Rethinking Gluten

By Andrea Vannelli At Naturna, a common nutrition recommendation that we share with new clients is to avoid foods containing gluten proteins. If this is new to you, the reason behind it is that gluten is very difficult to completely digest, and thus is an irritant for the digestive system that causes inflammation for most...

Diary Got You Down?

Do you often find that you are experiencing pain in your lower abdomen followed by intense feelings of bloating and nausea after consuming dairy products? This could be for a multitude of reasons. You could be experiencing a milk allergy, lactose intolerance, or just general sensitivity. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and...

The Sweet Health Benefits of Honey

Who says living a healthy lifestyle needs to be bitter? If you’re looking to begin your wellness journey but don’t want to sacrifice your sweet tooth, you might find the answer among the bees. Bees make the sticky gold-colored liquid we’ve come to know as honey. You might have seen it used as a topping for toast or as a...

Natural Remedies for Allergies

It’s Allergy Season The sun is shining, flowers are starting to peek out of the soil, and puffy winter coats are being put away. Spring is coming! In Chinese Medicine, spring is the time of Wood energy, when the world starts to emerge from hibernation, days grow longer and warmer and our energy is rejuvenated. For some of us, though,...

Tips for Protecting Your Respiratory Immunity

It’s unusual to be thinking about upper-respiratory tract immunity when the summer solstice is upon us, but this is no usual summer. The current global pandemic makes the topic of respiration relevant even in what is normally the off season for flu-like viral infections. With so much still unclear about the risk factors and impacts of...

Is There a Link Between Artificial Food Dyes and Autism Spectrum Disorder?

It’s important to be mindful and diligent about what we consume to keep our bodies healthy. Much of what we find on the shelves contains food additives, preservatives, and other nasty ingredients. And one of these nasty ingredients—artificial food dyes—may play a role in autism spectrum disorder. While research is limited and...

Food Sensitivities: Why You Should Consider the Alcat Test

Healthy or not, not all foods agree with everyone. Sometimes you can pinpoint the exact culprit that made you gassy. Other times, you may have absolutely no idea why you broke out in a horrible itchy rash. In fact, it can even be harder to detect when some reactions only rear their ugly head hours or even days later. So instead of...

Acupuncture for Kids

At Naturna, we treat babies as young as one week old. But what does Acupuncture treatment do for a child? How does it work? And a better question… how do you get your child to go to Acupuncture? For children in New York, a range of common ailments can impact daily living. From allergies exacerbated by the flowers of the Upper East...