Digestive Wellness

Any problems with digestion, from serious conditions such as Crohn's disease to simple problems such as gas and bloating, can dramatically impact your life. As a naturopathic doctor, Dr Silver has extensive training in digestive health and disease, nutrition, food allergies and sensitivities, botanical support for healthy digestion, diet therapies, and holistic weight management.

Changes in your diet can help the following issues:
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• Constipation and diarrhea
• Bloating and gas
• Cramping and other abdominal pain
• Nausea or lack of a good appetite
• Constant hunger (never feeling full)
• Weight loss / weight gain
• Type 2 diabetes
• Fatigue
• Fibromyalgia and complex regional pain syndrome
• Skin conditions like acne, eczema, and psoriasis
• Emotional issues like depression and anxiety
• Ability to handle stress (both physical and emotional)
• Neurological issues such as seizures, autism, and ADHD
• Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• Cardiovascular health
• High cholesterol
• Inflammation
• Frequent colds and infections
• Allergies
• Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid disease

Food Allergies and Sensitivities

Food sensitivities can make enjoying a night out with friends, cooking for the family, and living in optimum wellness difficult and frustrating. However, identification and management of food sensitivities and allergies can make an amazing difference in how you feel physically, in your mood, even in your ability to fight off colds and other illness! ​

Food sensitivities may be affecting not only your digestion, but also your skin, your overall immune system, your mood, your sleep, your mental clarity, your energy level, libido, and many other aspects of your health. Having the help of a trained health professional can make it easier to create long lasting changes in your diet that will improve your overall well being and eliminate many unwanted and uncomfortable symptoms.

​It truly is amazing how much a good diet (or the right diet for you) can improve your health and your life. Take a look at some of the articles under "more information" below to see how.

• Robb Wolf: What is the Paleo Diet?
• The Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology:  The Beneficial Effects of a Paleolithic Diet on Type 2 Diabetes and Other Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
• Mother Earth News: Overfed and Undernourished: Nutrient Deficiency in Our Modern Diet
• Mother Jones: Are Happy Gut Bacteria Key to Weight Loss?
• NPR: The Food-Mood Connection

Dr Eli Silver
​248-397-4664
​23650 Woodward Ave, Ste 104 Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069

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