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The Gut’s Hidden Shield: How EZ Water Protects Your Body From the Inside Out

We know now that gut health is the key to a healthy brain and body. One of the aspects of a healthy gut is a healthy mucus layer over the surface of the gut. The layer of mucus that covers the internal surfaces of the body is super important to keep healthy. Why is the gut mucus lining so important? Because it is the protection from inflammatory stool and digestion material from getting into the bloodstream. It also is home to the immune system of the gut, called secretory IgA, our first line of defense against pathogens. Healthy mucous [...]

The Gut’s Hidden Shield: How EZ Water Protects Your Body From the Inside Out Wendy Wells2025-07-05T00:35:28+00:00

Fatigue Meaning: What It Really Says About Your Health

We’ve all felt it—those heavy eyelids, the afternoon energy crash, or the overwhelming desire to cancel plans and crawl into bed. Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms reported in clinical practice. But what if fatigue isn’t just an inconvenience or something to “push through”? From a naturopathic perspective, fatigue is a message—one your body is wisely sending to get your attention. What Is Fatigue, Really? Fatigue is more than just tiredness. Tiredness resolves with rest. Fatigue, on the other hand, lingers. It’s a persistent lack of energy that doesn’t improve with sleep alone. And it's not always [...]

Fatigue Meaning: What It Really Says About Your HealthWendy Wells2025-07-03T18:58:17+00:00

Fatigue Explained: What Is It and Why It Happens

Fatigue is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care—yet it’s often misunderstood, brushed off, or treated as something you just need to “push through.” In reality, fatigue is more than just being tired. It’s a signal from the body that something deeper is out of balance. Understanding why fatigue happens is the first step to finding lasting relief. Fatigue, What Is It Really? Fatigue is not just low energy. It’s a persistent lack of physical, mental, or emotional stamina that doesn’t improve with sleep. It can affect concentration, motivation, mood, immune function, and quality of life. [...]

Fatigue Explained: What Is It and Why It HappensWendy Wells2025-06-24T21:36:41+00:00

What is Causing Hypothyroidism?

Thyroid medications are the most popular drugs year after year, in 2022. Thyroid medicine was the third most often prescribed drug. Regardless of the medicines available, the rates of hypothyroidism continue to rise. The American Thyroid Association that hypothyroidism more than doubled from 1997 to 2016. My focus today is on the possible causes of hypothyroidism. What are the symptoms of low thyroid function? Fatigue Weight gain Lack of motivation Acne Constipation Hair loss Has anyone ever heard about what causes hypothyroidism? Did anyone ever hear about the fact that heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and others, [...]

What is Causing Hypothyroidism?Wendy Wells2024-01-02T21:10:42+00:00

Why do I have allergies?

At some point there was an exposure to the allergen when the health of your mucous membranes of your eyes, nose, throat, lungs, or gastrointestinal lining was compromised. This allergen then got through the protective layer into the blood stream, and caused a reaction - foreign substance alert!

Why do I have allergies?Wendy Wells2022-06-26T21:51:09+00:00

Whole Foods Diet

What is a whole foods diet? How to get started? Selecting, preparing, and eating foods close to how they are found in nature: unprocessed; unrefined; and free from preservatives, additives, pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones. Why is it important to eat a whole foods diet?The health of the gut is essential to the health and well-being of the entire body (and mind!). The numerous alterations made to the foods that many Americans consume are deleterious to our health. Our diets are behind the rise of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and other systemic inflammatory diseases. Many other diseases such as depression, [...]

Whole Foods DietWendy Wells2021-08-12T18:00:00+00:00

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