Can Acupuncture Really Help to Manage Pain?
Are you suffering from pain right now? Is it sharp or dull, intermittent or steady, localized or all over? We often assume chronic pain won’t affect us until we’re older. However, Statistics Canada reports that 1 in 10 Canadians ages 12 to 44, or about 1.5 million people, experience chronic pain. Which means, “they responded […]
Spring Cleaning for Your Body
Do you Spring Clean? We have been doing a lot of purging at our house. And brightening up things. Made me think of my body – so I started a bit of Spring Cleaning for my body too. So many people tell me they are doing a cleanse. The first comment I have is, “if […]
You Can Change Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Did you know that if you live to age 80, one in two people will have Alzheimer’s disease? With advances in modern medicine, the reality is that you are likely to live that long, in fact, longer. If there is someone in the room next to you: look at them – 1 of you will […]
Why you should switch to Green Tea instead of coffee
Green tea contains EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate). This active ingredient has wonderful health benefits and make Green Tea a MUST have on your list of healthy foods and beverages. EGCG has been clinically shown to reduce your risk for heart disease. It has a positive benefit on your blood cholesterol level after meals. This means that […]
Wanna beat the Winter Blues? – Want to learn how to dump those Blah-like feelings?
You might find that a long, cold winter – like we are experiencing right now in Calgary! – brings on a case of the Winter doldrums. One of the best (and least expensive!) ways of beating this feeling is by getting rid of old crap that’s been taking up real estate in your mind for […]
What you may not know about Breast cancer
Breast cancer – why was it not such an epidemic 20 years ago? 30, 40, 50 years ago? Let’s talk about what cancer is and what you can do about it! Cancer is simply the growth and out of control multiplication of cells with damaged DNA. It gets a blood supply, it gets ‘food’ and […]
Energy Suckers
‘I’m tired‘ – we hear this a lot at Live Younger. It is one of the most common problems we solve!!! Hormones are your most important chemistry of life. CORTISOL… the belly fat hormone – looks after your energy too. There are many reasons you ‘run low’ on cortisol. You may already have heard of […]
Run AWAY from the ‘Cure’
October is Breast cancer awareness month. I have a big beef with all this ‘Run for the Cure’ and wear pink ribbons and donate to Susan G. Komen etc. Everyone is so focused on finding a cure for this awful disease. A disease that touches the lives of everyone – both men and women. Only […]
Intravenous and Intramuscular Vitamin and Nutrient Therapy
At Live Younger Medical Center, we provide Intravenous (IV) vitamin and nutrient therapy to help our patients achieve optimum health. IV vitamins and nutrients are delivered directly into the bloodstream, which bypasses the digestive tract, allowing for much higher blood concentrations of vitamins then with oral administration. We also bypass the liver, where many nutrients […]
3 Steps to Healthy Breasts
TAKE A BREAK FROM YOUR UNDERWIRE BRA – Wear sports bras and other ‘soft’ fitting garments. Studies show that the underwire and tight fitting brassieres decrease the lymphatic draining of your breasts. DITCH THE ANTI-PERSPIRANT – Some studies show that the toxic chemicals i these products are detected in breast tissue. Worried about being stinky? […]