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Have you ever noticed that some multivitamins give your pee a fluorescent yellow colour ? It’s the B vitamins that make urine a brilliant...

Are you doing enough to feed your body’s needs for magnesium? Probably not, if you are eating the standard North American diet. Whole...

As naturopathic doctors, we know the important role magnesium plays in health. Unfortunately, many people are deficient in at least one...

We all know the expression of being kicked in the gut by bad news, and unfortunately most of us have experienced it. That’s an intense...

What are the issues? Fish is renowned for being a nutrient-rich food, a staple protein source, and a key component of a healthy diet. As...

The world of gastronomy is brimming with unexpected delights—the kind that surprise the palate and transform the ordinary into the...

Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a nutrient that plays a vital role in several key metabolic functions: maintaining the health of...

Imagine a challenge that doesn’t require running marathons or climbing mountains but instead transforms your body and mind through the...

Ozempic belongs to a class of medications called GLP-1 receptor agonists, which are designed to imitate the naturally occurring human...

As with everything we need, there’s a “goldilocks zone” for salt. Too much causes some problems, and too little causes other problems....

Seed oils have been getting a bad rap lately, and many people are avoiding them at all costs. But how can it be that seeds are considered...

We are naturally attracted to brightly coloured foods , because fruits and vegetables are most nutritious when they are ripe and deeply...

Beyond food, there are different ways that calcium can be supplemented to the body. Many products contain calcium in less absorbable...

Conventional sunscreens are effective at protecting against sunburn, and reducing the likelihood of skin cancer in later life....

We are all aware that dairy products are a good dietary source of calcium.  For example, cottage cheese has 125mg per half cup, and...

Antibiotics are life-saving medications, there’s no question about that. The discovery of drugs that could cure pneumonia, prevent...

We all know people for whom medications have improved their quality of life, and others where medications have actually kept them alive....

When we think about calcium, most of us think first of bone density,  and there has been lots of research on this topic. Given that we...

Planning a spring detox?* As well as a clean diet, together with herbal or nutritional support for your detox biochemistry, these tools...

Chrono means time, so chronobiology is about how time affects our biological systems. We have long known how important time is to our...