As the temperatures drop and the days get shorter, viruses tend to start making their way around as well. This is especially true if you have kids in daycare or...
Sometimes, we have good news worth sharing; this is one of those cases. Upon seeing a new study promoted by CTV News, I was compelled to share it with my friend...
Botanical medicine, or the study and use of plants as medicine, is one of my favourite healing modalities as a naturopathic doctor. I especially love using plan...
A cough is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctor. Coughs are annoying, they’re loud and can disrupt sleep for an entire household. With most...
You may have felt it already: the runny nose, the sore throat, that embarrassing cough. Or perhaps you’ve taken the day off work because you’ve spiked a fever,...
The Seasons and Health In Chinese medicine, each season and its element—wood, fire, earth, metal, or water—govern the flow of qi (energy) in the body. Proper fl...
Exposure to seasonal colds is inevitable. How we resist infection and accelerate recovery directly affect how we “enjoy” winter. There are many ways we can prep...
With about 200 variations of the common cold and a novel strain of flu marketed as the next epidemic every fall, all with no cure in sight, it’s no mystery that...
Herbs and plants have long been used to help relieve ailments, their causes, and their symptoms. In modern medicine, the story is a little different, as physici...
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