What should Canadians do to protect themselves from viruses this season? Naturopathic spice for warming The flu virus, and the 2019 novel coronavirus associated with Wuhan, China are two hot topics right now. Everything you need to know about them can be found on the Ontario Ministry of Health’s website, which
Happy New Year! The fresh start of a new year brings time to reflect on our past accomplishments and challenges of the year. What will this year have in store for you? Most people take this time to make new year's resolutions about health, love, and happiness. But are we setting ourselves up
“I am planning to have a family in the future. Is it too early to start preparing now?” It’s never too early to build a healthy foundation for future conception. When a woman finds out she is pregnant, they are often 4 weeks along, and they have missed the most critical time for
Your naturopathic doctor focuses on hormone balancing, stress reduction, optimizing nutrient absorption, and detoxification, with a special interest in fertility, pregnancy, and pediatric care. Here are a list of some concerns that she successfully treats. Women’s Health - Endometriosis - PCOS - Menstrual cycle irregularities - Ovulation Men’s Health - Sperm health and quality
On July 1, 2015, the Ontario Government proclaimed the Naturopathy Act, 2007. The Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors has provided this OAND press release yesterday to explain what this means to you and me. What does proclamation mean to me as an ND? I am now part of a self-regulated health care profession We
For the last 9 years, I have coached and treated hundreds of people in the area of stress management, an area that affects all of us at some point in our life. My own experiences helped me to understand how stress management is often the missing puzzle piece in someone’s health picture. Since
I modified this recipe from The Wholesome Dish to make it Whole Life Challenge compliant. I substituted brown sugar for organic coconut sugar and skim milk for almond milk and made sure the canola oil was organic (it is highly GMO). What I like the best, is that you can eat them plain,
Fall marks the end of summer fruit, but the flavours of the season can be just as sweet and savoury if you now what is best at this time of the year. Head out to your local farmers market to discover fall flavours that come with the changing of the leaves. Here are
Did you know that acupuncture is a useful tool for stress management? An acupuncturist can select specific acupuncture points to instill calmness, improve sleep and energy. They will perform an intake, and individualize a treatment plan for you. A series of 6-10 half hour sessions follows weekly, then every 2-4 weeks. Many people
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. -- Hippocrates, father of medicine, 431 B.C. Did you know that you can treat a range of ailments by consuming certain foods, or eliminating others? It can be as intuitive as a bowl of chicken soup when you have a cold, or the avoidance
