Dr Sarah King, ND Health Status of Male Partners Cannot be Overlooked in Pre-conception Stage When couples are attempting to conceive, we often put the weight of nutritional and overall health status on women. This is largely attributed to the fact that post-conception a woman’s body must provide the energy, sustenance, blood supply, and nutrition […]
Sarah LoBisco, ND Allergies and Essential Oils In Part I, I discussed the complexity of the question, “can someone be allergic to essential oils?” In it, I got you up-to-date on the properties of essential oils and various factors that could possibly cause an unwanted hypersensitivity response mediated by the immune system. I also delved
Dr Catherine Clinton, ND Ever heard of the MTHFR enzyme and how it can be mutated in a large percentage of people? MTHFR mutations can lead to many common health problems and diseases. More and more adults are being tested and appropriately supplemented for this genetic mutation but we don’t hear much about MTHFR mutations
Dr Sarah King, ND Pap Results and What to do Next When it comes to women’s cervical health, the Pap test, also known as a Pap smear, is significantly important in reducing the incidence of cervical cancer.1 But with so many different stages of atypical or abnormal cells, even before the progression to cancer, it can
Dr. Shannon Morgenstern, ND Ensuring Exercise is a Happy Stressor We all know that exercise is an important part of maintaining good health, but lately so many of my patients have been taking what’s supposed to be a positive stressor to their body, and turning into a big and overwhelming burden that’s only worsening their
Dr Sarah King, ND The Sun, Electric Lighting, and Sleep Schedules For many thousands of years, the sun was the only source of light for humans, and as such, our behaviour followed a natural day-night or light-dark cycle.1,2 With the invention of electric lighting about 150 years ago, our sleep-wake cycles were altered and since
Dr. Emily Chan ND The Power of Music I used to play in the symphony when I was living in San Francisco. Since I’ve been a doctor, I’ve played a lot less. But I’ve picked up my violin frequently within the last few months. One day, I was feeling a little overwhelmed with my “to
Alethea Fleming, ND New Options for Screening Colon Cancer That Don’t Require a Colonoscopy The answer is….maybe. Or perhaps more accurately, maybe not as often as has been routinely recommended. The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) currently recommends that all adults start screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 50 and continue routine
Dr. Kaitlyn Zorn, ND Clinical Uses of Magnesium As a practitioner of natural health, I most often find myself using magnesium as a baseline supplement for many of my patients. In my naturopathic studies, I learned that most of our soil is deficient in magnesium, and unless we are eating enough food sources of magnesium
Dr Joseph Cheng, ND It’s Prime Time to Prime Your Body There are so many detox plans out there claiming to be the “most effective” or “easy.” However, before you dive into any ‘fad’ regimes, you should first work on PRIMING YOUR BODY for detox. Often, we hear about how people experience ‘aggravations’ from detox
