You may have come across social media posts or magazine excerpts about Kombucha over the last year. Your local health food store may have started stocking it to keep up with the fad. Maybe you’ve even tried Kombucha and like it…or not. Maybe you’re like me and have been wondering
The high fat / low carb ketogenic diet is one of the hottest trends in nutrition. Due to it’s therapeutic potential, I have been using it in my naturopathic practice for over 2 years – often with dramatic results. So when I came across a US World & News Report
In the last few years, on-campus health services and teaching staff all across North America have observed a disturbing trend in university students. There is a significant increase in depression, anxiety-related illnesses and stress levels. In fact, university counselling services are struggling to meet the demand. The Canadian numbers are
Do you want to learn something that can change your life powerfully, yet is simple? Something that is applicable to small or large problems, something that you can do alone and gets better with practice? Welcome to The Work of Byron Katie. Of all the things I’ve ever done, The
One of my roles as a naturopath has become helping my patients make sense of contradictory online nutritional recommendations. The latest headlines to confound are about fish oil. On November 10th, two heart health / fish oil studies were released. Both are out of Harvard, and were presented at the
You may have noticed that Vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin’, has been in the news lately. Last week, a Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology study was released about this vitamin. The study claims Vitamin D supplements are not effective for preventing fractures and improving bone mineral density. It included 81 randomized
“Happy Hillside!” I heard this very specific well-wish ring out a thousand times last weekend. I was attending Hillside, the eclectic, diverse music festival held annually in Guelph, Ontario. The Hillside Festival is three days of good food and drink, good music, and big crowds in the hot sun. As
When I was a kid, I had a persistent case of eczema on both of my hands. Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition that causes itchiness, a variable rash, and sometimes blistering. I remember slathering hydrocortisone cream on and wrapping both my hands in plastic wrap every night before
I’ve always been a snack person. I find having regular nutrition breaks can help level out my energy on long work days and keep me on track for choosing healthy dinner options. Not everyone requires well-timed snacks to stick to their eating plan. But if you find yourself tempted to
I belong to a great running club at the uptown Waterloo Running Room. We run, we talk about running, we run some more, and then we go home. Over time, friendships form as we learn a little more about each other’s lives outside of the club. This past year I’ve