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 [...]
Get first morning sunshine. Go to bed at the same time and wake-up at the same time everyday. Stop eating 3hrs before going to bed. Reduce or eliminate caffeine. Stop consuming caffeine after noon. Exercise daily. Soothing routine 1hr before bed. Turn off technology, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The cause of acid reflux is not typically too much stomach acid but actually not having enough. There is a sphincter between your esophagus and your stomach, which opens and closes, and is supposed to keep the contents of the stomach from moving back [...]
For many individuals springtime is associated with sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, nasal congestion, sore throat, which are all symptoms of seasonal allergies. More than nine million Canadian adults, that is more than 1 in 6 Canadians, suffer from seasonal allergies typically associated with [...]
Autoimmune disease is becoming an all too common problem in our Western world. Autoimmune conditions covers a number of conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, celiac disease, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Autoimmune disease means that the body is having [...]
Definition of constipation: We are not moving our bowels daily. Tendency to constipation: We are not moving large quantities of stools daily and full emptying our colon OR our bowel movements are small, hard nuggets or rabbit pellets. FIVE Ways to Address Constipation Increase [...]
When you are traveling the last thing you want is to get sick. There is no doubt that traveling itself can be a stress on the body whether it is being susceptible to infections or in a new environment, adapting to different time zones [...]
You may not be consuming enough iron rich foods such as red meat Internal bleeding: This is something you need to rule out or heavy menstrual bleeding: which may be due to a hormonal imbalance. You may have issues with your digestive tract that [...]
