FDA Lifts Black Box Warning on Low-Dose Vaginal Estrogen Use
FDA removes black box warning on low-dose vaginal estrogen, enhancing safety and expanding treatment options for women.
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Sisterhood is the medicine I never knew I needed.
Sisterhood is the medicine I never knew I needed. I mean, I had devoured all the research around community medicine, and on an intellectual level, it made so much sense. The people that we surround...
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Keep Your Metabolism Strong and Hormones Balanced Over The Holidays – A Naturopathic Perspective
Do you have big plans for January? Many of our patients say they’d like to take control of their health in 2020 (New Year, New You, right?). That often includes losing some extra pounds or finally tackling a goal they
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Are Food Sensitivities Making You Feel Bad? Here's What You Need to Know
Food sensitivities can be tricky to diagnose. Symptoms can vary widely from person to person and can even be different depending on what else is happening in your body. For example, you might respond differently at different stages of your menstrual cycle
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How to Improve your Brain Health, Naturally
Everyone experiences some moments of “brain fog” from time to time, whether they’re trying to find their keys or are struggling to remember a name. As we age, these little moments of forgetfulness become more worrying. And in fact, the damage from Alzheim
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A Naturopathic Doctor’s Perspective: How to Stay Healthy and Happy Over the Holidays
It’s a fantastic and fun time of the year. Unfortunately, it’s also a difficult period for maintaining healthy habits. Check out our list of the top 10 ways to stay healthy and happy over the holiday season.
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Is Alcohol Actually Healthy?
Alcohol consumption is a very personal decision. That doesn’t necessarily mean you must immediately quit. However in deciding whether or not alcohol is something you want in your life, it’s best to be realistic about the health risks. You also want to loo
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Are You Estrogen Dominant? Here's What to Do Next.
Your Health & Wellness Cheerleader
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Sitting is the New Smoking: how a more “convenient" life is actually hurting you
What if your job requires you to be at a desk, all day, every day? Are you supposed to quit? Well, of course, that’s not practical. However, there are a few simple things you can do to ensure that you keep your body regularly moving for a longer, healthie
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How to Reduce Inflammation Naturally
Inflammation is a natural function with a bad reputation. It’s a word most of us associate with pain, discomfort and poor health -- yet its ultimate purpose is actually to help us. Here are some of my favorite ways to reduce inflammation naturally and at
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EMFs and Your Health
Our health is directly affected by a variety of things we cannot see but know to be true. While we cannot see electromagnetic radiation (EMF), a growing number of people are reporting symptoms that directly correlate to electrical hypersensitivity (EHS) a
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The Thyroid, Menopause & Stress Connection: what's the deal?
Menopause and thyroid dysfunction: one is inevitable for women while the other is common. Both affect millions of women every year. If our sex hormones are imbalanced, our thyroid function will be affected and vise versa. For example, depression, weig
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Is PMS ever normal?
Hormonal imbalances like low thyroid function, anxiety, heavy periods... or periods that have gone MIA or are ridiculously painful, infertility and mood swings from hell are NEVER normal.
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7 Steps for Optimizing Your Vitamin D and Enjoying the Sun (safely)
Vitamin D is an essential hormone and we are designed to get lots of it by being outside in the sun, moving around outdoors and enjoying the world around us. The challenge is that many of us spend our days inside working and we miss out. Find out if you
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The most important tests to run if you have fatigue
Fatigue is more than feeling groggy because you stayed up too late watching Netflix and missed your morning coffee. Lifestyle factors can and do play a massive role, so it is critical to ensure that you are getting enough good quality sleep, eating well
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Dr. Keila's No-Bake Vegan Coconut Energy Bites
No-bake energy bites are the perfect healthy snack: easy to make, customizable based on your pantry ingredients, and they store incredibly well in the freezer. Use this recipe as a guide but feel free to make substitutions based on your tastes.
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How to Create a Morning Routine to be Healthier, Happier and more Successful.
Do you find yourself checking your email first thing in the morning and mentally answering questions… hours before you get into work? Rushing around in the morning, cramming breakfast in your mouth as you drive to work, already feeling that sense of imp
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5 Ways Prevent the Common Cold
While we commonly think of October-March as “cold and flu season”, there is a little more to it... and a lot more that you can do it prevent the common cold.
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The TASTIEST Way to Eat Garlic: Lebanese Garlic (Crack) Sauce
Garlic and olive oil are cornerstones of a heart-healthy Mediterranean diet. Both can be helpful to support your immune system to ward off colds and flu.
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If you have a cold, you should make THIS tea.
Warming, comforting and super soothing, this herbal tea is a no-brainer if you
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The ONE Thing You Should Do at the First Sign of a Cold: Magic Socks
My favorite safe, natural way to support the body at the first sign of a cold.
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The 6 Tests You Need if You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Find out WHY you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome by ordering THESE five tests.
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Cupping: Here's What You Need to Know
If you
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The real reason your Irritable Bowel Syndrome isn't getting better...
Could Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth be the cause of your IBS? SIBO is a major contributing factor to gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea. Here
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If You Have Ever Experienced These 5 Things, Your IBS Might Be Caused By SIBO.
If you
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Is your heartburn causing bloating and IBS?
Burps. Stomach Pain. Bathroom woes. Could your heartburn be causing IBS? Learn how to improve your digestive system by doing less.
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You Probably Don't Have Too Much Acid: 5 Common Causes of Heartburn and GERD
Heartburn is a real pain, but it
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When No. 2 is a No Show.
Constipation is NOT the problem. But something else probably is. Find out what
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Why does my stomach hurt? Here's How to Hack Your Digestive System
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common cause of stomach or digestive discomfort and can cause constipation, diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, nausea and poor appetite. Naturopathic Medicine can help resolve digestive issues.
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Is Stress Sabotaging Your Sex Life?
If you’re going to cook up a satisfying sex life, you need the right high quality ingredients, in the right amounts... and hold the stress. Likewise, when our body produces our main sex hormones, testosterone, estrogen and progesterone, we need some
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Naturopathic Medicine Update
The Ministry of health and long term care has made the official announcement, on July 1, 2015 the Naturopathic profession will move from operating under the Drugless Practitioners Act to the...
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How to Get Rid of Seasonal Allergies
Your natural plan to get rid of seasonal allergies starts here.
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Self-Care: The Luxury you can't afford to be without
It is no big secret that stress is associated with insomnia, anxiety, depression, heart disease and even periodontal disease. Yet, we become addicted to that feeling of being indispensable, needed and useful. While the notion of "self-care" may seem self
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Blame it on the hormones... again.
"How
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A Drink to Your Good Health.
"I never drink warm drinks... can
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How NOT to be a New Years Resolution Statistic!
Lately all of my patients have been asking me about how to keep their New Years Resolutions. Some of them are even frustrated by other people
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The Best Thing I Ever Did for My Health.
I got home at 6:30pm, after a long day of work. Angry. Hungry angry. Hangry. Even my cat was avoiding me. I went straight to the peanut butter jar, dug out the chocolate chips and went to...
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Stratford Naturopath For Shift Work, 9-5 and Night Owls
You have a busy life, active family and a demanding job. You asked for more and I was listening. And I want you to know that I get it. Your health is important, but so is the rest of your life....
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects people of all ages, however females, and young adults are most likely to be diagnosed. Symptoms can range from cramping, bloating, diarrhea, constipation,...
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Help, I've got Adult Acne! 5 Steps to Clearer Skin.
Ugh. 7 am. There
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(No longer) Sleepless in Stratford.
Insomnia is one of the most common reasons for people to seek health care. Indeed, the vast majority of the patients I see have some sleep issues and are sometimes surprised to be told that they have insomnia. People with insomnia often have difficulty ei
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Find A Doctor That Gets It
Are you overwhelmed trying to find a health care provider that "gets it"? Someone that is legit, not too woo-woo and who cares about you? You
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To plant a garden is to have hope for the future
Right now, it seems like spring is just a far off promise. The cardinal in our yard is singing his little heart out, but I
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Natural Remedies to Tackle a Cold
Want to know what this ND does when a cold strikes? Tackling the common cold naturally is easy. Here
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Getting on your nerves? Let's stick it to ya..
Acupuncture. I
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How can I get rid of my headache and menstrual cramps?
Headaches are a common concern in my practice and represent a condition that affects nearly everyone at some point or another. Headaches can sometimes be a challenge to work with because there can be...
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Don't bother me, I'm eating!
There was a running joke in our family growing up: Don
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