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
Is it really possible that one diet can heal most disease? And is it possible that you already know how to eat this way? What would you say if I told you there was one diet that can heal fatigue, arthritis, irritable bowel, constipation, reflux, chronic allergies, eczema, autoimmune disease, migraines, depression, diabetes, and that
How To Test For Gluten Intolerance (Celiac Disease) Gluten is a protein at the heart of such grains as wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut and triticale. You should be able to tolerate it just as you do any other protein in meat, milk, and fish. But a subset of the population has celiac
Wheat Belly - Can The Claims Be True? Wheat Belly is a bestselling book written by William Davis, an American cardiologist. He claims, "Lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health". Davis points an accusing finger at "modern-day wheat" that's been "genetically altered to provide processed food manufacturers
If you are restricting dairy, can you really get enough calcium? Calcium Rich Foods Calcium is an essential mineral that is needed for bone mineralization (bones and teeth), muscle contraction (heart), nerve transmission, and blood clotting. But are you getting enough? In a naturopathic practice, patients are frequently prescribed an elimination diet or
Dr. Natalie’s Naturopathic Detox Guidelines What is detoxification? Detoxification is the process of either clearing toxins from the body or neutralizing or transforming them. Functionally, poor digestion, colon sluggishness and dysfunction, reduced liver function, and poor elimination through the kidneys, respiratory tract, and skin all increase toxicity. A detoxification is a process which
I'd like to personally wish you a happy new year! The number one new year's resolution is better health and it can be achieved by losing weight, eating better, cutting down on alcohol and junk food, and regular exercising. The key is to focus on one thing at a time, until it's a
Don't forget to change your clocks when you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight savings time ends this Sunday at 2 AM which means you'll get an extra hour to sleep in on Sunday. Fire safety officials like to point out that this is a good time to test and switch the
