Author name: Shannon Burford

Shannon Burford, B.H.Sc. (Nat. B multiSci), is a clinical naturopath and founder of Cura Medicine, with 20 years of experience in complex, challenging health challenges. He’s a proud father of two and loves helping families discover natural medicine which helps them thrive again. His work blends traditional herbal wisdom with modern insights, backed by science and over 20 years in the clinic with patients

autoimmune diet protocol
Clinical Naturopathy, Naturopathic Diet

Navigating the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet: A Path to Gut Healing and Symptom Relief

The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet is designed specifically for those battling autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and celiac disease. These conditions cause the body’s immune system to mistakenly attack healthy cells, leading to a myriad of symptoms and potential damage to organs and tissues, particularly the gut. What is Autoimmune Disease? Autoimmune diseases

Health risks of poor sleep
Blog, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia

Poor Sleep? You Could Be At Risk Of These Serious Conditions

If you have ever slept poorly in the night, you may have found yourself losing your focus, alertness, appetite, mood, and energy the following day. When your mind goes blank, you start being forgetful, reacting poorly to different situations. If you suffer from insomnia, these side effects do not stop there. There is a more

Zinc for Sleep quality
Blog, Brain Fog, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Microbiome

Zinc Improves Sleep Quality

Having trouble catching those z’s at night? Is your insomnia impacting your work and day-to-day activities? Sleep loss, insomnia, and other sleep disorders are linked to poorer performance, reduced alertness and ability to process information, and poorer decision-making capabilities during the day. When your circadian rhythm is disrupted, your sleep is impaired. How Would a

microbiome immunity
Blog, Microbiome, Naturopathic Diet

Microbiome Health to Strengthen Immunity

When the gut microbiome is imbalanced, you may feel digestive issues such as bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, to name a few. These microbiomes are composed of trillions of microorganisms like bacteria and yeasts, and they live within the digestive tract, or the guts. They support the immune system, and regulates the digestive, and bowel functions.

lead toxicity detoxing
Blog, Brain Fog, Functional Medicine Testing, Nutrition

Lead Poisoning and Chelation Naturally

Lead is one of many heavy metals which has been identified as an extremely dangerous metal for the human body. It is used in various industries for manufacturing products such as batteries, printing materials, paints, plastics and ceramics and unfortunately lead still remains in the environment from wide spread use in leaded petrol and paints.

benefits of digital detox
Blog, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Clinical Naturopathy

Digital Detox Benefits

Numerous studies of phone usage suggest that on average people under 30 check their phones every 15 minutes. Furthermore, social media platforms such as Instagram and tictok were rated as the worst social platforms for negative impact on our mental health. The science is crystal clear that digital technology is not making us healthier but rather negatively