Nature Time During Childhood Promotes Early Development
Razi Berry Want to ensure your child hits their expected developmental milestones? New UBC research suggests living in areas with high exposure to greenspace can help set them up for success. For the study, researchers at the UBC faculty of forestry and faculty of medicine analyzed the developmental scores of 27,372 children in Metro Vancouver […]
Stress & Massage Therapy
Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi Is stress overwhelming you this holiday season? Have you ever had a massage before? You say, yes. Well, when was your last massage? Oh, you don’t recall. Or, you say, no, you never had a massage. Well, today is the day to try it out. Massage therapy is a great […]
Water Cure and the Iceman: Optimizing Your Circulation and Immune Function
Dr. Sarah King, ND @sarahhealthyfox With the weather turning colder, we tend to bundle up and turn up the heat. There isn’t anything wrong with comfort, but we shouldn’t overlook the power of cold temperature exposure. Naturopaths have been studying and using hydrotherapy for hundreds of years. In the 1800s an Austrian farm peasant by […]
How Much Water Should I Drink?
Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi The human soul is like water From heaven it descends and to heaven it rises again; Then it must fall once more to earth, In eternal flux. ~Goethe The question of how much water Water gives life to all things. It is absolutely essential to our survival. About 60 percent […]
Understanding the Eye
Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi The Remarkable Structure of the Eye One of the most remarkable structures in all of nature is the eye. It has many resemblances to the camera, but is a much more complex and delicate instrument than the best of cameras. There are many things that affect the health of the […]
The Salt Bath
Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi “There must be something sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the ocean.” ~Khalil Gibran Salt has been used therapeutically for many centuries across many cultures. It has been used as a remedy, a support treatment, and a preventative measure. It has been taken internally or applied […]
3 Easy Nature Cure Therapies to Build Health and Keep It (That Even a Busy Mom Can Do)
Dr. Karis Tressel, ND Don’t be so Quick to Dismiss Self Care “Many mothers who will read these lines think, well, I don’t need these applications, for I am healthy and well. But there is where the mistake is made. The Kneipp-Cure does not only cure sickness, its principal object is to preserve health and […]
Nature Cure, Nature What?
Dr. Jodi Vingelen, ND @VLM_Dr_Jodi I was standing in line at the farmer’s market and the woman standing behind me asks me, “What is nature cure?” I realized that she noticed the writing on my shirt. I turned around and enthusiastically said, “I’d love to answer your question! Would you like to join me in […]
When the Stomach Bug Rears Its Head, Don’t Feed It
Dr. Karis Tressel, ND Oh, parenting: the laughter, the tears, the—vomit Last night my husband stood nearby watching while I called for a basin, a bowl, a something to catch the impressive display bursting forth from my small daughter. He later told me, defending his inaction, “I figured that after you were thrown up on […]
Warming Socks: Water Cure for the Common Cold (and so much more)
Dr. Karis Tressel, ND My neighbor looked at me in disbelief, exclaiming nasally through congested sinuses, “I want to feel better, not to get trench foot!” I smiled and shrugged, gently suggesting that he could remove the wet socks if they made him miserable but that I thought they would help with his head cold. […]