Everyday I wake up thankful to be living on the Sunshine Coast! It is an incredible place filled with outdoor adventure that has allowed me to develop my passion for permaculture and self-sustainability. Growing up on Saltspring Island, the transition to the Coast seemed completely natural to me and over the last few years I have worked endlessly on developing…
Childhood TH2 dominant immune conditions such as eczema, asthma and allergies are extremely prevalent in our society. I frequently see children and adults that suffer from serious eczema only being provided topical steroids as a treatment option. And although vitamin D is critical in development and immune regulation, I have had my doubts for years about the effectiveness of oral…
I have been treating subclinical and functional hypothyroidism in clients for over 10 years, and I often get ask what is the benefit? Most of the time I mention the obvious, of increased energy, better circulation, improved intestinal motility, reduced water retention and increased metabolism. I have never included a reduced risk of death in these discussions … as for…
Allergic disease is one of the most common conditions that I see in children today. Thankfully, in most cases there is a lot I can do to help these children reduce there level of reaction or even reverse their allergies completely just with diet alone. Allergic disease is typically like a bucket ….. when the bucket is full, many symptoms…
The following article, hot off the press, assessed the benefits of “natural” supplements for cardiovascular disease risk and found that most supplementation either had no effect or potential for increased risk for all cause mortality, except folic acid and/or B Vitamins. Although studies like this are helpful, they certainly cannot be taken verbatim as studies of this design are not…
Personalized diet plans have been a very important part of my practice for over 6 years now. Having done some personal experimentation with many different diets, including the paleo, ketogenic, vegan, GAPS, low FODMAP, and of course the Eating Alive Program, I have a lot of experience with diet strategies. Historically, I also encouraged the Healthy and Active Program, which…