Darkfield Microscopy
This is a test that allows us to take a look at your body’s “internal environment”. In order for your cells to be healthy, they need a healthy environment to live in. The analogy I use is that in order to grow a flower, [...]
SIX Ways to Improve Digestive Health
Our digestive health is key to achieving optimal health. We really are what we eat! What we eat literally becomes every cell of our body, therefore what we are eating, how our digestive tract is absorbing nutrients from the foods we are eating, dictates [...]
FOUR Benefits of Grass-fed Meats
When cows eat food their bodies were designed to eat which is grass not grains, they have proper gut flora and can absorb the proper nutrients and minerals. This helps to make grass-fed meats a healthier option to grain-fed meats. Here are other advantages [...]
FIVE Insights to Uncovering the Underlying Cause
Any symptoms that the body exhibits are signs that your body is out of balance. We need to listen to our bodies and find out what it is trying to tell us. As Naturopathic Doctors, our goal is to uncover underlying causes of imbalances [...]
FIVE Tips for People with Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, whereby the immune system reacts against gluten and causes damage to the villi of the digestive tract, specifically the small intestines. This affects proper absorption of nutrients, which can lead to a host of other health problems. Approximately [...]
Cow’s Dairy & Bone Health
Is cow’s dairy important for bone health? The western world is the highest consumer of cow’s dairy and has the highest rates of osteoporosis. The body needs to maintain its pH in a very tight range. When we are consuming more acidic foods, such [...]
The Cause of Arthritis and Our Approach
One in six Canadians are currently suffering from arthritis with a high proportion of them experiencing moderate to severe pain. Many people are told that this is a degenerative condition where our only option is to manage the symptoms. Conventional treatments for arthritis such [...]
THREE Problems with Acid Blocking Medication
Acid Blocking Medications are the most commonly prescribed medication in North America. These medications are used to treat acid reflux, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and heartburn. Most patients have been put on these medications as a long term solution. THREE problems with acid blocking [...]
THREE Problems with Margarine
Margarine is a man-made food. It is made from industrial oils that are then infused with hydrogen gas which changes the oil from a liquid to a solid, this changes the composition of the fats from unsaturated fat to saturated fat, due to the [...]
FIVE Reasons Probiotics are Important
Our body’s digestive tracts houses about 100 trillion bacteria, that is more than 10 times the number of cells that we have in our entire body. Probiotics are the good, healthy bacteria that line your digestive tract. The type and quantity of these micro-organisms [...]