In mid-July Westcoast Integrative Health will be closing the doors at 156 West 3rd Street for good! After over 7 years of being at our current location we’re moving to a new location right in the heart of North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale area, in early August of 2014. This is a very exciting move for me, as I have been…
I am not a big fan of the term anti-aging because of the visions it congers in my head about the over-commercialized skin care product world, fashion industry and plastic surgery. The term anti-aging, more times than not, also creates a very negative stigma around aging. In fact, aging in North America is frequently thought of negatively and I find…
May 24 long weekend is pretty nostalgic for most. It marks the start of all major outdoor activities, such as camping and fishing, but in British Columbia it also marks the beginning of our gardening season. In my wildest dreams I would never have thought that I would be writing a blog about my Victoria Day long weekend gardening experience.…
Most people are aware of the powerful benefits of turmeric (curcumin) when it comes to fighting inflammation, but what people may not be aware of is the specific details about curcumin’s benefits for people battling chronic diseases like cancer and liver disease. Like many powerful cancer drugs, Curcumin has been found to regulate the production of blood vessels which cancers…
In starting the arduous job of preparing our vegetable garden for the upcoming May long weekend, I had to remove the forest of stinging nettle that had taken over the area. Our garden is new to us, provided as a part of the amazing house we live in on the Sunshine Coast. After being nearly stung to death by the…
Over the weekend, I was in and out of the North West Naturopathic Conference. Although I did not see a lot of new information at the conference itself, a close friend and colleague of mine Dr Matthew Gowan BSC ND visiting from Toronto brought some amazing insights to my attention that I feel are too important not to share! Dr…