As it is now estimated that 1 in 5 Canadians do not have a family doctor,[i] naturopathic doctors are poised to play an essential role in our health-care system...
What Are Cravings? If you have ever experienced the urge to eat certain foods—sweet, salty, fatty foods—or even get excited at the thought of tasting and feelin...
As a naturopathic doctor (ND) in practice for almost 20 years, I often encounter the same three questions. If you are currently seeing an ND, or if you are look...
Nutrition is a vast subject and experts differ on what eating well means. You may have a “perfect” diet, but how well are you eating it? Maximizing your digesti...
The Role of Cholesterol Cholesterol is a type of fat which can be obtained from food sources and is also produced by the liver. Cholesterol is essential for hea...
Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis characterized by sudden severe-onset joint pain, usually just one joint at a time. The big toe is most frequently affec...
Most of us have heard that we need to get more fibre, but how many understand what it really is, how it works in our body, and why it’s so important to our heal...
Ganoderma lucidum, more commonly known as reishi, is a mushroom with a long history of use for promoting health and longevity in Asia. The Chinese name for reis...
There is a lot of information about sugar and its impact upon our health, but how many of us really know what sugar is, and how it differs from other sugar-like...
Congratulations on your pregnancy! If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, this article is for you. With the many changes you are going through, you...
Magnesium is a mineral that is critically essential for body functioning.
As we enter our 40s, 50s, and 60s, we notice that we may start to slow down a little bit, spending less time being active and more time recovering when we do ex...
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