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 [...]
THREE Components of the Cardiovascular System
There are three components of the cardiovascular health that all need to be functioning optimally to obtain ideal cardiovascular health. Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada and it is possible to prevent, treat and even reverse heart disease. The [...]
THREE Problems that Skin Conditions Indicate about the body
THREE Problems that Skin Conditions indicate about the body Internal Imbalance – We need to heal skin conditions from the inside out. Imbalance in the microbiome – 80% of your lymphatic system is housed in your digestive tract. The superficial lymphatic system drains the [...]
FIVE Benefits of Cholesterol
Cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease. We need cholesterol. Cholesterol is essential in our body, not something to be feared or stopped. Cholesterol is the building block of all your hormones including cortisol (stress hormone), sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) and thyroid [...]
SIX Benefits of Body Composition Analyzer Testing
The Body Composition Analyzer (BCM) is non-invasive and most advanced of its technology, clinically proven to be accurate, reliable and provide highly repeatable results. This is a useful tool for accessing health as the health of the body is closely equated to body composition. [...]
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 [...]