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Hacking Your Stress to Improve your Sleep
Are thoughts keeping you up in the night? Waking up to plan your day? Feeling stressed before bed? It’s time to look at how stress is impacting your sleep! We all know that sleep is important for our health yet it is often one of the first things we compromise when we feel busy and…
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Acupuncture – Big Results with Tiny Needles
Acupuncture, an ancient form of medicine, is a powerhouse treatment that we are seeing be consistently proven through rigorous research. It involves inserting small, thin needles into your skin in specific points on your body to address a variety of health concerns. If you are not a fan of needles, you need not worry. Acupuncture…
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A Natural Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can present in a variety of different ways but the common underlying theme is that there is a hormonal imbalance going on. For most, this hormonal imbalance is an excess of androgens including testosterone and DHEA. This causes symptoms like menstrual cycle irregularity, abnormal hair growth, weight gain, and insulin resistance.…
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A Natural Approach to Stress & Anxiety
A Natural Approach to Stress & Anxiety Feeling overwhelmed? Having difficulty managing intrusive thoughts, worries, and expectations? Naturopathic medicine has some great tools that are gentle and effective to help you manage the overwhelm and re-take control. The Difference between Stress & Anxiety. Stress is the physiological tension that we feel when we have a…
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Why milk is not the solution for better bones.
As Canadians, we have been educated for years that you need calcium to build strong bones and that milk and other dairy products are your best sources. This is not the full story. Calcium is an absolute necessity is your diet and a crucial player in bone metabolism. However, there are more important players than…
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Gluten-free is not a synonym for healthy
On a recent trip to the grocery store, I noticed more and more food labels proudly boasting that they are gluten-free. Apparently, this is to tell you that they are healthy for you. Yet the label is on so many things from rice to candies to cookies. Candy is junk food whether it is gluten-free…
