Dopamine is one of our quint essential feel good neurotransmitters and many people just dont have enough. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter that is thought to be involved in the feeling of self-satisfaction and is involved in motivation. In people that are having difficulty with regulating their mood, I suggest running a specific test, called an organic acid profile (http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/home/eng/full_oat.asp) .…
Many people do not do well with hormonal forms of birth control. If you fit into that category have a look through this chart to help inform you of the many alternative non-toxic methods available. Long term exposure to high doses of hormones cannot possibly be good for women. Although I provide my clients with the full range of pharmaceutical…
This Thursday night I’m teaming up with a member of Team Fitness, Chris Rothfelder, for a free 1 hour lecture on the treatment of anxiety and depression. We will be giving the lecture on the functional and integrative medicine approaches to depression and anxiety at John Brathwaite Community Centre in North Vancouver, BC. This talk will start at 7:15 pm sharp…
This is a great article and I could not agree more with the author on the mis-information surrounding cholesterol and heart disease! The research is fairly clear and the drugs that lower cholesterol levels really don’t work that well, if at all in women. It makes absolute sense why a plant based diet works for lowering and reversing heart disease,…
Chronic pain is a major issue for many people and osteoarthitis of the joints is one of the largest sources of pain that people experience. As osteoarthitis involves degeneration of the joint tissue from dystrophic calcium, aside from the recommendations outlined in the following article by Dr Mercola, reducing calcification and inflammation in the joints should be a key priority…
I cannot believe that mercury fillings are still being used. All of the evidence regarding toxicity is so clear and yet because of the relatively low cost of the mercury fillings they are still commonly recommended by dentists. The key thing about this pervasive toxin is that it doesn’t affect everyone the same way. The most concerning impact, aside from the obvious toxicity that…