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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

Top Tips for Balancing Your Hormones Naturally

Hormone imbalance is when one or more of the sex hormones are higher or lower then they should be. The reasons for this can be many and are uniquely different for each person. Your levels will depend on how well you're producing the hormones and also how well you are detoxing them from your body. So your hormone balance depends on not only your endocrine system but your gastrointestinal health, nutritional status, your liver function, your medications, your diet and lifestyle. Common symptoms of hormone imbalance: hair loss low energy irregular menses heavy menses premenstrual syndrome (PMS) acne [...]

Top Tips for Balancing Your Hormones NaturallyWendy Wells2025-05-25T17:05:04+00:00

Homeopathy in Menopause: Finding the Cure in the Cause

Whether you are undergoing menopause or have an acute illness, such as a cold or flu, or a chronic illness, such as thyroid disease, homeopathy can play an essential role in your wellness.

Homeopathy in Menopause: Finding the Cure in the CauseWendy Wells2023-09-24T20:12:38+00:00

Hormesis and Health

Hormesis is a bodily response to a mild, short repeated physical, chemical, biological stressor. The stressor causes a mild increase in oxidative effect in the body that then leads to a cascade of positive bodily effects that are moving one away from disease and towards health.(1) From an evolutionary perspective, this makes sense. We know the body is designed to conserve energy so it will change and adapt its processes to meet the demand and adapt so that the next time the same effort is not needed. The body wants to be comfortable so to say. Bottom line is, [...]

Hormesis and HealthWendy Wells2023-09-10T23:15:10+00:00

The 7 Benefits of the Ice Bath

History of cold water therapy The use of cold water for healing was first reported in 3500 BCE in the Edwin Smith Papyrus. Ancient Greeks used it for relaxation and socializing. Hippocrates used water for healing, he said water will cure anything. Sebastian Kneipp used cold water immersion for healing. In 1849, he had tuberculosis and cured himself with daily dips in the cold Danube River. He began to attract many people who followed and studied with him and soon became known as the "water doctor". Eventually in 1889, he wrote the book, My Water Cure. He is famous [...]

The 7 Benefits of the Ice BathWendy Wells2024-01-02T21:12:12+00:00

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