Allergies

Let food be your medicine   
No doubt, our daily food choices have a powerful impact on our health. Make choices that support healthy cholesterol by including plant sterols in your daily menu.
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Rays to rejuvenate + restore
Sit in a sauna and your stress melts away. The radiant heaters of an infrared sauna produce infrared rays only heating the body, not the air as in a steam sauna; air remains cooler making it easier to breathe. Longer infrared sauna sessions allow for deeper therapeutic healing.
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Stop smoking support to reclaim your health
Away from the pressure and temptations at work, the summer season can be the perfect time to quit smoking. The payoff: within 20 minutes of your last cigarette, blood pressure returns to normal; in five years, lung-cancer risk is cut in half; after 15 years, the risk of coronary disease mimics a non-smoker’s.
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Healthy eating
for a healthier you
One of the best things you can do for overall health, including heart health, is to eat a nutritious and balanced diet. A lifetime of healthy eating will help with your general well-being, give you more energy, and help prevent many chronic diseases, especially if you’re also physically active and don’t smoke.
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Equal opportunity disease
Heart disease now kills as many women as men
Heart disease is now the leading cause of death for women in Canada. Approximately 37,000 Canadian women will die this year from heart disease, compared to 5,300 who will die from breast cancer.
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The #1 killer for women
When it comes to heart health, it’s clear that women underestimate their personal risk and think that heart disease is more likely seen in men. But, the number one killer for women is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Starting at age 75, the prevalence of heart disease is higher in women than men.
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Get the message about Heart Health
The statistics on heart health paint a clear but dramatic picture: Canada is experiencing a national cardiovascular epidemic. Eighty per cent of Canadians aged 20 to 59 years of age live with at least one key risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Of that group, 10% live with three or more risk factors. Most risk factors for heart disease and stroke can be controlled by making healthy lifestyle choices. This information is all around us, but are we getting the message? Check your risk level on the chart.
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Heart Sense For Women
Women finally achieve equality! Although not the way we hoped. The rate of heart disease today equals the same rate for women as it does for men, however, more women die of their heart attacks then men. No longer just a “man’s disease”, two out of three women over 50 are not only at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, four out of every 10 female deaths in Canada are caused by heart disease and stroke according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
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Dynamic Duo
Diabetes & Heart Disease - the link
Recently, I heard an all-too-familiar story in my line of work. A friend mentioned that her local grocer was in the hospital recovering from a heart attack. She knew he had type 2 diabetes since they often chatted about his health and his efforts to control his blood glucose with medication and diet, but had never mentioned heart problems. Confused and concerned, she wanted to learn more.
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Heart And Cell Essentials
What makes a Naturopath an expert in health? Naturopathic doctors (NDs) are primary health care providers focused on prevention and the use of natural treatment options to promote healing. A minimum of 7 years training, including 4 years of specialized medical training, NDs integrate standard medical diagnostics with a broad range of natural therapies, working in cooperation with other healthcare providers as appropriate.
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