By Dr. Samina Mitha, ND Walking through the health food store or medicine aisle can be daunting at times when trying to choose the best prenatal vitamin. There are so many options to choose from, it can seem quite overwhelming. On the other hand, it may have been really simple for you to choose your[...]
By Dr. Samina Mitha, ND What is Endometriosis? In the spirit of Endometriosis Awareness Month, I thought I would create a post to provide some education on the condition! Endometriosis can cause significant amount of pain and discomfort to women and is associated with infertility. It affects approximately 10-15% of menstruating women between ages 24-40[...]
Summer is just around the corner and we all want to look and feel our best. As the weather gets better more of us want to be active and embrace healthier living by getting more active and enjoying the summer days. One of the easiest ways to help our health is ensure that we are[...]
Ladies – is it that time again where you start to dread going to the doctor for a PAP smear? I know I have been there – making every attempt to especially avoid the situation at all costs. But did you know that Naturopathic Doctors can perform a PAP smear test for you? We take[...]
In our fast-paced society, we face an abundance of food choices every day. Between the messages that we get from the media, and the messages that we got in our families, it can be difficult to be mindful and make conscious choices about our eating habits. Often the messages that we receive in our families[...]
I said I would write blog posts about mindfulness for 2017. But what the heck does that even mean? I mean, seriously, sometimes I can be so busy being mindful that I miss the point of being IN MY LIFE!!! And I don’t think I’m alone either. The other day I met with a friend.[...]
Click below to see Dr. Deanna Walker, ND article featured in the Pedorthic Association of Canada Winter Newsletter. Naturopathic Approaches to Plantar[...]
Tips about Ticks: A 6-Part Overview of Lyme Disease, Co-infections, Diagnosis, Conventional and Alternative Treatments, Complications and Prevention Strategies By Dr. Deanna Walker and Dr. Rahima Hirji Part 4: Conventional Treatment of Lyme Disease The treatment of Lyme Disease is tricky and often delayed due to the difficulty of getting an accurate diagnosis. Once Lyme[...]
Originally Valentine’s Day began as a Christian liturgical feast day honouring one or more Saints. In more recent history, it has become a day associated with romantic love. And, of course, marketing and capitalism has run with that tradition and it has become a huge ‘thing’ that people then feel pressure around. This can cause internalized[...]
It’s that time of the month again…bah. All most of us women want to do when our periods come is sit in our PJ’s on the couch and watch TV all day with a hot water bottle. Feel the same? What if I told you a painless period is possible? I often hear, “every month[...]