Phytic acid is a component found in grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and some tubers that can block the absorption of certain vitamins and minerals in our body, such as calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin D, and copper. This acid can also inhibit enzymes...
Sweet Dreams! Last Summer I posted a Blog on the Importance of Sleep, and some tips to help encourage a restful and rejuvenating sleep. Since so many patients come to see me with insomnia as their top 3 concerns, I wanted to share some...
The Winter is a tough season for many to get through. Shorter days, cooler weather, and lack of sunlight can drop our mood, lower our energy, and send us into hibernation mode. Often we get up to go to work and it is dark...
Registered Nurse., BScN., Manual Practice Osteopathy (current study) Laura was born and raised in Saskatchewan, early on she was fascinated with the complexity of the human body and directed her passion towards health care. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the...
About 40% of modern pharmaceuticals were derived originally from wild plants. Although most are now synthesized, Naturopathic Doctors have retained the connection to nature, drawing on the medicinal properties of more than 300 plant species in their practice. Using botanical medicine, we can treat...
Winter is fast approaching. Snow can be seen on the mountains, the days are getting shorter, and we can see our breath in the mornings as the weather is getting cooler. It is time to pull out those hats, scarves and gloves, and to...
The ‘Blue Zones’ have been identified as pockets around the world where people live for longer, and with good quality of life. It was found through research that people reached the age of 100 at rates 10 times greater than in the U.S.A., when...
It’s that time of year – time for kids to go back to school, and resume a more regular, structured routine. Planning lunches can be time-consuming and at times overwhelming. However, packing nutritious lunches and snacks for your kids is important to set-up success...
Most of us could breathe more deeply and more efficiently. When we are stressed or anxious, we tend to breathe more shallowly, and this can have a negative impact on our health – reducing the amount of oxygen we are taking in. Doing some...
