Blog Posts
The Surprising Health Benefits of Chocolate
Discover the health benefits of dark chocolate, from supporting heart health and brain function to providing antioxidants and mood-boosting effects. Learn how to enjoy chocolate mindfully for wellness.
Urolithin A: A Cellular Reset for Energy and Longevity
Discover how Urolithin A supports mitochondrial health, energy, immune resilience, and healthy aging—plus food sources, benefits, and how to use it safely.
Mitophagy and Autophagy: Cellular Cleanup for Health and Longevity
Learn how autophagy and mitophagy keep your cells healthy, support energy, longevity, and disease prevention. Discover lifestyle strategies to optimize these natural cellular cleanup processes.
Prebiotics, Probiotics & Postbiotics: A Naturopathic Guide to Supporting Gut Health
Discover how prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics support gut health. Learn their benefits, when to use them, and how to optimize digestion, immunity, and microbiome balance with diet and supplements in naturopathic care.
Bone Broth Recipe for Gut Health & Immune Support
Discover how to make collagen-rich bone broth that supports digestion, joints, skin, and overall wellness. Easy, comforting, and nutrient-dense.
Senescent Cells in Longevity Medicine and Post-Viral Fatigue
Discover how senescent cells contribute to aging, inflammation, and post-viral fatigue syndromes like Long COVID — and how integrative, naturopathic approaches can support healthy cellular aging and recovery.
Naturopathic Support for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Learn how seasonal changes disrupt mood and energy. Explore naturopathic treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder, including light therapy, saffron, and vitamin D.
Understanding Hair Loss: Common Causes
Discover the common causes of hair loss—including androgen excess, thyroid imbalance, low iron, zinc, and protein, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium—and learn the underlying pathophysiology.
Cell Danger Response in Complex Chronic illness
Learn about the Cell Danger Response (CDR), why chronic fatigue, brain fog, and inflammation persist, and how gradual mitochondrial and methylation support can help without worsening symptoms.
Sleep Hygiene to Improve Sleep Quality
Improve your sleep naturally with evidence-based sleep hygiene strategies and a clear explanation of circadian rhythm, melatonin, cortisol, and how they regulate rest.
Understanding Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune diseases develop when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues, leading to chronic inflammation, fatigue, and pain. While genetics can play a role, triggers like stress, gut imbalance, infections, and environmental factors often disrupt immune regulation. Research highlights the roles of IL-17, Th1/Th2 balance, and T-reg cells in driving this process. This guide explains how naturopathic care can support long-term healing and improved immune health.
Understanding Lipids, Cholesterol, and Cardiometabolic Health
Learn how to interpret your lipid panel, identify advanced cardiometabolic risk markers (like ApoB, Lp(a), hs-CRP, and fasting insulin), and discover how naturopathic medicine helps optimize cholesterol, reduce inflammation, and support cardiovascular health.
Understanding Markers of Inflammation: hs-CRP, ESR, Ferritin, NLR, and SII
Chronic inflammation can silently affect metabolism, hormones, and cardiovascular health. This post breaks down four key blood markers — hs-CRP, ferritin, NLR, and SII — to help you understand what your results might reveal and how they fit into your overall wellness picture.
What is Mold-Illness?
Environmental toxins — including mold, heavy metals, and chemicals — can contribute to fatigue, inflammation, and chronic illness. This post explores how naturopathic medicine supports detoxification, how to test for mycotoxins and mold exposure, and what home testing options are available in Ontario.
Stabilizing Mast Cells Naturally: A Naturopathic Perspective
Discover naturopathic strategies to stabilize mast cells and reduce histamine-driven symptoms. Learn about diet, botanicals, nutrient supports, and lifestyle tools to calm mast cell activation.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Symptoms, Causes, and Naturopathic Management
Learn about Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, including symptoms, causes, diagnostic tests, and naturopathic treatments. Discover evidence-based strategies with selenium, myo-inositol, omega-3, vitamin D, and botanicals to support thyroid health.
How to Test for Insulin Resistance: Functional and Clinical Approaches
Learn how to test for insulin resistance using functional and standard lab methods. Understand fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, glucose tolerance tests, and continuous glucose monitoring to assess metabolic health early.
SIBO vs Candida: Understanding the Difference and How to Support Your Gut
Discover the key differences between SIBO and Candida overgrowth, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and natural treatment strategies to support gut health and restore balance.
Causes of Chronic Fatigue
Explore the most common causes of chronic fatigue, including hormonal imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, sleep issues, stress, and underlying health conditions.
How to Eat More Vegetables
Learn practical strategies to eat more vegetables every day, boost nutrient intake, support metabolic health, and make vegetables a delicious habit.