Your food may or may not be nourishing you. Unfortunately today, eating “healthy” is not enough. We may eat lots of fruits and vegetables, avoiding fried and processed foods but it’s not enough to keep us healthy. Because we are still consuming conventional food, we are not getting the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients we [...]
Foods that help calm the gut. There is an increasing amount of research supporting what we all already instinctually know: just as there are certain foods that trigger IBS and upset stomach, there are also foods that help calm and rebalance the gut. Breaking the cycle of IBS is both a mental and physical process. [...]
Your unique strength. We all sometimes find ourselves bogged down in negativity, quick to point out weaknesses, be it in ourselves or others. Even when it comes to personal development, we often focus on our weaknesses, and how we can improve our shortcomings. How interesting would it be to do the opposite – to point [...]
Tumeric just as effective as ibuprofen. Tumeric has been used for centuries as a spice in foods all over the world. It has just recently undergone a randomized controlled trail comparing it with ibuprofen in patients with knee osteoarthritis(OA). Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, have long been the first line of treatment in OA. [...]
A study in the journal Lancet showed that 49% of pregnant women are deficient in Vitamin D. Lowered Vitamin D status in pregnancy has been linked with children having lower bone densities at age 9. Another study looked at 741 pregnant women and found 70.6% were deficient in vitamin D (showing lab values less than [...]
Our world is polluted with toxic chemicals, many of which are fat-soluble. This means they dissolve in fat and concentrate in the fat of your body. They are not flushed out of your body by drinking lots of water - they need to be excreted with fat. By increasing the excretion of fat out of [...]
Studies show significant improvement in fatigue. These days in my practice in this busy city, it’s hard to find a patient that doesn’t complain of fatigue. While there can be many medical reasons for fatigue, stress-related fatigue tops the list. My favourite herb to remedy this is Rhodiola rosea, a plant native to Europe and [...]
Great guidelines for basic conception preparation. These outlines are taken from Francesca Naish’s clinic and website. I pass them along as great guidelines for basic conception preparation. To get more individualized treatment, detoxification programs, heavy metal and candida testing, please contact our office at 604-737-0012. 1) To provide your body with the ‘building blocks’ necessary [...]
Cooked food and immune irregularities. In 1930, Dr. Paul Kouchakoff, M.D. studied the effects of food on the blood. His lab results revealed that when people ate cooked food their white blood cells would elevate. This phenomenon was termed digestive leukocytosis. The postulation was that the body was having some sort of stress response. In [...]
How you prepare the foods you eat can be just as important to your health as what you eat. Research is showing that the way we cook our food is just as important as the kinds of foods we eat. This may explain why some foods, such as beef, are linked to many inflammatory conditions. [...]
