General Health

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Supporting Immunity with Targeted Supplements for Cold & Flu Season

As cold and flu season kicks into gear, supporting your immune system becomes more essential. Using a targeted approach to choose which supplements offer the biggest bang for your buck is very important. Here’s how some powerhouse supplements can help support your body and keep you resilient against seasonal illness: […]

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Supporting Immunity with IV Nutrient Therapy

As cold and flu season approaches, many people are searching for effective ways to strengthen their immune systems. One solution gaining popularity for its quick and powerful results is IV nutrient therapy. This treatment bypasses the digestive system, delivering essential vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream for faster and […]

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Boost Your Immunity: The Power of Healthy Eating for Your Family

As cold and flu season sets in, maintaining a strong immune system becomes more important than ever. One of the best ways to support your family’s health is through clean, nutrient-rich foods. By reducing processed sugars and focusing on wholesome, natural ingredients, you can give your immune system the fuel […]

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Unlocking the Sunshine Vitamin: The Vital Importance of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a unique nutrient because our bodies can make it with a little help from the sun. When our skin is exposed to sunlight, it synthesizes Vitamin D from cholesterol. It’s like our bodies are little solar panels, converting sunlight into a form of Vitamin D that we can use. Learn about vitamin D benefits, sources, and deficiencies.

Unlock Vitality: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies with Naturopathic Care

Do you feel tired, weak, or anxious? Do you have pale skin, dark circles under your eyes, or hair loss? These could all be signs of nutrient deficiencies, and unfortunately, these deficiencies are not commonly tested for during your yearly blood test run by your family medical doctor.

Concerns over nutrient deficiencies are one of the most common reasons why people seek the support of Naturopathic Doctors. Unfortunately, nutrient testing is not common practice on your yearly blood test run by your family medical doctor and so many people experiencing the signs and symptoms of many of the most common deficiencies aren’t getting the proper care needed.

Warning: Parasites at the Cottage

Are you planning a summer cottage getaway? Cottaging comes with so many great benefits, but there’s often a down side to the cottage life…parasites.

Why is the paleo diet so great?

The paleo diet is a way of eating that focuses on whole, unprocessed foods that were available to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. This includes meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, and processed foods. One of the main benefits of the paleo diet is its emphasis […]

5 Tips for Better Immune Health

There are many things we do in our day to day life that affects our immune health. Factors such as diet and lifestyle play an important role in improving and optimizing immune health. Here are 5 tips to improve your immune response throughout all stages of life.  1. Reduce and […]

Baby Eczema is no joke!

Nothing’s better than soft, smooth, silky newborn baby skin…until it’s not so soft and smooth.   The American Academy of Dermatology estimates that eczema affects up to 20 percent of infants. Parents often find that their infant has beautiful, clear skin for a few weeks to months but then a few […]

The NEW Great Imitator! Chronic Lyme Disease

Chronic Lyme Disease is a multisystem illness with a wide range of symptoms and/or signs that are either continuously or intermittently present for a minimum of 6 months (as defined by ILADS). The illness is a result of an active, ongoing infection by any of several members of the Borrelia […]

The Secret Food To Stop Bloating!

So what is this mystery food that everyone should be eating more of? Nope, not apple cider vinegar (which seems to be the cure for all conditions these days on Dr. Google). Pineapple! Yep, that’s right. I bet you didn’t realize that this tasty fruit from the tropics holds quite […]

Stress Tests: Insider Info

Have you ever had your stress levels tested? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Did you even know that this was a thing? 🤔  The most direct measure of stress is cortisol. This test can be run by blood, urine or saliva.  It can also be run in association with hormones like thyroid, estrogen and […]

The Inside Scoop on Thyroid and Bone Health

Many people are unaware of the effects that your thyroid and thyroid medication s have on bone health.  A proper thyroid balance at every age is imperative! Thyroid hormones are key regulators of skeletal development in childhood and bone density in adulthood. Hypothyroidism in children may cause slow bone maturation […]

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Antibiotics and Allergies

Back to work for us adults, and back to school for the kids.  As we all try and readjust to routine and schedules after some well deserved rest over the holidays, this is also the time when people are getting sick with infections, especially the kids from school. There is […]

How Hormones could be Causing Your Migraines?

Have you been suffering from migraines for years? Are you bedridden and not able to function for hours or days on end because you keep getting migraines consistently and the medication just isn’t cutting it? You may want to take a closer look at your hormones.  As women, our hormones […]

We’re Three Weeks In! How are your Kids Managing at School?

We’re 3 weeks in.  How are your kids holding up? Most people are worried about the first few days of the school year.  How are their kids going to adapt to: – a new teacher -new classmates -more school work compared to the previous year -adjusting to waking up early […]

The Brain Game – Concussion Support for Rowan’s Law

Today is Rowan’s Law Day, September 25th!  Are you wondering what this means?  It means that there will be stricter guidelines to ensure our children’s safety in sport when it comes to head injuries and concussions. As a mother of 4, I am so pleased to see that the government […]

Shocking or Unexplained Behaviour Changes in Your Child? Is it PANDAS?

So we’re all familiar with the terrible two’s and terrible three’s, but what if your considerably easy going, relaxed child,  suddenly (I’m talking overnight) develops OCD and/or tics.  Many parents and physicians can be confused by this abrupt onset of symptoms and then the children are diagnosed with OCD, tics, […]