Why do people find it so hard to “reduce stress”?
After a couple of very busy years and some curly turns on my personal health journey, I can honestly say that sitting down to write this email feels like coming...
Category: Nutrition
The 5 reasons new year health resolutions fail.
It’s no secret. I think the biggest intellectual challenge for naturopaths (and health practitioners in general) nowadays is not in helping people get hea...
The Calcium Controversy: To supplement or not…
This is the 3rd post in this calcium series, so if you want to catch the first 2 make sure you read this one and this one and then you’re all caught up! S...
Why I love oats and why they love you back (if you’re not gluten-free)
The reasons I love oats, are not based on any intellectual reason to do with their nutrient composition or versatility. But because every time I have a bowl of ...
Is our healthy diet making us iron deficient?
I promised to talk about things that “healthy diets” might be doing that are contributing to your child’s low iron levels. (So my disclaimer here is...
Plant-based diets and iron: RDIs, Inhibitors and Enhancers and more.
Ok… so last newsletter we brought up 3 things: what’s the deal with the different levels of iron recommended between men and women? what’s the...