Men, are you looking to ‘Get it up’???
Your Energy? Your Mental Agility?? Your Sex Drive??? Yes, a lot of things go ‘down’ as you get older. That is, if you simply accept that it is ‘normal’ to wear out as you get older. In fact, some things ‘go soft’ – not just what you may think about; but your abdomen, your mood, […]
Treating Digestion, Liver, and Toxicity
In my practice, the foundation of any successful naturopathic intervention is to support healthy functioning of the digestive tract and facilitate the body’s elimination of toxins. This also applies to Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy in that poor nutrition, digestive disturbance, toxin accumulation, and sub-optimal liver function greatly impact the efficacy of the treatment. In order […]
Is aging painful or graceful?
Newest statistics show that the last 10 years of an adult life are going to be dismal: frail, sick and dependent. Nursing home placements are at an all time high, and in many facilities across the country, the demand is greater than the supply. Whoa!!! How did it get to be like this? In medical […]
Exercise – the Good and the Bad
Did you know… The rules for exercise for longevity have changed? What is best is intermittent, shorter periods of exercise to maximize your healthy longevity. Why? You limit oxidative stress. Oxidative stress occurs when you have less anti-oxidants compared to free radical levels. With prolonged, hard exercise, your ‘tear down’ hormones rise and your ‘build […]
Hormones – The Chemistry of Life
It’s been a busy month for me – how about for you? I don’t know where the days went… I did 6 evening events between Calgary and Fort Mc, made a trip to Chicago and the sprinted over to NYC and back… and still made it out to a hike before the weather changed… I […]
Gut Health
Why Does the Gut Become Leaky?
Unfortunately, there are a lot of ways to undermine the integrity of the gut lining: Not eating enough fiber, which starves the good bacteria responsible for repairing and maintaining the gut wall lining. Eating too much sugar, which feeds bad bacteria growth. Overdoing it on foods loaded with gluten, the protein found in many grains, […]
Personal Carbohydrate Tolerance – Beans and Legumes
Beans and lentils contain protein, but they also are high in carbohydrate content. Depending on your personal carbohydrate tolerance, you may be able to introduce some beans and lentils into your diet once you have adapted to a lower carbohydrate protocol and gained better blood glucose control. It’s best to keep your carbohydrate intake very […]
Listen To Your Gut
Got constipation, bloating, diarrhea, gas, IBS, heartburn, food sensitivities, skin issues, brain fog, or autoimmune problems? That’s likely your gut telling you that something is seriously out of whack. Don’t blame Mom and Dad–it’s probably not about being dealt a bad genetic hand, but more likely, what we in the integrative health world refer to […]
Thyroid hormone: the key to fat burning.
Summer’s around the corner. No more hiding under bulky sweaters and coats. It’s time to trim the belly fat, get rid of the muffin top and show off in your favourite fitted clothes. If you are like most people, you’ve tried a diet at some point in your lifetime. I work with people who are […]