We are beginning to reopen our province and get back to school and work, even if that looks a little different than it used to. Even with social and physical distancing measures in place, we will be exposed to more people as we enter new phases of reopening. With children returning to…
Let’s start off with what a Detox looks like. There’s a lot of misconceptions (or generalizations) out there—when most people hear the word “detox” they think of something extreme like being on the toilet for a day or two after taking pills/powders, or something like the master cleanse where you’re forced to…
The beginning of fall is calm for me: filled with thoughts of soothing pumpkin squash soups, warm stews, and savory roasts; but, every year as I find Halloween peaking around the corner, a sense of urgency begins to follow every one of my steps. Shadows start to cast themselves a little heavier,…
Gluten-free products are becoming more and more accessible these days, and a rise in awareness of what we call celiac disease is evident; however, in the wake of all this gluten talk, it’s important to know what being a celiac really means, and to understand that every reaction to gluten is not…
Food sensitivity can cause many different symptoms, making it difficult to independently pinpoint what foods your body is reacting to. Each body and sensitivity is different: some reactions to certain foods may not surface for more than a couple of days for example, which can further complicate the search for ‘food offenders’.…
Chronic skin issues like acne are never fun to deal with. As it happens, these skin issues are often the result of a buildup of toxins in our body. Our body is constantly working to find and get rid of toxins. To do this, it needs some kind of pathway to remove…
Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the body’s defenses against harmful outsiders like germs and bacteria are redirected to healthy cells. Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disease where antibody cells attach to healthy cells in the thyroid and slowly destroy them. Thyroid complications such as Hashimoto’s often present with symptoms such as fatigue…
