With the onset of warmer weather, kids are susceptible to picking up some little bugs that cause what is known as summer diarrhea. A yummy, refreshing, and healthy preventive tip includes a refreshing glass of raspberry leaf tea cold infusion (i.e. raspeberry tea steeped in ice water) with a squirt of lemon. Raspeberry leaf is [...]
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As part of Naturopathic Medicine Week (NMW) 2012, I will be giving a free talk on Promoting a Natural Childbirth on Thursday May 10th from 6:30pm-8:30 pm at my clinic, 1173 Mont-Royal Ouest, Outremont. The workshop will be for both mom and partner. I will teach mom and partner how to use acupressure during childbirth, how [...]
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New research coming from Montreal is confirming what Naturopathic Doctors have been doing for a long time…. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120210/burnout-spit-blood-test-120211/ Cortisol, the hormone responsible for coping to stress, in normal conditions is lowest in the evening and peaks in the morning. People under chronic mental stress, or who are exposed to other physical stressors that affects melatonin [...]
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I have been dancing just as long as I have been talking. Dance to me is the communication of the spirit. It is the natural rhythm to life and relationships, and to a deeper connection to the self. The dance I choose to explore is one that acknowledges equality, and the give and take, or [...]
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Studies on the use of vitamin K for the prevention and treatment of osteoperosis are conflicting. However, there has been some pretty good evidence to support the use of vitamin K2 (menaquinone-4 or 7, or MK-4 or MK-7) in conjunction with vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium for the prevention of hip fractures and to help [...]
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A little reminder to keep ourselves close. These little ones are a bundle of energy. Brings us to the importance of seeds in our diet for nutritional support. There is a tradition for women to help regulate their menstrual cycle: Days 1-14: 1 tsp each of ground flax seeds and pumpkin seeds per day – [...]
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