Essential Oils for Sleep
Insomnia affects almost everyone at some time in their life, but for many it can affect their waking hours with symptoms like fatigue, trouble concentrating, low mood, and poor memory. For patients with insomnia, I often discuss incorporating inhaled essential oils as part of a sleep hygiene routine.
Beyond Borrelia - co-infections in tick borne illness
Perhaps the most well known consequence of a tick bite is Lyme disease, or infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. This is just one of many bugs that can be transmitted from a tick-bite. We refer to these other bugs as tick borne co-infections.
Blood Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
Blood oranges are a favourite spring/summer treat of mine! They are sweet like oranges but have a subtle almost raspberry like aroma and flavor. Most of us are familiar with the nutritional benefits of oranges such as fiber and vitamin C.... but do you know about anthocyanins?
Getting Your Rear In Gear - During Cancer Treatment
After a cancer diagnosis, it’s common for exercise habits to drop on the daily priorities list. For those experiencing fatigue, pain, anxiety or schedule overwhelm, “exertion” is the last thing a patient may want to think about. However, studies actually show that those who can maintain or improvex their exercise habit.
Self-Care Tips For The Holiday Season
With the colder weather, shorter days, longer hours at the office and the inevitable parties & holiday gatherings, December can be a hard month on the body! All too often we burn the candle at both ends and wind up sick and rundown. Avoid the burnout and keep yourself feeling healthy this holiday season.
Intravenous NAD+ for longevity, vitality and mitochondrial health
Can you say “nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide,” 5 times fast? Let me tell you, this anti-aging, cellular restorative therapy is worth the tongue-twisting! “NAD has emerged as a putative metabolic regulator of transcription, longevity and several age-associated diseases, including diabetes, and cancer.
Accutane, Retinoids & Acids For Acne - What You Need To Know
Acne is a beast. A stubborn, multifaceted beast and no two patients are alike. This makes acne one of the most challenging conditions to treat - but the good news is, we’ve got options. Plenty of options. If you’re prepared for a major lifestyle overhaul, and can endure some trial and error, then there is great hope.
Natural or Clean Botox Injections? Don't Get Fooled By Advertising
I’ve had a number of patients ask me recently about natural injections for wrinkles, they’ve heard of clinics offering a product that is supposed to be a more natural form of, or the ‘purist’ form of botox- aka cleaner or safer than regular botox.
Summer Skin Protection: Sunscreen 101
1 in 6 Canadians will be diagnosed with it. Avoiding direct exposure to sunlight is the most effective way of preventing skin cancer, but many times, of course, this isn’t practical. Sunscreen is the most important product available to help block ultraviolet light for those times when we will be the sun.
Move Over Anti-aging! We're All About Healthy Skin Aging Using This Simple Integrated Approach
Beauty Divided- For many years the aesthetics industry has focused on anti-aging, marketing treatments designed to ‘prevent and reverse’ signs of getting older. But aging is awesome.
Botanical Medicine for Mental Health
Botanical Medicine is one of the main modalities in naturopathic medicine. While the use of herbs for medicine was born out of tradition, the science behind it continues to emerge and uncover more of the ‘why’ behind its usefulness. In fact, many drugs have origins in plant medicine
5 Common Side Effects from Cancer Treatment
When a person is undergoing conventional cancer therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or others, cancer treatment-related side effects are important to address for 3 key reasons:
Stress, Cortisol, & Sleep
Do you ever notice how your stress levels impact your sleep? It might be more than just your racing mind keeping you up. The physiologic effects of chronic stress play a significant role in your sleep-wake cycles.
Seasonal Affective Disorder & The Sunshine Vitamin
Vancouver is famous for its wet weather. Once the summer ends, it's bye-bye bikinis and hello to umbrellas and rain gear. If you are prone to getting the "winter blues" when the rainy season begins, you may be experiencing what's known as Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Going Gluten-Free: What Every Newly Diagnosed Celiac Should Know & Why You Shouldn’t Wait To Get Tested
Not everyone exhibits the traditional digestive symptoms associated with celiac, not everyone is horribly sick. If you have any of these symptoms, or if anyone in your family struggles with gluten sensitivity or has already been diagnosed with celiac disease, don’t wait, get tested. Here’s why.