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Fatty liver disease – kids & adults

Fatty liver disease – kids & adults

You or your child may have ‘fatty liver disease’ According to the Canadian Liver Foundation, 25-33% of Canadian adults have this disease.  That’s a lot of people in a population to have a disease – however, most likely don’t even know it....
Should You Go Gluten-Free?

Should You Go Gluten-Free?

Should you go gluten-free? The Goods on Gluten-Free – Should You Try It? One of the most talked about nutrition topics of the past couple of years has been whether or not gluten should have a place – or be forbidden – in our diets. Until recently,...
Boost your metabolism

Boost your metabolism

Kick Start Your Metabolism Now that we’re through December and heavy, holiday foods have left us feeling bloated and sluggish, it’s time to figure out how to get back in the swing of things. And, if you’ve set New Year’s Intentions that include healthier eating and...

Signs of Prediabetes in Children

Does your child or grandchild have prediabetes? Most may wonder about this question for adults but diabetes and it’s precursor, prediabetes, is getting more common in childhood and adolescence.  I’ve outlined some signs of childhood prediabetes to watch...

Alternatives to benzodiazepines

Alternatives to benzodiazepines “Doctor, I just can’t breathe and I feel so overwhelmed and I can’t stop crying, I don’t even know why…it’s hard to function, I need help right now.”  This is the alarm-call that leads to a...

5 new uses for vitamin C

5 New uses for Vitamin C I often think of vitamin C as the easiest nutrient to consume through food, but likewise it is easy to be deficient and lose since it is water soluble and is eliminated easily from the body.   Many fruits and vegetables are good sources, even...

Thyroid help

Is it my thyroid? Over my 13 years in practice, I’ve either heard this question from my concerned patients, or thought of this gland as a cause of the symptoms many of my patients face.  It is a confusing area of hormonal health and I will give some of my...

Medical Benefits of the Far-infrared Sauna

5 Effective Uses of the Far-infrared Sauna Many have experienced a sauna: at the gym, or at the condo.  Often as a way to relax tight muscles after exercise, or to generally cleanse and revitalize the body, as the Scandinavians have learned over hundreds of years. ...