What do you think could age you faster? Poor nutrition, lack of exercise, or not enough sleep? If you picked sleep, you would be right. Sleep is such an important building block for our health yet in today’s modern world it is often considered an inconvenience. How often do hear people get praised for “burning the […]

This recipe is a simple dish that you can have on the weekend for breakfast, if you are hosting a brunch, or even want a quick and simple dinner that is also a great leftover for lunch the next day. It gives you all the taste without the worry about your waistline. It will take

A fever is the body’s perfect response to fighting infection. Why is it that our society is so trigger happy to suppress that perfect response? In a nutshell – fear. Instead of taking the time, energy, and effort to educate parents on the judicious use of fever suppressing medication, it is a lot easier to

For the past 6 years I have used a CSA. I even consider them to be part of my health care team. I also promote CSA’s to my patients. So if you don’t know what they are, it’s time to be in the know! CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. When you sign up, you

Have you ever wondered what you can do if you get the stomach flu? I can happily say I made this video after the last time I had the flu…which was December 2015. Watch my video to hear about the treatment I used on myself, and that you can use too, if you get this

If you have been following Doctor as Teacher Tuesday for a while you might already know that Gretchen Rubin is one of my favourite authors to learn great ideas about habit change from. For the last two years in January I have recommended taking her Tendency Quiz to find out how to work with your

Ever wonder why ethnic food tastes so great? I’ll let you in on a little secret – they use simple ingredients but the spices are what makes the meal amazing. The good news is that you can do the same thing in your own kitchen. Here is a simple recipe that I came across when

Welcome back from the holidays everyone! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready to make 2018 one of the best year’s yet. In order to do that I am going to keep one of my favourite quotes top of mind. “It’s easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of

Christmas is almost here and the new year is coming. I like to take a step back during this busy time and really reflect on the year that has just gone by. I want to be grateful for what I have instead of getting sucked into the mass marketing machine of Christmas. For me the

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