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Here is one of the biggest mistakes conventional medicine makes with our health

In the world of conventional medicine, different parts of the body are typically treated in isolation. However, as a naturopathic doctor, I believe it is crucial to understand the interconnectedness of our bodies. Here’s why holistic health care might be the solution you need. Read more

The top two things you need to remove from your body that cause fatigue

The number one thing people consume to boost their energy hands down - is coffee. But for optimal sustained energy - we really need to address these two things. Read more

How this stealth cause of fatigue can go undetected for years

More than 90% of the population is walking around with this unknowingly. It can affect much more than just your energy. Contributing to cancer, heart disease, skin irritations and conditions, digestive issues, and neurological conditions - unfortunately this can go on for 10, 20, even 30 years without being diagnosed. The amount of suffering caused by this across the population is immeasurable Read more

Why this common cause of fatigue is misdiagnosed 75% of the time

Why is it that most doctors don’t know how to properly test for this problem? And what if even when numbers fall in the normal range this can still be a problem - but your doctor probably won’t know? I have seen this affecting people, especially women suffering from painful fatigue unnecessarily for years because the problem may not show up in lab results. What is it? Read more

Here’s why you need to know the word iatrogenic

I was finishing my continuing medical education credits this weekend. I was flabbergasted by what I was hearing in this pharmacology webinar. The only conclusion I could draw is that most of the drugs that patients are prescribed are poisons. They may affect some small positive change, but cause 10 x more problems than they prevent. This diabetes drug I was learning about can cause gangrene and death. But the pharmacist who was presenting didn’t think it was necessary to tell his patients that - he said maybe only if the patient seemed paranoid - so he wouldn’t get in trouble later. And here’s why you need to know the word iatrogenic. Read more

Improve your overall health now with this one thing

Considered worse than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day - this is of utmost importance for your overall health. Contributing to diabetes, stroke, cancer, heart disease and a myriad of other health issues, this one thing can improve your health in countless ways. Read more

The best way to identify the cause of this fatigue

This kind of fatigue can creep up on you so slowly, you almost don’t even notice until you feel really awful. And its severity can range from very mild general fatigue to a heaviness in your limbs that makes you just not want to move or do anything. What is it? Read more

7 Reasons you may be feeling tired 

If you are tired a lot, you know what it’s like to be an energy chaser. And if you’re a mother, you definitely know what I mean. My kids are 8,11 and 14. So I’m not in the early stages of motherhood anymore, but I remember how it felt to be counting the minutes until they would go to bed or take a nap. Or think, “I must not like playing with my kids!” I used to think this and then I realized that when I did have lots of energy, it was just that I was tired!! It was a relief, but also a frustration that I had spent so much time struggling. What is the number one reason for fatigue in most people now? Men AND women? Read more

Here’s the most important reason to start prevention now

Did you know that you have about 95% control over your health outcomes? This means that whether you live a long healthy life OR NOT, is almost 100% in your hands. So when does it matter that you take control of your health to create the healthspan (how long you’re healthy while you’re alive) and lifespan that you desire? Read more

Here is the secret human hunger driving your food choices

If you’ve been reading my blogs the last week or two, you know about the first 4 human hungers. Today we are on human hunger number 5. It’s why you get bored eating the same thing over and over. And it’s tightly linked to another human hunger. What is it? Read more