When the most of us went to school there was no such thing as ADD or ADHD. In the past twenty years the syndrome has been classified as a disease and it requires drugs. Usually children are given a class II narcotic known as Ritalin. It is widely traded in the streets. When you review many of the shootings like Columbine you find out these children are on psychotropic drugs. The popular acne medication increases risk of suicide. There is a cost to trying to manipulate health through the use of pharmaceuticals. We will evaluate alternatives in. As a boomer and…

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You Are What You Eat – Never before has this statement been so important to the health and wellness of individuals, especially in North America! This is probably because this statement has never been as overlooked and ignored as it is today! The foods we eat are riddled with chemicals, hormones, additives, colourings, and artificial flavours! Three weeks ago, a patient walked into my office complaining of nausea. After taking a complete health history and physical examination, I prescribed ginger tea, along with some other recommendations, to help reduce the nausea. The patient outright refused to take the ginger tea…

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With Cold and Flu season in full swing, most of us are wondering how to avoid being stuck in bed with the cold or flu. The answer to this question could be as close as your kitchen! As it turns out, Garlic has many AntiViral and AntiBacterial properties. Scientific Discovery is now uncovering truths that have been in use for over 2000 years! Studies conducted as recently as last year are showing that consuming garlic everyday reduced the risk of catching the common cold by close to 60% and reduced recovery time by 20%. Garlic is so powerful that studies…

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If you are old enough you will remember Thalidomide. This drug was prescribed to pregnant women between 1957 and 1961 for morning sickness and sleep aid. At the time it was one of the medical miracles or a supposed truth in health. The problem with this medication is that it caused severe deformities in the children being born. Many of the children were born with flippers rather than hands. To this day there are Thalidomide Victims Associations across the continent. What about DES? Women were prescribed it up until 1975 to combat miscarriage and morning sickness. The problem arose when…

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Are you spending too much time wishing that you weren’t in pain? Do you ever ask yourself if you will ever be pain free again? Are you beginning to forget what it feels like to be pain-free? Have you ever wondered whether there’s an alternative to increasing the dosage of your pain medications? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then mark off November 24th on your calendar and come and join us for a free seminar titled “Pain Management: A Naturopathic Perspective” where I will discuss the different alternatives that Naturopathic Medicine has to offer! Refreshments…

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Now I am not referring to any alcohol consumed by those of you that may have participated in festivities associated with dressing up and imbibing in the spirit of the season. I am referring to the ongoing challenge of the Halloween leftovers. One always hopes that there is a direct one to one correlation to the number of gremlins and goblins that knock on the door and the amount of candy purchased for distribution. Unfortunately this year the number of participants was considerably lower than peanut butter cups and bags of chips. I spoke with many of you in August…

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Now I am not referring to any alcohol consumed by those of you that may have participated in festivities associated with dressing up and imbibing in the spirit of the season. I am referring to the ongoing challenge of the Halloween leftovers. One always hopes that there is a direct one to one correlation to the number of gremlins and goblins that knock on the door and the amount of candy purchased for distribution. Unfortunately this year the number of participants was considerably lower than peanut butter cups and bags of chips. I spoke with many of you in August…

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Well here we go. Halloween last night and a little frost on the pumpkin this morning. In the past three years there has been a movement to elevate the awareness of Prostate Cancer. The project is for men to grow a mustache during the month of November … now called Movember… to raise awareness and funds. Now I am not like some men who grow a stache in two days…but I am in for the cause. Anyone with fair hair and complexion know my situation but I will give it the old college try. Why the awareness? 1 out of…

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Well here we go. Halloween last night and a little frost on the pumpkin this morning. In the past three years there has been a movement to elevate the awareness of Prostate Cancer. The project is for men to grow a mustache during the month of November … now called Movember… to raise awareness and funds. Now I am not like some men who grow a stache in two days…but I am in for the cause. Anyone with fair hair and complexion know my situation but I will give it the old college try. Why the awareness? 1 out of…

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