What Food Sensitivity Testing Looks Like & How it Can Benefit You
In the last couple of decades, more and more awareness has been brought to the issue of food intolerances. With the rise of industrial pesticide use, higher stress levels, and more chemical additives in our foods. more Canadians are experiencing food intolerances than ever before. Many people are not aware that food intolerances could be a factor for them, so I wanted to put together a guide showing how food intolerances can impact us, symptoms, potential causes, as well as highlight the process of sensitivity testing within the naturopathic setting.
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Superfood Spotlight: Green Tea - Benefits and Recipes
We’re back with another Superfood Spotlight! This time focusing on Green Tea. Matcha, as it is also known as in its powdered form, is a powerful antioxidant, with yummy versatility in recipes of all kinds. Let’s take a look the benefits and some creative recipes that go beyond the teacup.
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Gluten Free Easter Brunch Ideas
Easter time is here! And with that, many will be planning an Easter morning brunch. For many people dealing with gluten intolerance can put a wrench in holiday eats, so let’s have a look at some fabulous gluten free brunch ideas for Easter morning.
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Breakfast Recipe Roundup: Kickstart Your Day
Whether you’re a breakfast lover or a reluctant morning eater, the jury is in that eating breakfast is an important part of building good health. However, with busy schedules and the morning rush it can be difficult to figure out what to serve up for this oh so important meal. Don’t worry, that’s why i’m here. I’ve rounded up some yummy weekday and weekend breakfast recipes to help you kickstart your day with nourishment.
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Benefits of Building Muscle, and Guide How to Make Sustainable Gains
If you’ve stuck with your New Years Resolution to hit the gym this year, you may be finding yourself feeling a little lost when it comes to strength training. Many women are afraid to strength train because they are worried about getting bulky, but there are many health benefits to strong muscles, along with actually improving the figure. Let’s have a look at some of the benefits of building muscle, as well as some tips for sustainable gains.
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World Sleep Day - Hacks to Supercharge Your Zzz’s
With so many to dos, our modern go go attitude, and poor sleep hygiene, more than 20% of North American adults report insomnia, and a staggering 62% of adults report being chronically under rested. Poor sleep is a factor in many aspects of poor health, and can have significant and long term impacts on the body and our longevity. Let’s take a look at how poor sleep effects us, the main culprits for poor sleep, as well as some hacks to make the most of your zzz’s.
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Healthy Spring Break Ideas to Keep Kids Active and Entertained
With Spring Break around the corner, many parents are figuring out how to make the most of it. While many families choose to take this time for family holidays, if you’re not able to take a trip away, having some fun, engaging, and healthy activities in your back pocket will be a big help when you find your kids wondering ‘and now what?’ and cut down on mindless screen time to fill the gaps.
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Relationships & Our Health
Since it’s Valentine’s day this month, I thought that for this article I would focus on relationships. Whether or not you have a partner or celebrate this Hallmark holiday, it's a good time to appreciate all of our relationships, (romantic or not) as they are foundational to our wellbeing!
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A Naturopathic Approach to Migraines
Do you or someone you know struggle with migraines? Whether they are chronic or occasional, it’s no fun to feel like your brain hurts. So why do we get them? There could be various genetic reasons, a chemical imbalance, deficiency, stress or other environmental factors. If you are wanting to avoid pharmaceuticals and gain relief in a natural way, it is possible!
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Superfood Spotlight: Mushrooms
We’re back with another superfood spotlight. I've decided to focus this time on the fantastic (and delicious) fungi of our world…Mushrooms! Did you know that these funny little funguses are jam packed with nutrients and support a wide variety of health concerns? They can be taken in different ways to support your cognitive, cardiovascular, immune, skin, bone and digestive health concerns (just to name a few)! In today’s blog, we focus on seven different types of mushrooms, ways to take them and what parts of our lives they benefit, as well as share some yummy recipes.
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Meditation & Brain Health: Getting to know Brain Chemicals
Understanding your brain can be a big puzzle piece to overall health. When you get to know the messengers (chemicals) in your brain, you can see where there might be some mixed messages that could be affecting your stress and emotional levels. When we have a deficiency or imbalance in our brain chemical makeup it can look like anxiety, depression or stress and it can also impact our appetite and energy levels. Let’s take a look at some of the brain’s key chemicals and their roles and how meditation is like the gym for your brain.
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Hot Tonic, Elixir & Broth Recipes To Keep You Warm & Healthy From the Inside Out
A good way we can nourish ourselves while staying warm in winter is drinking yummy tonics, elixirs and broths. These are amazing options to help keep winter-bugs away with jam packed nutrients, minerals and vitamins all served up in a hot liquid on cold, dreary days. I’m happy to share with you some delicious, immune boosting and soul-warming recipes to keep you in good health in this beautiful start to a New Year.
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The Benefits of Heat Therapy
As more fancy heat products are coming on the market, there are many things to consider. Let’s look into the benefits, why heat therapy works, what conditions it supports and which method might be right for you.
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Getting Outside in Winter - Outdoor Activities to Keep You Active This Winter
If you take your wellbeing seriously then you probably already know that regular exercise is key to maintaining vibrant health. Sure, this is easy to maintain when the months are warmer and the outdoors are much more inviting, but I am about to encourage you (and perhaps inspire you) to continue getting outside… even in the cold of winter! Hopefully this article invites a new perspective on the health benefits of cold temperatures and inspires some new ideas and activities for you to try.
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New Year’s Liver Detox
Most everyone can benefit from a liver cleanse, and after all of those rich holiday gatherings with potential overload on our liver, what better way to start off the new year?
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Small Goals to Better Health: 2023 New Years Resolution Ideas
It’s easy to dream big, but usually living out our biggest dream reality results from all the little choices we made to get there. This coming New Year, I want to focus on small steps we can take towards better health. Sometimes known as the ‘Butterfly Effect’, small choices over time really do add up.
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A Low Carb Christmas- Recipe Ideas and Alternatives
For those who want to be mindful of blood sugar & blood pressure levels and maintain balanced weight this holiday season, these recipe ideas are for you.
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Diabetic Friendly Holiday Treats
As the holiday treat train approaches the station, nobody wants to miss out on all the goodies! Just because you may be living with diabetes doesn’t mean everything has to be off limits, treat wise. There are still options to indulge, it just takes a little bit of extra mindfulness with ingredients and moderation around treat intake. Let’s take a look at some of my favorite diabetic friendly ingredients and why they are supportive to a diabetic lifestyle when consumed mindfully.
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Circadian Rhythm: Keeping Your Internal Clock Healthy in the Dead of Winter
Not only does the lack of light in the winter months affect our sleep, it also affects our mood, appetite and overall mental state as a byproduct. When it’s cold out, it may be tempting to lounge around and do less in the day, especially on dreary days, but napping too much can actually negatively affect our sleep. Let’s take a look at a few things that negatively affect our sleep-wake cycle and some solutions to try this winter.
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Hair loss: Causes, Prevention and Restoration
Hair loss is natural. Hair falls out and hair grows in, and while it is normal for the average human to lose 50 and 100 single hairs a day, when our health is out of balance, we may have more hair loss than usual. Many think that hair loss is only the concern of men, but it is estimated to affect more than 50% of women. Let’s take a look at some of the leading causes as well as prevention tips.
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