Author Archives: Eric Bakker, ND

Finding Your Happy: 6 Things Proven to Increase Happiness

It’s often argued that happiness is mostly determined by things out of our control, like our genetic makeup. I think this may be true to some degree, but I believe happiness is something we can create on a daily basis. … Continue reading

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Using probiotics for digestive woes and bowel movements

What do probiotics have to do with bowel movements? Probiotics are tiny organisms that live and work in your intestines. These friendly bacteria perform many jobs, including food digestion, protecting the balance of intestinal flora, and cleaning harmful waste from … Continue reading

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Gut Health and Helpful Bacteria: It Takes a Villus

Right from childbirth, our bodies came into contact with a plethora of beneficial bacteria. Believe it or not, these helpful bacteria become a part of us as we pass through the birth canal, entering through the mouth and moving quickly … Continue reading

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Snack doesn’t have to be a bad word: Healthy and creative snack ideas

The word snack often has bad connotations, reminding us of those things we eat in secret we hope no one else sees. Snacking doesn’t have to be bad; in fact, when snacking properly, you can actually support metabolism, provide yourself … Continue reading

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Are We Eating Wrong? The Idea of Big Breakfasts and Small Dinners

Meal Reversal Believe it or not, one of best things we can do for our digestive environment is meal reversal. What this means exactly is eating a larger meal for breakfast, a medium size meal for lunch and a smaller … Continue reading

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Digestive health, candida and dysbiosis: The battle of good and bad bacteria

It’s been estimated that up to 60% of your body’s immune activity is inside your small intestine. Up to 500 species of bacteria, perhaps more, live in your digestive system, and the quality and quantity of each species is determined … Continue reading

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Signs and Symptoms of Stress

In order to get a true grasp on stress, you first must learn how to recognize it in yourself. The mind, body and judgment are affected by stress in many ways, and they’re all directly tied to the physiological changes … Continue reading

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Stress and Autoimmune Disorders

Stress and Toxins are Two Major Contributors Where are all these immune problems coming from? Apart from a whole bunch of other minor reasons, I would put an increasingly poor immunity down to two basic things: 1) Stress (we do, … Continue reading

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Stress Management at Any Age: Part 3

In the final part of this series on the effects stress has on us and how we can better management it, Eric Bakker talks about dealing with stress at any age, your stress type, and a 6 step stress relief … Continue reading

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Stress Management at Any Age: Part 2

In Part 2 of this series on the effects stress has on us and how we can better management it, Eric Bakker talks about “stress junkies” and the different types of stress Dr. James Wilson once told me that some … Continue reading

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