Not getting the restful sleep that you need? Is it leading to fatigue, depression, weight gain, hormonal dysregulation or digestive problems? Addressing sleep issues is a key piece of the wellness puzzle. Here’s some tips that I often share with my patients at the...
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Borscht recipe (vegan, gluten-free)
Recently all I’ve wanted to eat is soups, so we’ve been experimenting with nourishing vegetable soups of all kinds. This (vegan, gluten-free) borscht recipe is my favourite so far – the kids love the colour of it, and the beets and purple cabbage are...
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The down-low on managing your sugar cravings
As any tired mom will attest to, when you're sleep-deprived anything sugary seems like a godsend, even though it will make you even more tired in the long-run... Here's the naturopathic scoop on how to manage sugar cravings and get on track towards a...
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3 reasons you should pay attention to sugar and glycemic load
With so much nutrition information and diet fads out there, it can be hard to know what to focus on when choosing what to eat every day. This week’s post focuses on why sugar (and by association, glycemic index and load) should be a...
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Coconut-chia muffin recipe (vegan, gluten-free)
This recipe is the current favourite breakfast muffin, and was inspired by mixing together a few recipes in Dreena Burton’s excellent cookbook “Let Them Eat Vegan”. The coconut makes the muffins nice and chewy, and with the bananas and chia you’ll never guess that...
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Flax-almond muffin recipe (grain-free)
These gluten-free muffins are a great source of protein, good fats and fiber, as and have the added bonus of being grain-free (and so also gluten-free)! These muffins were a big hit, and are great for a quick breakfast, or to accompany a soup
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Naturopathic treatments for colds and coughs
This has been a particularly rough year for colds – both stubborn and severe. Finding ways to kick those infections naturally, without antibiotics seems to be on everyone’s minds these days. And if getting well faster means fewer holiday days wasted, less lethargic grumpy...
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Child Wellness Week at the Boucher Clinic
The Boucher Naturopathic Medical Clinic, where I am a student clinician, will be hosting a Child Wellness Week from February 23rd-28th. During this week, pediatric patients (infants to age 18) will be eligible for a free wellness visit, and four additional visits for $99....
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Avocado fudgesicle recipe (vegan, gluten-free)
Our kids are in love with these fudgesicles, and so are we! This recipe also makes a lovely healthy mousse/pudding (it looks great in a wine glass with raspberries and a sprig of mint on top), or can be frozen in popsicle molds to...
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New clinic shifts for 2015!
My clinic shifts for 2015 have just been announced - I will be accepting patients as a student clinician from January to June 2015 at the Boucher Naturopathic Medical Clinic in New Westminster (at Columbia Skytrain station) on Mondays from 8am to 8pm and...
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