Two years ago Emily and I decided to move to the Sunshine Coast, almost on a whim. She was able to get a job as a school counsellor on the Coast, while I decided to become a daily commuter. Although I knew the hours would be long, I make good use of my commuting time researching and responding to my…
Psychoneuroimmunology at Lions Gate Hospital! Once again I was invited by Dr Chakraborty MD, head of Lions Gate hospitals adult psychiatric outpatient programs, to provide a lecture about what I do as a naturopathic doctor to support people with mental health concerns. Understanding and providing treatment for people suffering with mental health conditions is a major passion of mine, so…
Have you ever noticed that some people have irritating habits that they may not even be aware of? Although, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and pride myself on intent listening and critical thinking skills, I cannot help but wonder about how some people may feel defined by their chronic health conditions. Is it possible that certain habits,…
If you have ever interacted with another human being, it is very likely that you have experienced feelings of disappointment. These feelings are a killer for many people and I strongly believe, with the support of a lot of epidemiological research, that grief or stress is likely one of the strongest contributing factors to chronic disease. Fear not though ……
Medical research has linked fungus and cancer for many decades. With the origins of metabolic cancer research from Nobel Prize winner Otto Warburg to the Pleomorphic observations of Dr Günther Enderlein. More recently, Italian oncologist Dr Tullio Simonicini was ostracized for his work curing terminal cancer patients by treating them for localized and systemic fungal infections. And one of my personal…
I’ve just received the results of my NutrEval testing from Genova Diagnostics. For a mere $1200 CAN ($1000 USD) the NutrEval is considered to be one of the gold standard Functional Medicine tests available. It pretty much measures everything. Although the price tag on this test is high, I must say the report is actually very thorough and clearly outlines…