How important is a restful night of sleep? Is quality more important than quantity? Can getting less sleep lead to weight gain? Sleep is a subject matter I have written a fair amount about in my blogs and discuss with every patient at my practice in...
Eighteen countries have tried a sugar tax. Does it work? Could we tax our way out of diabetes and obesity? The price hike worked with controlling tobacco use and there's evidence that the sugar tax is working in countries like Mexico where the measure has...
Adrenal gland dysfunction is largely overlooked in conventional medicine, and yet it is pervasive and contributes to dozens of health problems for many people. Here is my Naturopathic physician recommendations on how to know if you have it, and if so, what to do about...
You may have noticed your social media feeds are chalk full with resolutions of eating healthy. September back-to-school madness of cleanses and packed gyms remind me of new year resolutions. This fall, instead of “resolutions,” I’m just trying to focus on eating “well” and rather than counting calories,...
This simple cause of chronic fatigue symptoms has a simple solution. Even if you don’t have anemia, you could have an iron deficiency that is sapping your energy. It is entirely possible, especially if you are a woman of reproductive age, to be iron deficient without becoming...