Happy New Year! One of the most common New Year’s resolutions that people make is that they will finally quit smoking. Whatever your reasons for doing so (for your health, financial reasons, providing a good example for your kids, no longer wanting to go around smelling like an ashtray), they are your reasons, and they’re…
Are Electromagnetic Fields Dangerous?
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc (Hons) For those of us who live in the city, we are constantly surrounded by electromagnetic fields. This is simply unavoidable in modern society yet this is a recent change. We are exposed to substantially more electromagnetic radiation than our ancestors. In fact, most of us are completely…
Ever Heard Of A Naturopath? Here’s Why You May Want To See One
According to conventional wisdom, when you’re sick, you call the doctor. (And maybe your mom.) But your trusty MD may not be the only one who can cure what ails you—especially if you’ve paid him or her a visit already and still aren’t feeling well. That’s where naturopaths come in. Naturopathic doctors, who are educated…
Nourishing Meals: Educational Guide and Cookbook Available for Purchase!
Looking for gift ideas? Nourishing Meals is now available for purchase at Yaletown Naturopathic Clinic! With so many patients learning about their new food allergies they can become overwhelmed with the sudden changes in their diet. This book is not only a recipe book it is an educational guide for patients needing to eliminate certain foods from…
Just Make Sure You Eat A Vegetable: A Holiday Survival Guide
Many of my patients have recently been telling me they know their progress will go out the window, now that the holidays are coming. For some of them, they’re excited to give themselves permission to indulge. For the others, they strongly judge themselves for being “weak” and they worry about the consequences. And their worries…
How to Make your Holidays Stress-Free!
Just kidding! There’s no way to completely eliminate stress from a busy life, especially around the holiday season. But there are ways to reduce stress and lots of tricks for helping you manage the unavoidable. 1. Start a daily meditation. If your first thought is “I don’t have time for that”, then that’s enough reason…
We Need to Talk about Death
“To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure”- Albus Dumbledore You don’t have to be staring down the barrel of a terminal diagnosis to understand that death is a scary subject. In sitting down to write this article I also came to realize that attitudes towards death can vary as much…
Easy Peasy Cranberry Pear Apple Crisp
Have company dropping in last minute for the holidays? Looking for a quick and easy recipe? In an hour you can whip up this easy and delicious crisp using local and seasonal ingredients! There’s a good chance you already have all of these ingredients on hand and if not they can be found at any local market…
More Naturopathic Access to Patients Would Ease Pressure on Heath Care System
Written by: Victor Chan Health care in British Columbia costs more than $18 billion per year. That’s more than $49 million every day. These massive costs, our aging population, and longer life spans, mean we need to be focused on healthy living more than ever and naturopathic medicine is a key part of that. Naturopathic…
Happy International Vitamin D Day
As we’ve just passed the annual ritual of turning our clocks back an hour, we get to enjoy waking up to brighter mornings. But in exchange, many of us are now heading home from work in darkness. In Vancouver, we enjoy just 7 hours of daylight on the shortest day of the year – but…