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Lyme Time—Summer In New England
What’s especially worrisome is that ticks’ favorite meal appears to be kids. Children between ages 5 to 14 are the most common sufferers...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 12, 20165 min read


Natural Medicine
Naturopathy, or Naturopathic Medicine, is a distinct, integrated system of primary health care offered by licensed physicians. It...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 7, 20163 min read


Holistic Pediatrics
My practice looks beyond the symptoms to determine the true causes of your child’s illness. Nothing is more important or valuable than...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 7, 20163 min read


Magic Socks
A drug free method of stopping a cold or flu is called “MAGIC socks.” This treatment, has been commonly prescribed by physicians for...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 7, 20162 min read


The Sunshine Vitamin Free and Easy
Summer is here with all its benefits and exquisite pleasures. Coats, cozy fires, and long cold nights are distant memories. It’s time to...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 7, 20163 min read


A word about methylation
Methylation Defects are tied to Many Conditions Insomnia Autism Frequent miscarriages Bipolar or manic depression Allergies or Multiple...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 7, 20163 min read


Gluten-free its easy!!.Why must we eliminate gluten?
THE GUT The gut does more than absorb food It is the first line of defense in the immune system. Mis-education can cause autoimmune...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 7, 20162 min read


Why Methylation matters
What is methylation? In scientific terms it’s addition of a Methyl group to a protein (a methyl group is single carbon and three hydrogen...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 5, 20162 min read


Why do I care about this MTHFR?
A MTHFR mutation inhibits the body’s ability to methylate, or convert pharmaceutical folic acid into Methylfolate. Methylfolate is the...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 5, 20163 min read


Probiotics are not all treated equally
Constipation Although Constipation has many causes, such a poor digestion, dehydration, ingestion of food allergens; to name a few....

Dr. Kendra Becker
Jun 5, 20161 min read


Fever
It’s not unusual for children to have very high fevers. In fact, it is generally very helpful for kids to get robust fevers, as it...

Dr. Kendra Becker
May 13, 20163 min read


The difference between MethylFolate and Folic acid
But wait! My doctor says Folic acid is important to take!! Conventional Doctors often use the terms ‘folic acid’ and ‘folate’...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20162 min read


MTHFR & Male Fertility
Daddy’s Genes Matter!! So much of the focus on Fertility and MTHFR falls on the mother and her genetic contribution. However 50% of the...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20162 min read


MTHFR..an introduction
Faulty methylation has been linked to heart disease, stroke, reproductive disorders, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s,...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20162 min read


MTHFR and Chiropractic
Recently there has been a lot of talk about MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene that contains the DNA code to produce the...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20162 min read


SURVIVING the STOMACH FLU
Recently there has been a Nasty Stomach bug going around. It is affecting moms, dads, kids or ALL ages and even pregnant women! It seems...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20162 min read


Bad Mood? Why?
Methyl Trapping and HIGH AMMONIA! Methyl trapping is a situation in which folate becomes trapped and unusable by the body. It is defined...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20162 min read


NO NO N2O!!
The perils of Nitrous Oxide and MTHFR The research is clear and indisputable that using Nitrous Oxide with a MTHFR SNP (mutation) puts...

Dr. Kendra Becker
Apr 29, 20163 min read
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