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Preparing For Birth With Acupuncture
Pre-birth acupuncture is a safe and natural therapy used in the final weeks of pregnancy to help the body prepare for labour. Many health care providers (ie. Naturopathic Doctors, Midwives, MD’s [especially in China]) have used it as a part of their patients pre-birth...
Stress & Adrenal Fatigue
I have daily conversations with patients about how stress may be affecting their energy, mood, cognitive function, and hormones. Our bodies are designed to deal with small and short amounts stress, but once it becomes more long term, that’s where things begin to...
3 Additional Prenatal Nutrients: Beyond The Prenatal Multi-Vitamin
In a previous article, we discussed what you should look for when choosing a prenatal vitamin. The next question many women ask me is what else they could be taking during their pregnancy. Below are my 3 nutritional recommendations to support baby’s development as...
Vasospasm: A Cause Of Pain During Breastfeeding
Experiencing some nipple soreness in the first few days or week of breastfeeding can be normal. If the discomfort develops into pain, and the pain lasts longer than a week, there may be an underlying issue. Some common causes of pain during breastfeeding include...
Low Testosterone In Men
Men’s testosterone levels will remain higher for longer throughout life when compared to the hormonal changes of women. By age 40, men begin to experience a drop in testosterone, however these hormone levels decrease slowly by an average of 1% per year. By age 70, the...
3 Ways To Support Digestion During The Holidays
During the Holidays we may induldge and eat too many carbs, rich sauces, and irresistible treats. As good as they taste, they can also cause some kind of digestive discomfort – gas, bloating, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, or abdominal pain. If Holiday foods...
Vitamin D For Mom And Baby
Canadians naturally make Vitamin D during the sunny days of spring and summer. Strong UV rays convert cholesterol into pre-Vitamin D in the skin, which then goes on to be converted into it’s final and active form - Vitamin D3 (also just referred to as Vitamin D)....
Seed Cycling
Seed cycling is used to support female hormones of the menstrual cycle. The Hormone Cycle There are 2 phases of the female hormone cycle: the Follicular Phase and Luteal Phase.The Follicular Phase starts on the first day of menstrual flow (your period), and ends with...
How Labour Influences Pediatric Gut Health
Bacteria is naturally found living on our skin and in our digestive tract – especially the large intestine. From the moment of birth, our skin comes into contact with microbes, while our guts begin to populate with bacteria. Within the first few days and weeks of...
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