The holiday season can be a stressful time of year when you are trying to stick to a lifestyle or diet that makes you feel at your best. We stress because we don’t know what we will eat when we get to an event,...
Does anyone else out there feel like they have a lot of fuel stored as fat on their bodies? Most of us would love to be able to access our fat stores and burn them in our sleep, and throughout the day when we...
How to be a “Poo Detective” One of the reasons I have such a passion for digestive health is that it can offer a glimpse into the inner workings of our whole body! When you think about it, when you are sick you will...
Picture this, you run around all day half asleep wondering when they took away nap time. Then you get home, get all of the errands done, feed everyone and flop onto the couch, exhausted. After watching TV/reading/playing on the computer for an hour you...
The thyroid is the Canary in the coal mine! Indeed, the production and conversion of thyroid hormones represents the function of many other systems in the body (discussed here). One of those is nutrient status and below we discuss how to eat a diet...
Feed your Mitochondria! If you haven’t read my tab on mitochondrial health yet then you might be confused about why I would dedicate a smoothie to one little tiny part of your cell. Well, spoiler alert. They run everything! Every single cell and organ...
After reading the first half of this post (here in case you missed it), you are probably convinced that your adrenals are not getting the message and you want to run to your Naturopathic Doctor to get the testing we discussed! But before you even get...
In many circles, bone broth is discussed as if it is the elixir of the gods, and although I won’t go that far, bone broth definitely had a place in my healing journey. Bone broth is one of my power healing foods...