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    Trying to Lose Weight? Just Say ‘No’ to Meal Plans
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Trying to Lose Weight? Just Say ‘No’ to Meal Plans

    Providing meal plans is a mainstay of the health and fitness industry. And I get why. If you’ve been struggling with your weight, and not...
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    5 Tips to Strengthen Your Immune System From our CARESPACE Naturopathic Doctors
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Tips to Strengthen Your Immune System From our CARESPACE Naturopathic Doctors

    As 2020 (finally) comes to a close, we are being presented with new challenges to successfully navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Colder...
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    3 Tips for Calming Your Anxiety
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    3 Tips for Calming Your Anxiety

    By Guest Blogger John Roche, therapist and coach, at Transformation Counselling Anxiety sucks. It can weigh on you every moment of the...
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    RECIPE: CHICKPEA CURRY!
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 1 min

    RECIPE: CHICKPEA CURRY!

    This recipe is warming and hearty, making it a perfect meal for a fall or winter evening. It is full of protein, antioxidants, and...
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    The Mental Health Benefits of Running
    • Sep 1, 2019
    • 5 min

    The Mental Health Benefits of Running

    When I hear about the current rates of mental illness, I count myself lucky. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1 in 5...
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    Ketogenic Diet – The Evidence Behind the Low Carb Craze
    • Jun 30, 2019
    • 4 min

    Ketogenic Diet – The Evidence Behind the Low Carb Craze

    The high fat / low carb ketogenic diet is one of the hottest trends in nutrition. Due to it’s therapeutic potential, I have been using...
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    Be Happier Now: An Evidence-based Approach
    • Jan 19, 2019
    • 5 min

    Be Happier Now: An Evidence-based Approach

    In the last few years, on-campus health services and teaching staff all across North America have observed a disturbing trend in...
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    The Work
    • Jan 10, 2019
    • 7 min

    The Work

    Do you want to learn something that can change your life powerfully, yet is simple? Something that is applicable to small or large...
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    Fish Oil’s Confusing Headlines
    • Dec 3, 2018
    • 4 min

    Fish Oil’s Confusing Headlines

    One of my roles as a naturopath has become helping my patients make sense of contradictory online nutritional recommendations. The latest...
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    The Latest Research on Vitamin D Supplementation – A Naturopathic Approach
    • Oct 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Latest Research on Vitamin D Supplementation – A Naturopathic Approach

    You may have noticed that Vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin’, has been in the news lately. Last week, a Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology...
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    How a Music Festival Reduces Stress – And How it Doesn’t
    • Jul 27, 2018
    • 4 min

    How a Music Festival Reduces Stress – And How it Doesn’t

    “Happy Hillside!” I heard this very specific well-wish ring out a thousand times last weekend. I was attending Hillside, the eclectic,...
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    How Can Stress Overload Lead to Disease?
    • Jun 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    How Can Stress Overload Lead to Disease?

    When I was a kid, I had a persistent case of eczema on both of my hands. Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition that causes...
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    Need some healthy snack ideas? Look no further…
    • May 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Need some healthy snack ideas? Look no further…

    I’ve always been a snack person. I find having regular nutrition breaks can help level out my energy on long work days and keep me on...
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    From Steve to Stevie: Transgender Health in Kitchener-Waterloo
    • Nov 2, 2017
    • 11 min

    From Steve to Stevie: Transgender Health in Kitchener-Waterloo

    I belong to a great running club at the uptown Waterloo Running Room. We run, we talk about running, we run some more, and then we go...
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    Saturated Fats and The Great Bacon Debate
    • Sep 27, 2017
    • 5 min

    Saturated Fats and The Great Bacon Debate

    The definition of “healthy eating” in 2017 is decidedly debatable. Many of our well-established nutritional guidelines appear to be...
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    Self-compassion Beats Self-criticism for Weight Loss
    • Jun 26, 2017
    • 3 min

    Self-compassion Beats Self-criticism for Weight Loss

    I’ve always been a slim person. I inherited what my cousins call the “Karges metabolism” from my mother’s side of the family. That means...
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    The Healing Power of Being in Nature
    • Apr 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Healing Power of Being in Nature

    One of the highlights of my year is a fall wilderness trip with friends to Algonquin Park or somewhere on the Canadian Shield. We paddle...
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    The Perception of Stress
    • Apr 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Perception of Stress

    Many people in North America identify as being busy. As a naturopath, I often feel torn about what to recommend as the best treatment...
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    Telling Your Story
    • Jan 26, 2017
    • 4 min

    Telling Your Story

    I recently spent some time reflecting on my father’s childhood. His was a traumatic one, to say the least: physical and emotional abuse,...
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    Eating Mindfully
    • Sep 12, 2016
    • 3 min

    Eating Mindfully

    Ever reached for the remainder of your chocolate bar and realized you must have already finished it? Or have you ever eaten an entire...
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