Swine Flu and You
This season, we find ourselves flooded with public health messages about flu prevention, which includes injecting ourselves with both the seasonal and swine flu vaccines. While no one wants to catch the flu, many of us question the safety of these vaccines and wonder whether a responsible choice …
Are you Happy with your Healthcare Experience?
As appears in the September issue of SNAP Kingston publication. When I ask this question, people generally tell me of their frustration with wait times, physicians with no time to listen, and a medical system that treats only one part of their body at a time. Other regular concerns include side e…
Kingston Integrated Healthcare
As many of you already know, I have recently opened a new multi-disciplinary health clinic and am thrilled to be working with other health professionals, including a Registered Massage Therapist, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, and Life Coach. This is the first centre in Kingston to ho…
Achieving Truly Healthy Skin
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~ Kahlil Gibran Pro-Aging Traditionally, healthy skin is considered a sign of beauty, and our society generally equates aged skin with “unhealthy”, or deficiency, which is not beautiful. This standard is fundamentally inadequate and, than…
GreenUp Winner!
Congratulations to the winner of our draw prize, Nancy Sinclair! Nancy won a gift basket of Genestra supplements, valued at over $200. As promised, the articles available at our booth are posted in electronic form here on our website: Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors: Chemicals and Sy…
Food Allergies: The Hidden Cause of your Health Concerns?
Food intolerances are far more common and complicated than most people know. Reactions to food can show up in almost any body system and cause almost any symptom, up to 72 hours after eating the offending food. Numerous scientific studies link food reactions to chronic health conditions including…
Breast Cancer Prevention: Is Mammography Effective?
Consider your relationship with each of nine women in your family. Statistically speaking, one of these women is likely to develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer continues to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in Canadian women. And…
Reduce your Risk
Traditionally, there are hereditary breast cancer risk factors that a person cannot change, and lifestyle factors that you can manage. In fact, a woman has far more control over her chances of developing breast cancer than traditionally considered. The following recommendations are only a very …
Thyroid Controversy
A couple of months into winter and many people are noticing the cold, fatigue, and weight gain more this year than last. They may write-off the changes to the “winter blues”… but could a more serious health concern be responsible for these changes? Low thyroid function, also known as hypothyroid…
The Stress – Sugar Craving Connection
It’s often not possible to simply ‘will’ your way through sugar cravings. Stress and inflammation are both significant triggers that can actually cause your body to crave carbohydrates. Fighting the cravings without managing the stress or pain will often result in failure. A big holiday dinner…
