As I reviewed a hormone panel with a lovely woman this week, and then had a conversation with someone else in the community at lunch regarding her menopausal symptoms, it hit me: Many women as they approach menopause (peri-menopause)
Calling all beginning meditators! This is a 4 week series introducing basic meditators into different philosophies of meditation: Week 1: Basics of Meditation, the body scan + homework Week 2: Mindful Awareness of Thought — a CBT approach to
Your bundle of joy may also be causing you pain and sadness; welcome to constipation in pregnancy! Progesterone slows down bowel movements. We can prevent it! If you are already quite constipated and have not
Many of my clients are seeing my body change, and looking suspiciously different, and so I’m coming clean. This 37 year old woman is with child, and now in my second trimester of pregnancy! I’m very
Juicy and delicious Dripping down my hand in your glory Taunting and calling me from your basket Glistening with your sugar crystals A promise of good health Shattered with a sugar crash ~A. Earls Thought for the
I hear the word ‘cleanse’ a lot as a naturopathic doctor, and honestly, it makes me cringe. Yes, it is true that heavy metals, parasites, poor eating habits, should be supported in the body. Eating well and
Three years ago I embarked on a journey. Burned out from practice and the emotional toll of running my own business and being present for people when they are sick and stressed started to have its effect
This class is an in-house class to help true beginners learn about what it means to be mindful, and how to incorporate mindful activities into your daily lives. Get your ticket now! Time: Weekly for
May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month in Canada! Being myself celiac, I came across a great article (see below) on the quality of life of people diagnosed with celiac disease, and if people adhering to that diet
The thyroid. One of the more confusing glands I felt to understand when I was going through schooling for naturopathy; it is small but mighty, and when it’s not working properly, many things are not in their
When did we become so afraid of being unwell? Pain, discomfort, not feeling well in our body is definitely inconvenient. We may not be able to enjoy the things we need to, or work, or
“I’m tired”, she said. “I just can’t seem to get out of bed in the morning, and I feel like I’m dragging all day long”. Sound familiar? Our culture thrives on more, faster, better, smarter, more
My husband and I were gifted a totally awesome cookbook for Christmas, and I had to share it: Plenty More; a completely vegetarian cookbook, by Yotam Ottolenghi. **Admission: I am not a vegetarian, and I am not getting kickbacks or promotion for
When I sat down to write this first post of 2016, I had a pause. It took me a few days to think about what to say. I see fellow colleagues discussing cleanses or new exercise regimes for 2016, and
I had a wonderful conversation yesterday with a patient who actively practices mindfulness. We were laughing that mindfulness (a portion of meditation practice in Buddhism for many centuries) is both a life-saver and incredibly difficult. The difficulty arises when you
