Author name: Michelle Durkin

I love sun! I would much rather be too hot than too cold any day of the week. That is why I always take my vacation in the winter so that I can go somewhere warm. One question that I get often when patients are travelling down south is about the vaccines recommended for travellers. I […]

Of course! Food is not just a source of calories. Think of the food you eat as messages that go directly to your genes. You have the choice to send positive messages or negative messages and this depends on the foods you choose to eat. In the case of inflammation, you can choose to send

Did you know that there are ten times more bacteria in your digestive tract than there are cells in your body? Called the gut microbiome, these tiny bacterial allies play a fundamental role in the immune system. When the delicate balance of these bacteria are disrupted, it sets the stage for inflammation, which is at the

It’s amazing the number of people that I talk to that feel so much better not eating bread. I also get the fact that sometimes you just want to have it.

  I believe that food, exercise, sunlight, fresh air, relationships, and stress affect our health more than we will ever know. It is these things that we need to be spending our time, money, and effort on in order to live a healthy life. It is our daily habits that will determine the overall quality

The Christmas season tends to be the most common time of year that people stray away from their healthy eating goals. I find it interesting how the indulgences of Christmas Day have evolved over time to span the entire month of December. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the Christmas cookies that my mom makes

If you want to know the 7 Mistakes that (Even) Health Conscious People Make, you need to read this book by co-founder and friend of the Eat Real Food Academy, Carolyn Coffin. I started working with Carolyn three years ago when we co-founded the Eat Real Food Academy. This online community support for anyone who

Every once in a while a company comes out with a product that I am super excited about! This year it is Genestra’s HMF Fit for School. This is an immune formula that was specifically developed for kids to take during the cold and flu season, but I will be using it myself this winter