Gut Health That Goes Beyond Digestion
Integrative naturopathic care for IBS, bloating, SIBO, leaky gut, and food sensitivities connected to skin and hormonal health in Burnaby and surrounding Metro Vancouver.
IBS and Chronic Bloating
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Leaky Gut
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SIBO
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Acid Reflux
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Constipation
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IBS and Chronic Bloating | Leaky Gut | SIBO | Acid Reflux | Constipation |
Most people think of gut health as a digestive issue. But the gut is connected to virtually every system in the body, your immune function, your hormonal balance, your skin, your mood, and your energy all depend on a healthy, well-functioning digestive system.
When the gut is compromised, the effects rarely stay contained to digestion alone. Hormones become harder to regulate. Skin conditions flare. Energy drops. Inflammation rises. And conventional medicine often addresses each of these concerns separately, never connecting the dots back to where the problem actually started.
My approach starts in the gut, because for many of my patients, that is exactly where the answers are.
Skin Conditions I Support
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Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common and most undertreated digestive conditions. Bloating, cramping, irregular bowel habits, and discomfort after eating are not things you simply have to live with. I investigate the specific triggers and drivers behind your symptoms and build a protocol designed to restore balance and reduce reactivity over time.
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When the gut lining is compromised, partially digested food particles and toxins enter the bloodstream and trigger a systemic inflammatory response. This contributes to food sensitivities, skin flares, hormonal disruption, fatigue, and immune dysfunction. I work to identify and repair intestinal permeability through targeted gut restoration protocols.
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and broader microbiome dysbiosis are increasingly recognized as drivers of bloating, IBS, brain fog, and systemic inflammation. I use functional testing to identify imbalances and design a treatment protocol that restores a healthy microbial environment without unnecessary guesswork.
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Food sensitivities are different from allergies and are frequently missed by standard testing. I work with patients to identify reactive foods through structured elimination protocols and lab testing, then rebuild a sustainable and nourishing diet that supports gut healing long term.
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Chronic acid reflux is often a sign of deeper digestive dysfunction rather than simply excess acid. I investigate the root cause and support resolution through dietary, lifestyle, and naturopathic interventions rather than indefinite acid suppression.
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Chronic constipation affects detoxification, hormonal clearance, skin health, and overall wellbeing. I address the underlying drivers including gut motility, microbiome health, hydration, nutritional deficiencies, and stress through a comprehensive and personalized approach.
How I Approach Gut Health
Connecting the Gut to the Whole Picture
For most of my patients, gut concerns do not exist in isolation. I look at how your digestive health connects to your skin, your hormones, your energy, and your immune function — because treating the gut in isolation often misses the bigger picture driving your symptoms.
Functional Gut Testing
I use comprehensive functional testing to assess gut microbiome composition, intestinal permeability, digestive enzyme function, inflammatory markers, and food sensitivities. This gives us a detailed and accurate clinical picture before we design your protocol.
Nutritional Medicine and Elimination Protocols
Food is medicine — and in gut health it is often the most powerful tool available. I design practical, evidence-informed nutrition plans and structured elimination protocols that support gut healing without making your daily life feel restrictive or complicated.
Gut Restoration Protocols
Using a combination of targeted probiotics, prebiotics, gut lining support, botanical antimicrobials, and digestive support, I work to restore a healthy gut environment systematically and sustainably over time.
IV Therapy
High dose nutrient IV therapy can support gut healing by reducing systemic inflammation, replenishing nutrient deficiencies caused by malabsorption, and supporting the immune and repair processes that gut restoration depends on.
Lifestyle and Stress Support
The gut-brain connection is real and significant. Chronic stress directly impairs digestive function, gut motility, and microbiome balance. I address the lifestyle and nervous system factors that affect your gut alongside the clinical interventions.
The Gut-Skin-Hormone Connection
For many of my patients the gut is the missing link between their skin concerns and their hormonal symptoms.
A compromised gut microbiome impairs the body's ability to metabolize and clear estrogen effectively, contributing to hormonal imbalance and conditions like PCOS and PMS. Gut inflammation drives skin flares in acne, rosacea, eczema, and psoriasis. Nutrient malabsorption from poor gut function depletes the building blocks that skin, hormones, and energy production all depend on.
Addressing the gut often creates meaningful improvements across multiple systems simultaneously, which is why it sits at the center of so many of my patients' treatment plans.
What to Expect
Gut healing is a process that unfolds in layers. Most patients begin to notice meaningful digestive improvements within 6 to 10 weeks of starting a well-designed protocol. Broader systemic improvements in skin, energy, and hormonal symptoms often follow as the gut environment stabilizes and heals.
I work with you consistently throughout, adjusting your plan as your body responds and your symptoms evolve.
“The gut is where I find the answers for so many of my patients who have been told nothing is wrong. When we look closely enough, the gut almost always has something to say.”
Is This Right for You?
Chronic bloating, cramping, or digestive discomfort
Irregular bowel habits including constipation or diarrhea
Acid reflux that has not resolved with conventional treatment
Skin conditions like acne, rosacea, or eczema that feel connected to what you eat
Hormonal imbalances alongside digestive symptoms
Food sensitivities that seem to be increasing over time
Fatigue, brain fog, or low immunity alongside digestive concerns
A sense that your gut and other health concerns are connected but never properly investigated
Your Gut Is Telling You Something
If your digestive concerns have been dismissed, mismanaged, or only partially addressed, there is a more thorough way forward. Book a consultation and let us investigate what is actually going on.
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