Antiviral Activity Mouth Rinses

A recent Journal of Dental Research article postulates that mouthwashes with antiviral ingredients could help decrease COVID-19 transmission. They would do so by reducing viral loads in the mouths of infected patients when they cough, sneeze or speak. Studies have found that rinses containing cetylpyridinium chloride or povidone-iodine can reduce the oral coronavirus load; other [...]

By |2020-11-16T14:48:27-04:00November 16th, 2020|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Love your Liver!

(Inspired by Chris Kesser) What comes to mind for you when you hear the word “superfood”? Do you think of fancy, exotic fruits like acai, chlorella, or greens powder? Pomegranate? Green tea? Garlic? All of those foods are certainly good choices and may even be worthy of the “superfood” label. But what about liver? I’ll [...]

What does “First Do No Harm” mean anyway?

Naturopathic doctors (NDs) follow six guiding principles that serve as a philosophical platform for all of naturopathic medicine. The principles influence how NDs think about medicine, make clinical decisions, and most importantly, how you are treated as a patient. First, do no harm is one of these six core principles. Naturopathic doctors follow a hierarchy [...]

By |2018-11-26T10:49:00-04:00November 26th, 2018|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Receipts- tiny items with potentially large health impacts

Paper receipts are tiny items with significant environmental impacts and health risks for workers and customers. Every year in Canada, receipts use over 1.2 million trees, 1.3 billion gallons of water and generate 150 million pounds of waste. Receipts also pose considerable health risks to the people who regularly are in contact with them. An estimated [...]

By |2018-10-11T12:30:01-03:00October 11th, 2018|Uncategorised|0 Comments

It begins with Sleep

Optimizing sleep is one of the most important things we can do to optimize our health. From digestive function, cleaning out metabolic waste from the brain, processing new memories, repairing damage to muscle and sinew etc, the benefits go on and on. Yet a lot of us aren't sleeping well. Talking and exploring sleep should [...]

By |2018-03-14T11:20:54-03:00March 14th, 2018|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Healthy Bedroom Air

We spend a lot of time at home and a third of our day in the bedroom. Optimizing the air we are breathing is one way of reducing stress on the whole body and help keep the sinuses happy, fending off viral infections. First: Replace furnace and air conditioning filters regularly. If allergies/asthma is also [...]

By |2018-02-15T20:39:53-04:00January 25th, 2018|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Cholesterol and Vitamin D

Is high cholesterol just an important symptom of Vitamin D deficiency? Are we looking at the wrong end of the equation? As an ND I have been trained to see and respect the inherent body wisdom that 40,000 generations have created as we interacted with our environment. How could humans both utterly rely on cholesterol [...]

By |2018-02-15T20:38:25-04:00January 2nd, 2018|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Food Allergy Awareness Week

As I was waiting at the airport recently I noticed a woman talking at length to a customer service person and emerging with a cup of hot water, 2 plastic knives and a handful of napkins. The knives were placed in the cup and she dipped napkins in the scalding water to wipe down [...]

By |2017-03-09T21:52:16-04:00May 14th, 2017|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Preventing Tick Borne Illnesses

In Nova Scotia, 15% of Blacklegged Deer ticks (minimum estimate*) are infected with the Lyme Disease-causing bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi). Up to 50% of Wood ticks or American Dog Ticks may be infected with the bacteria, Bartonella spp☆. Which can cause Cat Scratch Fever and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Prevention is key to avoiding tick-bourne illnesses. [...]

By |2017-03-09T21:25:48-04:00May 9th, 2017|Uncategorised|0 Comments
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