Does Food Affect our Moods?
Does what you eat affect your moods? It sure does! There are four contributing factors to food affecting moods: Our body manufacturers neurotransmitters within the lining of the digestive tract. These neurotransmitters, specifically serotonin, travel into the bloodstream, pass the blood brain barrier into the [...]
THREE Reasons to Delay Peanut Introduction
Over the last 20 years, we have seen a huge increase in the number of anaphylactic allergies to peanuts. It’s really scary how many kids are suffering from that life-threatening allergy. I know some of the recent research is saying that we should be introducing [...]
Dr. Roberts’ Journey to Naturopathic Medicine
I often get asked “why I became an Naturopathic Doctor”, so here’s my answer. I had a few different influences that led me to this path. One major influence was my personal experience with naturopathic medicine. As a child I had lots of allergies and [...]
EIGHT Reasons Drinking Water is Important
We are made up of 70% water. Therefore it is vitally important that we are drinking water all day, everyday, to replenish our body with fresh, clean water. Water plays a key role in digestion, cellular metabolism, detoxifying and alkalinizing the body. Many people have [...]
SIX Reasons Sleep is Important for our Health
SIX Reasons why Sleep in Important Sleep is one of the foundations of health. It is vital for our survival and plays a key role in every function of our body. During your sleeping hours your body does a lot of its detoxification. Getting enough, [...]
FIVE Ways to Take Care of Your Skin
Many of us believe that the way to take care of our skin is to stay away from the sun. We’ve been conditioned to think that too much sun will increase our risk of skin cancer. So we wear sunscreen, cover up or avoid going [...]