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When you think about improving your health, perhaps your thoughts drift to snacking on kale and sipping on green smoothies. But how often do you reflect on how your mood and stress levels are affecting your health? Often we are so busy checking-off the items on our to-do list that we end up working on overdrive and feeling stuck in ...
Is there a supplement to decrease the symptoms I get from eating gluten?
Hi Dr. Kimberley, I've never had issues with gluten until the last year or so (I'm now 53). While I don't get major intestinal distress, I do get some bloating. The biggest issue is that I get nasty bleeding blisters on my scalp. Is there a supplement that I could try to take that might minimize my reaction? Thank you ...
If you don’t have celiac disease can gluten still be the cause of your symptoms?
Hi Dr. Kimberley,I recently got tested for celiac disease because I have had a lot of digestive problems and have been very tired lately. My doctor told me that the test showed I don’t have celiac disease. I heard from a friend that I might be allergic to gluten even if I don’t have celiac disease. Would this have showed ...
Are you Living your Life on Repeat? Time to Climb out of your Comfort Zone!
Most of us can accept that exercise is something that we should strive to incorporate into our daily lives. Invest some time and energy into a daily kettlebell, yoga or interval training session and you can proudly show off your toned abs and dominate that next fitness competition. Take a month planted on the couch to play video games or ...
The First Step in Reclaiming your Health and Living your Best Life
Do you ever feel like you are not living life to it’s fullest potential or that you are accepting “good enough” when it comes to your health? Do you dream about feeling fit and healthy, but feel your waistband tightening as you watch the numbers on the scale climb? Perhaps you feel as though you are lacking control in your ...
Tackle Information Overload and Take Ownership of your Health
Have you ever read an article touting the latest and greatest superfood, only to later watch the news and hear that same food might actually be harmful to your health? Or maybe you read a newspaper headline stating "Build unbeatable bones with dairy". Meanwhile the health magazine you just bought poses the question: "Does dairy cause osteoporosis?". You watch a ...
My Top 5 Tips For Saving Money When Buying Organic Produce
Is it really worth it to buy organic produce? I get asked this question quite often when I tell people that I am a Naturopathic Doctor. They wonder whether the higher price-tag on organic produce yields proportionally greater health benefits. They also want to know if there is any point in making the change if they can only afford to ...
Life’s wake up call
Last night I awoke at 3am to my heart pounding out of my chest at 200 beats per minute. My immediate reaction was stress and fear, wondering if I would be able to get it to stop or if this would be one of those times that I would end up in the hospital again. I have had episodes of ...