I know it might seem early to be talking about winter but I’m a planner by nature. And this year I feel like we need to be prepared more than ever. With conversations like fourth wave and booster shots, knowing how to support your immune system with the right supplements is like having multiple tools […]
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This recipe is just in time for Thanksgiving and believe it or not it’s for pie! But don’t be fooled. I’m still keeping it healthy. In fact, this pie is a bonus recipe for my Inflammation Detox participants. Proof that you can still eat pie, even when on a detox. Is it time to give
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It is estimated that about 1 in 8 Canadian women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime and 1 in 33 will die from it, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. Unfortunately year after year I am also seeing women younger and younger being diagnosed. So prevention strategies are becoming more and more important. This is an
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Last week I talked about the anti-inflammatory food pyramid. If you missed that post you can check it out here: #1 way to reduce inflammation So for this month’s recipe I’m sharing one that we will be eating during my Inflammation Detox starting on Monday Sept. 27th. This recipe fits perfectly if you want to
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Welcome back from summer holidays everyone! I hope everyone was able to take some time out this summer to enjoy whatever it is that adds more happiness to your life. As you know I took a four week break and shared some of my adventures on my new App. IF you haven’t heard about the
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Can’t wait until September for my next Doctor as Teacher Tuesday post? Well you are in luck. I dug this video out of the archives and you can find it on my Apple a Day App. It’s called “What’s the deal with my thyroid?” Are you tired and cold? Do you have unexplained weight gain?
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This was one of the more popular posts from two years ago (I’m not really sure why…ha! ha!) so I’m posting it again this summer while I’m off on vacation. Enjoy! So often I will have people ask me, or more often ask people who know me, “ does Dr. Durkin (Michelle) ever eat meat…have
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I have an exciting announcement. Ever since I started working with groups of patients in my detoxes I’ve been more and more interested in being able to help more people on a larger scale. If you have called to book a new patient appointment in the last year it has not been uncommon for you
Ta-Da! Announcing My New App, Apple a Day Read More »
In my seventeen years of practice I have seen a lot of the same health problems over and over again. I have also seen the same mistakes people make over and over again while trying to reach to their health goals. One area this shows up frequently is in supplementation. To set yourself up for
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With the pandemic over the last year I was forced to pivot on how to continue my group detoxes with people without doing their bioimpedance measurements (weight & body fat) as an objective measurement of results. And I have to say, the pivot has turned out to be better than the original way of doing
Break up with the scale Read More »