Under the direction of the Provincial Health Officer and our Regulatory College, we are pleased to announce that we will begin to see more patients in-person starting May 19th as we enter Phase 2 of BC’s Re-Start Plan and the number of Covid cases in...
Cancer is becoming rampant. Whether we have had a personal experience with cancer, or we know of a close friend or family member that has had or has cancer, it is definitely on the rise. Unfortunately, most of the time we don’t necessarily know...
Below we will look closer at four different mushrooms that are used traditionally in medicine for a variety of health concerns. They share similar characteristics such as being nutrient-dense, immune-modulating, and supportive to the stress response. They also can help to reduce inflammation, enhance...
Supporting our Immune System The current pandemic we are facing with Covid-19 is affecting us all on some level – whether it be physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. Most likely some of each of those aspects. In a crisis such of this, it is...
Bone broth contains many beneficial nutrients like glucosamine and chondroitin (which provides strength to joints), and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium and magnesium. Its main nourishing ingredient however is gelatin – that jelly-like substance that is found in ‘jello’. Gelatin and other non-muscle meats (eg. organ meats,...
It’s sweet, it’s sneaky, it’s terribly addictive – and unfortunately it is everywhere. On its own, sugar has no nutritional value whatsoever: no protein, no vitamins, no minerals, no enzymes, no antioxidants. In fact, sugar actually steals nutrients from the body as it’s digested....
Christmas Christmas is more than a day in December It’s all of those things that we love to remember Its carolers singing familiar refrains Bright colored stockings and shiny toy trains Streamers of tinsel and glass satin balls Laughter that rings through the house...
In last month’s blog we started the discussion on EMR (Electro-Magnetic Radiation), and we will now continue to discuss some of the detrimental effects it can pose on our health, as well as some things we can do to adjust every day electrical device...
EMR- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION Electromagnetic radiation is a controversial issue worldwide. Various studies globally have identified that extremely low frequency (ELF), radio frequency (RF) and microwave radiation (collectively called electrosmog or electromagnetic radiation-EMR) can negatively affect us over prolonged periods of time (acute exposures are...
Chinese Medicine: A sophisticated and effective branch of medicine Chinese medicine is a complete medical system that has diagnosed, treated, and prevented illness for more than three thousand years. While it can remedy ailments and alter states of mind, Chinese medicine can also enhance recuperative...