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By Michelle Shapiro and Nicki Parlitsis | Read Time: 10 Minutes Digestion A healthy gut and optimal digestion can influence our mental health, immune system, and many other body functions. We can improve our digestion and gut health through foundational changes to our nutrition and lifestyle. How to Know if Your Poop is Healthy Bowel […]
By Michelle Shapiro and Nicki Parlitsis | Read Time: 10 Minutes Lowering inflammation can naturally help reduce depression and improve mental health We know that inflammation can be a cause – and effect – of many disease processes in the body, including mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. There is typically a combination of factors […]
Season 1 Episode 7 of Quiet the Diet Podcast with Michelle Shapiro, RD How Trauma Affects the Body with Dr. Robert Kachko, ND, LAc In this episode, Michelle sits down with her long-time friend and mentor, Dr. Robert Kachko, a Naturopathic Doctor and trauma-informed practitioner. They dive into what trauma is and how it affects […]
By Michelle Shapiro and Nicki Parlitsis | Read Time: 7 Minutes Can you lower anxiety using nutrition? Yes! Read on for ways to use nutrition & lifestyle in a bottom-up approach to combat symptoms of anxiety. (As opposed to a conventional top-down approach using only psychological interventions). There can be a feedback loop in which the mental symptoms of […]
