Tips To Get Better Sleep
A lack of quality sleep is linked to nearly all major diseases of aging—heart disease, obesity, dementia, diabetes, and cancer. As doctors, we place a heavy focus on attaining deep, restorative sleep. In fact, it’s non-negotiable.
Genetic testing, will it predict your future health?
The topic of home genetic testing comes up quite frequently with our patients. Should you get them done? What does the data mean? Should you change your behaviours based on your genes? Can DNA predict our health future?
Gluten-Free Chocolate Rosemary Sea Salt Cookies
Rosemary is a vibrant and aromatic “fresh” herb- I love it in savoury and sweet dishes alike. The needle-like leaves sprinkled on top make a very elegant, yet festive decoration. This year I made these with my best friend, who introduced me to this Beaucoup Bakery delight years ago.
Estrogen Dominance and Hormone Disruptors
We know environmental toxins contribute to climate change and the disruption of the delicate ecosystems on our planet. What is less well known, is that these same chemicals in our environment (air, water and food) and common household products (cleaners, cosmetics) can also mimic our body’s natural hormones and cause endocrine disruption in our body’s finely tuned systems.
Resilience – An Integrative Perspective
Life on earth has survived through billions of years because of its ability to adapt to changes. All living things today are the product of this evolutionary intelligence. We wouldn’t be here reading this article if we didn’t have resilience engineered into our DNA. We are in fact wired to survive!
Resilience – Why We Need To Pay Attention To The Nature Of Mind More Than Ever…
Are we ruminating on the latest news of COVID 19, not in any productive way but just becoming worried and anxious. Are we being present and aware of what is actually happening right now? The quality of our consciousness from one moment to the next is really what determines the quality of our experience.
My Top Longevity Strategies
If healthspan is the goal, then one of our principal strategies is to thwart chronic diseases of aging
How To Create Deep Sustainable Health In Your Body
This world of health information we live in, contains the building blocks of our vitality. It’s composed of the ‘health puzzle pieces’ that when merged solidly together in just the right way, will build us a rock-solid health foundation. And it’s up to us to create health in our bodies by using the knowledge and resources we have available.
Overcoming IBS and Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders, estimated to effect about 12% of the Canadian population.
Fasting – Hurry Up and Stop Eating
The concept of fasting – having periods of not eating – is an emerging topic in health circles with more and more people opting to try this technique to help shed a few undesired pounds. Like many in the health profession, this concept initially concerned me with fears of metabolic slow down and system wide shut down, but I now view the concept of taking breaks from nutrient intake to be one of the most powerful tools we have in our arsenal for healing, improving healthspan and longevity and reversing metabolic conditions like obesity and diabetes.
Happy For No Reason – How to Cultivate Unconditional Happiness?
If we learn to response instead of react to changes in life, we can always choose a happy state of mind regardless, to feed a strong mind body baseline.
Working with Your Natural Circadian Rhythm to Create a Healthy Morning Routine
With a busy schedule and sometimes working late into the evening, building a healthy morning routine has been a challenge for me. In the past when I’ve developed a morning routine, I often felt I was sacrificing sleep. I’ve experimented with meditation, morning exercise, gratitude journals, intermittent fasting all with the goal of creating a healthy morning routine, in order to feel energetic and grounded for my day.