When I hear about the current rates of mental illness, I count myself lucky. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1 in 5...

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...

One of my roles as a naturopath has become helping my patients make sense of contradictory online nutritional recommendations. The latest...

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...

The definition of “healthy eating” in 2017 is decidedly debatable. Many of our well-established nutritional guidelines appear to be...

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...

Many people in North America identify as being busy. As a naturopath, I often feel torn about what to recommend as the best treatment...

This is the third in a series of blog posts exploring my experience in working with the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in my naturopathic...

As a naturopathic doctor, I see quite a number of patients who identify as Highly Sensitive (or HSP) – people who get easily overwhelmed...

Antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections has saved millions of lives and is considered one of the great public health successes of...

As you may have heard, a new (awesome) study was released suggesting that viewing photos of adorable baby animals actually increases...

Okinawa is a series of islands off the coast of Japan. The people there have the longest life expectancy and the longest health...