Prevention & Lifestyle Blog
Beat Modern Day Stress Using Traditional Living Habits
I challenge anyone reading this today to confidently state he/she is living without stress playing some some degree of insult on their health. No matter how balanced, centred or prepared you are, we are all impacted by modern day stress. For those who are managing and...
Heavy Metals and Your Health
Let’s get right down to it. With environmental pollutants, come heavy metals. In the air, water, and soil, heavy metals are continuing to become more and more prevalent and present in our daily lives. Although most metals are considered to be natural and found in...
How to Blaze Your Path to Optimal Health and Recognize Impactful Obstacles Along the Way
Who remembers the ‘old days’ when life was simpler and the pace at which you lived was that much slower? The internet didn’t exist, globalism wasn’t relentlessly invasive, and health was about eating home grown foods and getting outside to enjoy fresh air. Fast...
What The Health Of Your Childs Skin And Bowel Issues Are Telling You
Any parent raising a young child will attest that staying one step ahead is not always a simple task. Mix in a random health issue with your child and now you really have to be on your game. Many parents of young children, will, at some point or another, deal with a...
Slow Down to Speed Up: The Art of Accelerating Your Immune System and Supporting Your Wellness Fast
Well folks, its been a long pandemic of a year so far, and it doesn’t seem like we’re close to wrapping up any time soon. Amongst this never ending global shift, one thing has become clearly evident; stress and burnout has tipped well beyond epidemic levels, it takes...
Why You’re Burnt Out and How to Fix It
You may have heard it before, but is always worth hearing again: “if you’re feeling tired, fatigued or burnt out, you need to slow down, simplify, and take on less”. Easier said than done, right? Well, don’t be so fast to resist the possibility. There are many people...
Improving Your Health Takes 10 Seconds At A Time
The general consensus is that in order to be healthy you have to make an unwavering commitment to all things ‘health’. The truth, however, is that in order to continually heighten your wellness, you only need to dedicate literally seconds a day, and without completely...
Why Chemotherapy Won’t Cure Your Cancer
A bold statement? Maybe. Yet although I am a naturopathic cancer focused doctor, I do often support chemotherapy based cancer therapies. What I don’t support however, is the illusion that chemotherapy alone will fix or cure your cancer. In the most hopeful situation,...
Eliminate Your Cold Before It Starts
Ok, so you’re starting to feel a little too tired. Your nose is beginning to feel stuffy, and your throat has an ever so slight sense of soreness when you swallow. Is this one of those situations you can simply ignore and hope it passes, or is this your body...
One Of The Most Effective Ways To Relieve Stress Now
One Of The Most Effective Ways To Relieve Stress Now If, at any point throughout the course of your lifetime, you’ve dealt with small to large bouts of stress, are currently dealing with it at some level, feel like you deal with stress well, or have all but...
3 Hidden Reasons People Get Cancer
Ok, so let’s be honest, we all know many of the common culprits that can significantly increase your risk of cancer. From smoking and sunburns, to alcohol and obesity, these are a few of the well accepted triggers and causes of cancer. But for those who don’t smoke,...
Medicinal Mushrooms As Anti-Cancer Superstars
Don’t be afraid of the term ‘medicinal mushrooms’, as when it’s referred to within naturopathic medicine, we are speaking of the safe, controlled, and effective mushrooms, well evidenced by research, for their benefits in human health. There are a variety of well...