addiction, it is not about the substance that someone becomes addicted to but rather the potential in ones environment that creates susceptibility to addictive behavior. (To understand this more, please watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9
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Alternatives to Cortisone Shots? A more naturopathic approach!

October 16, 2019
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According to a recent article on WebMD , https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20191015/steroid-shots-for-painful-joints-may-make-matters-worse#1 , it appears that the conventional community is finally becoming aware of the detrimental impact of cortisone shots. What naturopaths have known for years is that these steroid shots break down the tissue structures that they come in
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You want to lower your insulin use if you are a diabetic! Safely!

October 14, 2019
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In the diabetic world, insulin is often looked at as a wonder drug and for all reasonable circumstances that is true. Insulin is the”key” that allows glucose to get into the cell. For type I diabetics, they no longer make insulin and it is essential that they use insulin for proper blood sugar regulation. For type II diabetics they essentially have run out of insulin an
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Why probiotics are important for diabetics! And by the way, not all are made equal.
Jan 29, 2020
Why diabetics (type I and type II) deal with increased stomach and digestion problems.
Jan 29, 2020
Dr.Buttler's top 3 whole foods to eat and top 3 whole foods to avoid for Diabetics.
Nov 11, 2019

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