When Opportunity Strikes, So Can Candida. We’ve heard the old adage, in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. In the world of Candida it’s in the opportunity where difficulty lies. Candida, or Yeast, is considered an opportunistic fungus that generally peacefully co-habits our bodies with a myriad of other organisms….
Morning sickness has, understandably like many “symptoms”, been vilified in our society and has been treated as something to cure. As hard as it might be for some nauseous mom’s-to-be to swallow, we have learned it is necessary for staying healthy far passed the baby’s delivery. We now know that…
One million Canadians are South Asian. They are amongst a general population at an accelerating risk for heart disease and type II diabetes. However, it is uncommonly known that South Asians are at a much greater risk of heart disease than many other populations. The current popular message conveyed to…
Staying on or coming off anti-depressants When is the right time and how to do it safely and effectively. Coming off anti-depressants is not easy and often is a time where we have to ask questions to make sure we are prepared. Many people want to know how to safely…
Can your guts actually leak? Leaky Gut has been a controversial topic in medicine since the term was first coined. Some doctors don’t believe it deserves to be considered a diagnosis while others believe it is the reason most disease exists. And so another great debate persists about why people…
To many, Post Partum Depression (PDD) is not believed to be a common issue amongst pregnant women. Unfortunately, up to 20% of pregnancies will begin the post-delivery period with symptoms of depression that continue longer than two weeks and at times last many months. The chance of developing this condition…
Bio-identical Hormones. What’s the Hype? Every year a larger and larger percentage of the female population is aging through menopause. Symptoms of menopause can seriously affect quality of life and women have many questions about safe therapies to use to help. Hormone therapy is one of the most misunderstood of…
Fertility Awareness Week How to help with Fertility, Pregnancy Planning and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Making babies is not always a clear straightforward process. For some, it can be a more complex and confounding journey. More men and women are finding the process of conceiving and maintaining healthy pregnancies more difficult…
Acupuncture is an effective medical therapy. I know this for many reasons. I use acupuncture in practice to help a number of afflictions. We all know acupuncture has been around for a long time and that is has been controversial in modern medicine for not standing up to scientific rigour….
Probiotics! Jonathan Eisen describes how bacteria in and on our bodies play a very important function in our lives. Basically, we wouldn’t be who we are without them. We have been advocating for the use of probiotics in a number health concerns including gastrointestinal illnesses like diarrhea and other concerns…
I have been in practice for 7 years now. By far, the most common question I have been asked by my patients is, “are you going to ask me to stop eating gluten?” My response, “have you been told you have IBS?” Patient, “yes.” Me, “then yes.” Even my medical…
