Amy Nelson, ND

Amy Nelson, ND Naturopathic Doctor helping you uncover the root cause of your symptoms, whether it’s hormones, gut health, mood, or energy.

I take an investigative, whole-body approach to healing, so you can finally understand what’s going on and how to fix it.

05/29/2026

With women, hormone shifts can feel frustrating, but they can also be incredibly informative.
Instead of seeing symptoms as random, we can start noticing patterns.
Low mood with estrogen changes may point toward serotonin pathways needing support. Better sleep with progesterone may point toward GABA and the body’s calming system.
When we look at symptoms this way, they become information, not fear. Clues that help us understand what our body is asking for and how to support it more effectively.

05/28/2026

Progesterone and GABA are closely connected, and this is one reason progesterone often feels calming.
Progesterone supports GABA, one of the body’s main “calm” neurotransmitters, which helps reduce anxiety and improve sleep.
You can also naturally support this pathway through slow breathing and vagus nerve activation. Deep, intentional breaths help shift the nervous system into a more relaxed state by signaling safety to the brain and body.
This is why breathwork practices like box breathing or diaphragmatic breathing can feel so regulating; they help activate the body’s built-in calming system.

05/27/2026

Many serotonin issues are actually gut issues.
About 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut, which means inflammation, poor gut health, and microbiome imbalances can directly impact mood, sleep, and emotional well-being.
Your gut bacteria do far more than help digestion; they influence neurotransmitters, nutrient absorption, inflammation levels, and even how well your nervous system functions.
This is why symptoms like low mood, anxiety, or sleep struggles can sometimes point back to underlying gut inflammation and nervous system imbalance. The body is always connected.
Learn more about root-cause wellness and hormone support at dramynelsonnd.com

05/26/2026

Mood swings, tearfulness, anxiety, and depression are not “just in your head.” Hormones and neurotransmitters are deeply connected.
I often say estrogen and serotonin are best friends. ✨ Estrogen helps support serotonin, one of the brain’s key mood-balancing neurotransmittersm which is why emotional symptoms can become more noticeable during hormonal shifts like perimenopause and menopause.
Chronic stress and long-term fight-or-flight patterns can also deplete these calming pathways over time. Understanding these connections helps us look more deeply into the root cause of symptoms, not just manage them.
Learn more about root-cause hormone and wellness support at dramynelsonnd.com

05/25/2026

Your hormones and neurotransmitters are constantly in conversation with each other, which is why mental and emotional symptoms are often deeply connected to hormonal health.
Neurotransmitters are the brain’s chemical messengers that influence mood, calmness, motivation, sleep, and overall well-being. And for women especially, these systems shift throughout the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause.
This is one reason many women say things like, “Progesterone helped me finally feel calm again.” That’s not just in your head. Progesterone supports GABA (our calming neurotransmitter), while estrogen influences serotonin (which impacts mood, happiness, and emotional balance).
So when bioidentical hormones help you feel more like yourself, it may be a sign that those neurotransmitter pathways needed support too. Hormones and brain chemistry are beautifully connected, and understanding that connection can help make sense of so many symptoms women experience. ✨

I work with clients to understand hormonal imbalances at the root cause level. Learn more at dramynelsonnd.com.

05/22/2026

Dairy is one of the most common inflammatory triggers I see in practice.
People often rely on it for protein and nutrients, but casein and other dairy proteins frequently show up on food sensitivity testing.
When I look deeper, I also think about biology. Humans don’t digest food like cows do, and that mismatch can matter for some people’s gut health.
The important thing is we’re not missing nutrients by removing it. Calcium and minerals are found in many other foods, including vegetables and sea vegetables like algae-based sources.
The goal is simple: nourishment without inflammation.

05/21/2026

A simple way I look at nutrition is this: does this food create inflammation in my body or not?
For many people, gluten and dairy are common triggers. Not because they’re “bad foods,” but because the body can react to them in a way that drives gut inflammation.
When the gut is inflamed, the priority changes. It’s less about fitting in certain foods for protein or nutrition, and more about calming the inflammation so the body can function well again.
There are always other ways to get protein and support blood sugar without keeping the gut irritated.
Food should support your health, not work against it.

05/20/2026

The urine spot test for hormone evaluation is valid. Please stop saying it isn’t.

05/20/2026

One of the first signs of gut inflammation for me is brain fog.
I’ll notice trouble finding words, slower thinking, or just feeling mentally “off.” And because I have family history of memory issues, I pay close attention to those signals.
I’ve learned that when my gut inflammation and stress levels are under control, my brain works better too.
For me personally, gluten, dairy, and sugar create a lot of inflammation, so I have to stay really consistent with those. In practice, this is also why I use food sensitivity testing to help identify inflammatory foods and create personalized anti-inflammatory plans for patients.
Sometimes the brain symptoms are the clue that something deeper is going on in the gut.

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