Tag Archives: toxins

What A Functional Medicine Detox Looks Like!

Continuing on with our discussion about detoxes, here is a short clip highlighting what patients can expect from a functional medicine detox. Please keep in mind that everyone is different and can expect to see different results but this is a good indication of what your body will experience. If you have not done so, […]

What You Need To Know About A Detox Before You Start!

How often do you hear someone say they’re on a ‘detox’ or ‘cleanse’? It seems to be a hot topic these days and I hear it all the time from my patients. Often what they’re referring to is something along the lines of lemon water, fasting, and/or juicing. Detoxification is the physiological or medicinal removal […]

The Truth Behind Detoxification!

I get a lot of questions on detoxification programs and whether they are helpful. I think it’s important to realize that our bodies are continuously detoxing as a natural function. It is a continuous physiologic process that the body depends on for survival. However, the detox process can become less efficient when the necessary mechanisms […]

Organic Labels Made Easy!

I get so many patients coming in to see me that want to eat healthier and want to choose organic products but are confused about the whole process! It’s not really surprising though – shady marketing tricks and sketchy labelling practices have made choosing the right foods to be the most challenging task out there! I’m going […]

Cleaning Tips To Ensure a Healthier Home!

If you’re anything like the typical Canadian, you are touching about 300 different surfaces every 30 minutes or so. That’s a lot of germs that are spreading around! It is estimated that about 65 percent of common colds and 75 percent of food-borne illnesses are the direct result of coming into contact with germ laden […]

The Smell of Danger!

We are brought up in a society that has led us to believe that a clean house is one that smells of lemons and pine cones and vanilla and cinnamon. Preferably, all at once if possible! Truth be told, we have come to demand the really artificial, potently strong smell of these air fresheners and […]