If you have been reading my blog for a while, or are one of my patients, you have probably heard me say this before and therefore can guess which food I’m talking about. That’s right. You guessed it. SUGAR. Here are 5 reasons why you should become more aware of the amount of sugar you […]
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Welcome to the holiday that all naturopaths, dentists, nutritionists, and the like dread…Halloween. All sorts of opinions and questions start to come up as to “what the rules should be” on this day. On the one hand there are the sugar police who say not participating is best and we should be making healthy versions
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Have you ever wondered how much sugar you were actually eating without even realizing it? The food industry would prefer that you don’t wonder, but if you did they also want to make sure that the amount of sugar in their products isn’t that obvious to the average consumer. So what do they do? Instead
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If your sweetheart knows you love chocolate then they may have been tapping into your brain chemistry on Valentines Day without even knowing it. The different foods we crave can be a clue as to which neurotransmitters in the brain we are needing more of. Ask yourself the following questions: Do I prefer to eat
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A recent episode of 60 minutes (thanks Bryan for the heads up!) talked about the toxic effects of sugar according to new research. Finally mainstream media is starting to publish what naturopathic doctors have been talking about for years! This is certainly not new research to us. I cannot count the number of times I have educated a