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The Hidden Causes of Depression: A Whole-Body Perspective

Depression is more than a mental health diagnosis—it’s a message from the body that something deeper is out of balance. While conventional medicine often reduces depression to a "chemical imbalance," naturopathic and functional medicine reveal that it’s far more complex—and far more treatable at the root. When I treat patients who suffer with depression, I am seeing beyond the diagnosis to the person and we look at all the possible underlying causes and find the ones that are at play in each person's case. Then we address, support the part of the body that is out of balance, and [...]

The Hidden Causes of Depression: A Whole-Body PerspectiveWendy Wells2025-06-24T18:34:12+00:00

Brain Healing Blockers: 6 Hidden Barriers (+ How to Fix Them)

Your brain is not broken. It's brilliant, adaptable, and constantly working to heal itself. Every day, it rewires connections, detoxifies waste, repairs damage, and generates new cells. This is the power of neuroplasticity and regeneration. But when modern toxins get in the way, this natural wisdom is blocked. Understanding which chemicals impair the brain's healing—and how to avoid them—is the first step toward restoring clarity, energy, mood, and function. The Brain's Natural Healing Pathways The brain is designed to heal. Here's how it does it: Neuroplasticity – Builds and reshapes neural circuits through learning, therapy, and experience. Neurogenesis – [...]

Brain Healing Blockers: 6 Hidden Barriers (+ How to Fix Them)Wendy Wells2025-06-20T04:07:14+00:00

What Are the Best Mushrooms for Body and Brain?

Mushrooms have been used as far back as 2000 years ago by Chinese Medicine doctors. There are also accounts using mushrooms as food for the gods in Ancient Egyptian times. In modern times, the medicinal use of mushrooms for overall wellbeing, immune stimulation, brain function, cancer prevention and more is well established and accepted. While there are several super charged mushrooms that benefit the body and brain, my personal favorite is Lion's Mane as it helps grow new neurons by stimulating neural growth factors. I have seen very positive results in everyone I've given it to. It helps memory [...]

What Are the Best Mushrooms for Body and Brain?csouza2025-05-08T19:33:04+00:00

How to Eat Without Sugar: Tips to Cut Sugar and Improve Your Health Naturally

How to Cut Sugar from Your Diet and Still Eat Well? In the United States, sugar is everywhere and in everything. Oftentimes sugar is an added ingredient that just doesn't make sense. The daily recommendation for sugar intake over 2 years of age is less than 10% of your daily calories. But, it can be found in your breakfast cereal, in your crackers, in your flavored water, and your cup of soup. Sugar has taken over in food production and is a double-edged sword. It may worsen health, but it tastes really good, and sugary foods fly off grocery [...]

How to Eat Without Sugar: Tips to Cut Sugar and Improve Your Health NaturallyWendy Wells2025-07-07T19:18:18+00:00

Why Should I Eat Avocado?

(See below for my favorite desert: Vegan Avocado Chocolate Mousse Recipe) There are so many reasons - and so many ways - to love avocado. A culinary delight, avocados provide up to 20 nutrients including fiber, vitamins K, C and E, as well as folate, magnesium, zinc, and potassium. In fact, they actually have four times more potassium than bananas! Unlike most fruits, avocado is low in carbohydrates and high in a healthy plant fat called oleic acid. Like olive oil, oleic acid has been linked to health benefits such as reducing inflammation, protecting cells against cancer, and reducing [...]

Why Should I Eat Avocado?Wendy Wells2023-09-04T20:45:13+00:00

Natural Medicine and Autoimmune – 5 Underlying Causes

Over 80 different diseases occur that involve the disruption of the normal functioning immune system. The cases worldwide are on the rise. It is time everyone focuses on eradicating the underlying causes and not just treatments that work only some of the time and for only some individuals.

Natural Medicine and Autoimmune – 5 Underlying CausesWendy Wells2024-01-02T21:12:11+00:00

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