All posts by Sushma Shah

Treating Hair Loss Naturally

Healthy Me,

There are a lot of natural products available in the market for hair loss, however a lot of times patients find that they are not very beneficial or helped a little, but not really.

At the clinic we always get patients to try and focus on why it is that they are losing their hair versus what supplements they can try as often times the underlying cause for the hair loss is something totally different then what we may think will be helpful for it just because a health food store employee or the media says and promotes.

Significant hair loss can be brought on by sudden stress in life or sudden crash diets or diet changes, a lot of times a lack or excess amounts of certain vitamins or minerals can cause hair loss too, toxic hormonal changes (thyroid, male and female hormones) and post pregnancy can cause hair loss due to a low kidney essence / chi. Hence what I recommend for anyone losing hair is to get a proper diagnosis as to why you might be losing hair rather than trying different products off the shelves.

By: Sushma Shah, Naturopathic Doctor, at Nature’s Intentions Naturopathic Clinic.

Allergies And Weight Gain – Is There A Connection?

Healthy Me, ,

I have found that in several of my patients who tend to have a lot of food intolerances seem to be the ones who tend to gain weight just by smelling the food, so is there a connection?

Here is my hypotheses – if you eat foods you are not tolerating, then you body is going to respond by producing inflammation in the body and can be seen on the body as puffiness or swelling of certain parts – e.g. ankles, the other way the body might react is by not eliminating properly, hence there is a decreased frequency of bowel movements to less than 1 a day leading to constipation and a back up and compacting of stools on the sides of the intestines, which can contribute to unnecessary weight “gain”, so if you are one of those individuals who tend to gain weight just by “smelling the foods”, take a closer look at what you are eating and how it may be affecting you.

By: Sushma Shah, Naturopathic Doctor, at Nature’s Intentions Naturopathic Clinic.