Dr. Larissa van As, ND

Dr. Larissa van As, ND Naturopathic doctor passionate about chronic pain, women's health & mold toxicity!

Are you joining us this Sunday for “The Path Within”? 💫✨🌿
07/02/2025

Are you joining us this Sunday for “The Path Within”? 💫✨🌿

This isn’t new.It’s what the body has been whispering all along.But perhaps as a practitioner you were never taught how ...
05/30/2025

This isn’t new.
It’s what the body has been whispering all along.
But perhaps as a practitioner you were never taught how to listen 🌿

Holistic health coaches, nutritionists & naturopaths - comment Mentorship to learn how to decode hormones at the root—through mitochondria, the nervous system, and cellular truth. Doors close on June 1st.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by a “normal” lab result 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️You’re not broken.You’re no...
04/15/2025

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by a “normal” lab result 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

You’re not broken.
You’re not crazy.
Perhaps what you’re actually seeking is an alternative model of care.

In my practice, we do things differently.
We decode your labs with you.
We listen to your lived experience.
We walk through your health story — marker by marker, chapter by chapter.
We honour what your body has been trying to say all along.

Because my version of health doesn’t stop at “normal” - It starts with you.

🎙️🔥🎙️…Does this resonate? 👇🏼 Drop a comment
04/05/2025

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Does this resonate? 👇🏼 Drop a comment

Have you ever typed “best supplements for eczema” into Google?Yeah… me too.Before I became a Naturopathic Doctor, that’s...
03/27/2025

Have you ever typed “best supplements for eczema” into Google?

Yeah… me too.

Before I became a Naturopathic Doctor, that’s what I thought holistic health was all about. Swap prescriptions for something “natural” and call it a day.

But here’s the truth:
Eczema at its roots isn’t just a skin issue.
It can be a gut issue.
An immune system imbalance.
A signal from the nervous system.
A detox and histamine overload.

And while supplements can support the journey, they’re not the solution if we don’t first ask the right question:

✨Why is the skin reacting in the first place? ✨

If you’re tired of guessing and ready to dig deeper, I’d love to walk that path with you.
Start with a simple Meet & Greet chat (for patients in BC, Canada)—link in bio.

Which stress animal are you?
01/17/2025

Which stress animal are you?

You won’t believe where mold might be hiding in your home 🧐From your attic to your coffee, mold can be in the most unexp...
05/24/2024

You won’t believe where mold might be hiding in your home 🧐

From your attic to your coffee, mold can be in the most unexpected places.

When I ask my patients who might be struggling with if they have been exposed to mold, the number one thing I hear is “well, I haven’t seen any”.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you don’t have to see it to be exposed 😱

Spores can be found in dry wall, the window sill, inside wood structures, in old antique furniture, HVAC systems & even some food!

Follow along for some more tips this month!

Because knowledge is power 🧠 🔋This mold cheat sheet is here to help you understand the potential effects of the 6 most c...
05/17/2024

Because knowledge is power 🧠 🔋

This mold cheat sheet is here to help you understand the potential effects of the 6 most common mold toxins. So save this post for later!

And YES we can test these.



Did you know mold toxins could affect so many areas of the body?

Food sensitivities or mold clues? 🕵️‍♀️ 🤔As a naturopathic doctor, I delve beyond the surface to investigate root cause....
05/14/2024

Food sensitivities or mold clues? 🕵️‍♀️ 🤔

As a naturopathic doctor, I delve beyond the surface to investigate root cause.
Yeast, peanuts and corn might just be indicators of a bigger picture.

🤿🌊Join me on IG this month as we take a deep dive into mold & its effects on health.

I’m genuinely curious… Do you know your root cause?

MOLD AWARENESS ALERT 🌱🦠 Let’s start off with some basics.I want you to think about mold like fire. We try our best to a...
05/12/2024

MOLD AWARENESS ALERT 🌱🦠

Let’s start off with some basics.

I want you to think about mold like fire. We try our best to avoid it, because we know it might harm us.

However, some molds produce toxins — called mycotoxins. Now these toxins are the smoke. These are the ones that have potential to wreck havoc on the human body when we inhale or ingest them.

The quick & easy nitty gritty science:

🧬We have two gene variants HLA-DRB1 & HLA-DQB1 that actually increase the risk of mold related issues after exposure.
🍊These genes are the instruction booklet to make immune system proteins that fight off toxins including mold toxins.
👯‍♀️This is part of the reason some people react more severely when others might only have mild symptoms. I see this every week in practice! One person in the house is on 4x asthma medications just to manage & their partner or room mate seems just fine.

Stay tuned for some more mold content over the next 2 weeks!

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Friday 1:30pm - 6:15pm
Saturday 1:15pm - 5pm

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