Stressing This Season?
Stress is the worst – especially over the holiday season. Learn how peppermint oil can help you to alleviate the symptoms of stress so you can enjoy and be present. One of the fundamental concepts of Chinese Medicine is to…
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Celebrating the gift of YOU this season
The holidays are a wonderful time of year. Our days are filled with exciting social events, late nights with friends and family, over-indulging in delicious sweets and treats, and spoiling the special people in our lives. But for many of…
How To Prevent Holiday Burnout
‘Tis the season for long lists to tackle and social events that fill our calendars. With the holiday season piling onto our already busy lives, many of us are left feeling exhausted and burnt out. There are a few important…
A Few Reasons To Love Your Liver
We know our livers are important organs that support our ability to detoxify, but we don’t often hear about all its other amazing functions. I wanted to highlight a few of the other vital roles the liver plays in keeping…
5 Reasons You Should Track Your Menstrual Cycle – According To A Naturopathic Doctor
Your menstrual cycle is a monthly series of changes in hormones where the average cycle length is 28 days including your days of menstruation. Women have an average of 9-12 periods in a year, so understanding when and how your…
Everything You Need to Know
The anti-aging industry of aesthetics has grown drastically since the first FDA approved collagen-based bovine filler used in 1981. It took more than 20 years for the approval of a hyaluronic acid HA filler, that we now use today to…
Sweet Dreams
Are you finding it hard to overcome your cold/flu this time of year? Are you wondering why you just can’t seem to shed those unwanted pounds even amongst exercise and a good diet? Are you struggling to make it through…
How to fall into this next season feeling energized and happy
The change from summer to fall season is usually a tough one. Many of the habits we have settled into over the warm summer months are forced to a grinding halt with more rain, less daylight hours, and cooler temperatures.…
The Importance of Vitamin D This Season
“How much Vitamin D should I take this fall and winter?” This is a question many Vancouverites should think about now that the sunny days are starting to slow down. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that we get through…
Microneedling Aftercare
Microneedling is one of the most effective, natural treatments used to repair and stimulate optimal cellular health. Even though microneedling is often recommended as part of a series of treatments, you will see an improvement after each session. I get…