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. We need stomach acids to properly [...]
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 hormones. Cholesterol [...]
Autoimmune disease is becoming an all too common problem in our Western world. Autoimmune conditions covers a number of ailments 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 a [...]
Welcome, I’m Dr. Melina Roberts, author of Building a Healthy Child. Thank you so much for watching. I’m so excited to have so many people watching my videos. We have an opportunity to take control of our child’s health, to prevent childhood illnesses, to support [...]
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 on the plane or in a new environment, adapting to different [...]
When it comes to colds and flus, our first instinct is to blame the people around us for getting us sick. We blame the kids at school, our co-worker who came to work sick, the person sneezing beside you on the train, but the truth [...]
You’ll find sugar in the obvious places like candies, baked goods, cakes, chocolate, pies, dessert and pop but then it’s hidden in many places including sauces, dressings, ketchup, fruit juices, protein powders and processed foods. The average American (I’m sure the Canadian statistics are not [...]
I grew up thinking that milk was a healthy food. I believed that cow’s dairy was a healthy food, it did a body good and built strong bones. Cow’s dairy includes milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream. FOUR problems I discovered about cow’s dairy. 1. Cow’s [...]
Is it okay to get colds or flus? I think many of us have this misconception that if we are truly healthy, then we wouldn’t get colds and flus. Sometimes patients tell me that they never get colds and flus and want me to see [...]
