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What Your Cravings Are Telling You About Your Health

What Your Cravings Are Telling You About Your Health

Picture this, you work hard all day to eat “healthy” choosing vegetables over treats, and then 9 pm hits. The kids are in bed and all you can think about is finishing the tub of ice cream that is in the freezer. Sound familiar? Many of my patients, especially tired, stressed out moms, mention to me that their intense cravings derail their efforts to make healthy food choices. In today’s blog post I am going help you get control back over your cravings. Cravings get a bad rap, but they actually aren’t a bad thing. They are a sign. They...

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acne, Eco Chic Movement, food, hormones, naturopathic medicine, nutrition, Ottawa, PCOS, skin, stress, women -

When Acne Hits in Your 20's and 30's

When Acne Hits in Your 20's and 30's

I am guessing that you never expected to still have acne in your late 20’s and 30’s? Many of my patients sailed through their teens and early 20’s with perfect skin only to be saddled with what we call “late onset adult acne”. I have a confession to make, I am one of those people. I always had great skin, which is really helpful when you have a skincare line! Then suddenly when I started my practice, my face broke out and didn’t stop for close to 3 years. Why was this happening?!  There I was a “skincare expert” with...

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acne, Eco Chic Movement, food, insulin, Kanata, naturopathic medicine, Ottawa, skin, skincare, Stittsville, sugar, testosterone, women -

How Does Food Impact Acne Prone Skin?

How Does Food Impact Acne Prone Skin?

For years we have been told that food has no impact on acne. Remember hearing when you were a teenager that eating chocolate and drinking pop would not make your skin break out? Well I am here to challenge those thoughts today. It’s not that simple. I am sure most of you know many people who eat or ate all kinds of “junk food” and had perfect skin! But like everything to do with the body, the way your body responds is unique. Our skin is like a window that allows us to have a sneak peak at what is...

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Give Your Immune System a Boost With Change of Season Soup

Give Your Immune System a Boost With Change of Season Soup

It's that time of year again! One day it is 10 degrees out, damp and rainy and the next it is 28 and sunny. All these big weather swings are seen as stressors by your body. Couple that with the kids being back to school and bringing home lots of fun germs, we have a recipe for sickness. You may have noticed that many people around you have colds, sore throats, sniffles and congestion.  One way to help support your body through these big swings in temperature is by making a Change of Season Soup Change of Season Soup is something...

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Could Your Symptoms Actually Be a Food Intolerance?

Could Your Symptoms Actually Be a Food Intolerance?

  Food intolerances or "sensitivities" can affect you in so many ways.   And they are a lot more common than most people think.   I'm not talking about anaphylaxis or immediate allergic reactions that involve an immune response. Those can be serious and life-threatening.  If you have any allergies, you need to steer clear of any traces of foods you are allergic to, and speak with your doctor or pharmacist about emergency medication, if necessary.    What I'm talking about, is an intolerance, meaning you do not tolerate a specific food very well and it causes immediate or chronic...

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