It’s so much easier to prevent illness than spend time on visits to the doctor’s office and go through endless rounds of antibiotics that often don’t really work anyway! While a lot of kids don’t need much more than whole foods, play,…
Curious about Food Sensitivities?
People are always curious about food sensitivities. Digestion and the relationship between food is a large part of my practice. Learning the relationship between food and how it makes us feel is a very interesting journey for many people. Many…
The Truth About Dairy
Dairy is a staple in our modern diet. The problem is that dairy is one of the most inflammatory foods on the market. There are several reasons for this: Many people are lactose intolerant. This intolerance is caused when the…
Weight and Hormones
It is very often that I will hear patients complain about having difficulty losing weight despite exercising and also trying to eat healthy. If it was only as easy and “calories or calories out”, everyone would be able to shed…
How seeds and oil cycling can help balance hormones
Seeds and oil cycling is a great gentle way to help balance hormones. Commonly, women can experience signs of PMS including irritability, bloating, acne, food cravings, sleep changes, low mood and back pain a week before their cycle begins. When…
Why am I So Tired?
Fatigue: This is one of the most common complaints of what my patients come in with. They often see their family doctor and are told that nothing is wrong in their labs and there isn’t any clinical reason to why…
Magnesium – The most common nutrient deficiency
Magnesium is responsible for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body and impacts blood pressure, metabolism, immune function, and many other aspects of health. It is the antedote to stress, the most powerful relaxation mineral available and can help improve…
3 things you should be doing right now to improve your posture
With our modern society, many of us are caught sitting in a slumped posture 8 hours a day. From sitting in our car, to our desk, to looking down at our phones, our body has lost it’s ability to adapt…
5 ways to improve the quality of your sleep
Getting adequate sleep is essential for healing, recovery and wellness. A good night sleep is just as important as regular exercise and a healthy diet! Research even shows that poor sleep has immediate negative effects on our hormones, exercise performance…
3 tips for an anti-inflammatory diet
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” – Hippocrates As a naturopathic doctor and chiropractor, I will commonly see people for pain and inflammation. Although there are many physical reasons for pain, much of this can be…
