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Stress Contributes to Chronic Health Conditions
Stress Contributes to Chronic Health Conditions
Authored by Jesse Haas, CNS, LN As I was driving out to Hutchinson for my weekly farm fix at Loon Organics yesterday, MPR was reporting on how stress contributes to poor health and poor health contributes to stress. You can easily empathize with the stress of someone with illness, but...
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Sara Jean Barrett, N.D.
Sara Jean Barrett, N.D.
What made you choose to pursue your profession? While pursuing my undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech I worked as a research assistant investigating breast cancer. I felt that in our research we were looking at the wrong end of things. We were looking for modern treatments for cancer but we...
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Know Your Numbers
Know Your Numbers
Authored by: Dr. BarrettYou just had some labs done for your corporate wellness program and the results came back normal. This means you are healthy and don’t need any additional tests, right? Wrong. Corporate wellness screenings offer very minimal insight in to your overall health. Many screenings only look at...
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Holiday Survival Guide
Holiday Survival Guide
Authored by Jesse Haas, CNS, LN​The holiday season is a wonderful chance to spend time with family, relax, and recharge. Or not. For many of us, the holiday season is stressful and exhausting, not to mention how it derails our good eating habits. In truth, the holidays can really a...
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Birth Control and The Microbiome

Authored by Dr. Barrett These microbes do many things for us. So much in fact that without them it would be difficult for us to survive. They digest certain fibers turning them into short chain fatty acids that we need

Back-to-School Tips for Success This Year

Authored by: Dr. Aidanne Immune Support Heading back into classrooms, gyms and other group activities exposes kids to new germs. This is inevitable, so let’s discuss how to supporting immune health to minimize days missed at school & to stay

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Advanced Cardiac Testing For Early Detection

Authored by Dr. Aidanne Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash As cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most prolific ailments in our country, I work with a lot of people living with CVC risk factors including hypertension, elevated cholesterol, atherosclerosis, diabetes,

Branch of frozen red winter berries covered in frost

Winter Toolkit

Authored by Dr. Barrett​ and Jesse Haas, CNS, LN Photo by Galina N on Unsplash ​Maintaining wellness all winter long is more important now than ever. Most of us face at least two major health challenges this time of year…but

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