Dr. Esther Lu, Naturopathic Doctor, Toronto, ON

"Hey, nice to meet you. I'm here to introduce myself and what I enjoy doing. I've always been a strong proponent of the mind and body connection. What we experience and feel has a massive impact on our perception on the world, others and ourselves. These can be helpful mental constructs but can also be harmful and self destructive. Many conditions that involve pain, digestion, sleep and the mind have their root in harmful and distorted images and I'm here to help unravel them with you. However, this doesn't always mean talk therapy. It is extremely useful to have an impartial third person to sound things out with. But as they say, you can't just talk the talk. You also have to walk the walk. The human brain is really interesting because of its ability to make short cuts. It saves time and resources and lets us make snap decisions when needed. However, these short cuts aren't just thoughts. They bundle in emotions and body sensations as well. For example, many people feel butterflies in their stomach when nervous or their blood rushes to their head when angry. What's interesting is that it isn't just a one way street. If something unrelated causes those butterflies or the blood rush it can trigger that nervousness and that anger. Your brain will see that sensation and think, “Hey, last time I felt butterflies I was nervous. This means I should be nervous now”. Imagine how disruptive that would be if something as mundane as drinking coffee cause butterflies in your stomach which leads to extreme nervousness?! Of course, that example is a bit of an exaggeration. This is where I try to help. Help you become aware of these connections, breaking them down and forming new and protective shortcuts. What are ways I can do this? As a naturopathic doctor I have access to a couple different resources. Talk therapy was one, acupuncture, herbal medicine/supplements and specialized exercises are all on the table. My goal is to form a personalized and realistic treatment schedule with you. There is no point in

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One of the most common conditions women experience during their first trimester of their pregnancy is nausea and vomiting and although it is quite normal, it can cause women a lot of stress and fatigue as well as a loss of a lot of nutrients and fluids.

The cause isn’t fully understood. However, it’s mainly due to the increase – the exponential increase of hormones experienced during this time, mainly HCG, estrogen, and progesterone. These hormones have effects on all other cells in the body as well which can cause some of these gastrointestinal symptoms women feel.

Although nausea can be very frustrating and tiring for women, there are a lot of treatment options to help. Simple things like changing your diet and your lifestyle can make a huge impact, like having regular exercise or ensuring that there’s always food in your stomach. Having an empty stomach can actually make the nauseating symptoms much more severe. So keeping a snack in your purse or in your car will help alleviate some of these symptoms.

Dehydration is common in women with increased nausea and vomiting so it’s really important to find ways to replenish fluid in the body. If you’re not able to keep water down or have trouble taking in water, intravenous vitamin therapy is a great alternative.

With this treatment, your naturopathic doctor can also infuse vitamins directly into your blood stream. Vitamins such as B6 and B12 will help decrease the nauseous feeling as well as increase energy throughout your pregnancy. Again, it depends on the patient. And we often will design very specific treatment plans in terms of supplements and dietary change to help with these symptoms.  Lab tests, of course, play a big role in diagnosing digestive issues. So, we would look at systemic levels of inflammation. We can also measure hydrogen and methane on the breath to determine if there are any microorganisms contributing to these symptoms.  If you’re experiencing digestive issues of any kind and you’d like to learn more about what’s causing these symptoms, see your local naturopathic doctor.