Dr. Erin Chambers, Naturopathic Doctor

09/18/2025

Iron supplementation has been around for...a good while 😉

There are many different forms of iron as it comes attached to different molecules like sulfate, gluconate, or bisglycinate. Each of these has a different molecular weight, so we can’t just look at the total weight of the compound to know how much usable iron it contains.

That’s why labels list elemental iron—the actual amount your body can use. Depending on the form, a single dose can range anywhere from 10–150 mg of elemental iron. Big range, right? 🤯

🤓 The tricky part: higher amounts aren’t always better. The form of iron, your digestion, lab results, and your individual needs matter just as much as the dose. Iron compatibility can be very personal.

😎 Always check for elemental iron on your supplement label and check in with your healthcare provider for help along the way.

09/16/2025

Sure, lean muscle mass is about looking toned, but it’s also about protecting your health for all the years to come.

After 40, we naturally lose muscle each year (called sarcopenia). This impacts:
⚡ Metabolism and weight balance
🦴 Bone health and stability
💓 Blood sugar regulation and cardiovascular health
🛡️ Independence, mobility, and injury prevention

How to get started?...
1. Eat enough calories - fuel your body right
2. Hit your protein goals - aim for 1.2-1.7g/kg of body weight daily
3. Strength train 2-3 times a week - focus on large muscle groups

If you need extra support, I'm here to help.

08/10/2025

If we aren’t sleeping, we aren’t healing.

Sleep is when your body repairs, hormones regulate, and your nervous system resets.

Hormones like cortisol, insulin, estrogen, and progesterone are regulated during sleep.

Deep sleep supports immune function, tissue repair, and brain detoxification.

Poor sleep increases inflammation, worsens pain, and disrupts menstrual cycles.

Sleep is a pillar of health.
Your body can’t recover well without it. Protect your sleep like it’s medicine…because it is.

08/07/2025

08/04/2025

🎂 All I want for my birthday… is for us to routinely diagnose endometriosis with ultrasound and MRI.

Because patients deserve more than years of pain, dismissal, and waiting for surgery just to get answers.

🖤 The facts:

Advanced transvaginal ultrasound and MRI (done by specifically trained providers) can identify deep endometriosis and endometriomas with high accuracy.

A normal scan doesn’t always rule it out, but when done right, imaging can speed up treatment, reduce surgical delays, and validate symptoms sooner.

Surgery shouldn’t be the only gateway to a diagnosis.

It takes an average of 7 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis. It’s time to make imaging a standard, accessible, routine step...not a rare privilege.

08/19/2024

IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion meaning we rule a bunch of other things out and if they all come back negative, it is likely IBS. IBS can be very challenging depending on the presentation. For some, it's intermittent mild symptoms, for others, they need to know where the bathrooms are at all times and it can make eating feel like a minefield.

Just because it's common, doesn't mean it's not a big deal and we should grin and bear it.

Book in if you want to discuss treatment options. Spoiler alert: typically, it’s not the food to blame.

08/17/2024

Did you know acupuncture can treat TMJ? It can be treated as part of your facial acupuncture session (as seen here) or as a stand alone.

08/02/2024

The current medical recommendation is for people under the age of 35 to try for 12 months before being investigated and for over 35 is 6 months. That's a long time.

In that time it may drain energy, mental health, and put a strain on relationships. It may become a job of trying to track, time, and schedule life around ovulation and possibly being pregnant. It can arrest plans for trips, adventures, social engagements due to desire to keep things private and whether or not that trekking trip will be doable. The world can stand still.

I investigate after 6 months or 3 months depending on age and I test even sooner if there are other health issues that could be factoring in to fertility. This is just one leg in a long journey with possible fertility treatments, pregnancy, and parenting so I see no point in leaving people in the lurch when we can have more information guiding treatment sooner.

If you want to talk about fertility, book in today!

07/29/2024

Happy Monday! This is one of my admin days where I catch up on my business tasks and all the extra doctoring duties like charting, patient prep, research, and continuing education. 🤓I'm usually on the couch or kitchen table doing this but today I'm in clinic! 🤩

If this is your real "Monday", I hope your week is off to a good start!

07/25/2024

For all those that have a larger belly from time to time or all of the time and get mistaken for being pregnant, I'm sorry, I see you, and I got you. Let's figure out what is going on and treat it! 💪🌱

For everyone else, please try your best to not assume someone is pregnant or at least please don't say anything!❤

07/06/2024

Keep your world wonderfully weird and green. Maybe make a new plant friend this weekend. Happy Saturday!

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07/03/2024

Social media is a filtered place. People don’t look that perfect, their place doesn’t look that clean, and they’re not having the best life 100% of the time even if they say they are.

It’s not a reality. It’s all smoke and mirrors. It’s an aesthetic performance production. Our day to day lives are just not like that. Please keep this in mind on your scroll.

To each their own, but I’ll leave the filters for making coffee. 😉