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Are Probiotics Right for You?
Probiotics If you’ve got any sort of health awareness you've not doubt heard of probiotics – our little friends that help our digestive system. But how much do you really know about them? A lot of health articles preach the value of probiotics, and rightly so. There...
Dermaplaning – Myths and Truths
I have been asked on several occasions if there is a difference between professional dermaplaning and at home face shaving tools. In short, the answer is YES! When receiving dermaplaning by a professional a surgical scalpel is used to exfoliate the top layer of your...
Tips to help minimize pregnancy-related back pain
How to Get the Best sleeps Many women experience back pain during their pregnancy. Here are five tips to help minimize your back pain so you can get back to day to day life. 1. Exercise - Low impact cardiovascular activities like swimming, walking or stationary...
Vitamin D
Are you getting enough or too much Vitamin D? The sunshine vitamin Vitamin D is unique because it can be created in your skin through sun exposure. You can also get it through foods and some foods are even fortified with it. This vitamin is most often thought of in...
Facelift with Forma – Zero Downtime
Facelifts with Forma Maintaining youthful looking skin is a goal for many people entering our medical aesthetics department. As we age, our collagen and elastin begin to degrade. This results in excess, loose skin which is one of the first signs of aging, but Forma...
You Are a Bucket for Stress
The Bucket In Naturopathic Medicine we often use the bucket analogy. The bucket is you. You are the bucket. The bucket is filled with all the burdens and challenges that occur in life – physical, mental, metabolic, environmental, dietary, etc. Some people have big...
What is Stress?
Part 1: Identifying Stress What is stress anyway? We all know it right? We all have it. Its unavoidable. It’s a part of life. But how does it affect us? How does it affect you specifically? I find it extremely common for people to be disconnected from stress in their...
Exercise Tips – Warm-up & Cool-down
New Year, New Exercise Goals? Increasing physical activity, like going to the gym, is one of the most common new year’s resolutions. As it should be! One of the most important aspects of a healthy lifestyle is regular exercise. Warm-ups and cool-downs are essential...
Hot Treatments during the Cold Snap
“We’re gunna start your massage with some cold therapy...” because my hands are icicles. So sorry. An ongoing joke with our massage therapists in office right now. Especially first thing in the morning, it's hard to keep our hands warm! Mittens just aren't...