We are hearing more and more about castor oil today. As a naturopath, I always like to suggest products that are as close to nature as possible when looking at supporting our digestive and immune health. Often when I introduce castor oil to a client, they will say that as…
March is well known as nutrition month. It is a perfect time of year to up the ante with your dietary agenda. If you are looking for some tips on how to incorporate some easy changes that will make a huge impact on your overall health, here are my top…
I like to call muscle our longevity organ. Without it we truly cannot function. Increased muscle mass can lead to less body fat, a stronger immune system, improved energy, reduced stress, and better hormonal balance. You may have heard the term sarcopenia. It is defined as the age-related loss of…
Happy New Year everyone! I am here to encourage you to ring in the New Year with a Remove, Reboot, and Rebuild button. Instead of focusing on resolutions that never really reap positive results, try instead to look at different ways to achieve your goals. For example, the standard most…
Holidays are a perfect time of year to spoil your friends and family, and perhaps buy them a gift that they would never buy for themselves. Perhaps they would just not think about it, or maybe they would prefer not to spend the money. One example that quickly comes to…
This may sound like a topic that is “gutsy” to approach over the holiday season, but I wanted to get a jumpstart on your dietary choices now before everything gets out of hand and you feel that you are bloated and tired after the holidays. There are so many healthy…
We all know that colder weather is coming and with the change in season, we must take extra care to boost our immune health. Here are my top 6 recommendations: 1) Stay away from all refined sugars and eat real food instead. Foods such as soft drinks, fruits juices, cookies,…
We all know that there are many different varieties of squash, but did you realize that some are considered summer squash, while others are referred to as winter squash? Whatever you choose, they both contain an abundance of nutritional content. Summer squash, such as zucchini, crookneck, and chayote contain calcium,…
When we think of stress, we immediately associate it with something negative. This is not always true. As humans we have developed a keen sense of survival in our nervous system called the flight or fight response. Back in the day, this was the mechanism that helped us to escape…
What does bodily pH mean? We are always hearing about the pH of our blood and the necessity of staying in balance, also referred to as homeostasis. What does that really mean? The potential of hydrogen ( pH ) is a measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The…