A couple of days ago I was wearing a leopard-print jumpsuit and someone commented to me that I wore leopard-print really well. They also commented that they didn’t think they could pull it off. I laughed and told them that confidence comes with age, and when I was in my 30’s I wouldn’t have thought I could wear it either, but now that I’m about to turn 45, I feel like I could pull off (almost) anything. It really got me thinking about how we change as we grow up and how I cou

I know; life is hard right now. It's hard for everyone - the people working, the people not working. The people with, and the people without families. No one has been left untouched by COVID-19. But here's what you NEED to hear: Life is not cancelled. Your health is not on pause. The good news is that I can still help (via secure video conference or over the phone!). Here are the five reasons you should still see me for your healthcare. ONE - People will still get and have to

Part 1: Pillars of Health The holidays are inevitably a stressful time of year for most people. With the increased stress and change in climate, our immune systems often need some love to prevent the common cold and flu. As a naturopathic doctor I am always evaluating a patient's foundation or "pillars" of health. These are the aspects that support our overall wellness and are crucial in optimizing your health and healing. It's easy to overlook these principles during the hol

There was a time in my life, not too far in the distant past, when I would have told you stress and anxiety weren’t a ‘thing’ for me. In retrospect I can see that wasn’t the case but at the time I thought I was all good, despite things occurring in my body that were telling a very different story. The thing about stress and anxiety is that when you’ve lived with it long enough, it becomes simply normal. But that doesn’t mean it’s not impacting you. It literally took a breakdo

Everyone is back to school now, including my youngest who started kindergarten this year. Of course, I was excited about it, but because she’s my third and she’s been in preschool for two years, I didn’t really think much about dropping her off other than to think that she would be happy to FINALLY be one of the big girls. With my first two kids there had never been tears (from them); they were just happy to grow up a little bit more so be honest I thought it would be the sam

Here we are again - back to school. Almost unanimously, parents dread back to school because once again they have to get creative and come up with lunches that they hope their kids will eat AND keep them healthy. This is no easy task. My third and youngest child is about to start kindergarten so now I’m trying to figure out how to make this happen for three kids. My goal is to send roughly the same thing for all of them, give or take a customization or two. One of my main go-

I know, I know. All the parents out there are groaning and pretending that we aren’t half way through the summer and that it’s not time to start thinking about back to school. But guess what, it’s time to start thinking about back to school. It never fails; come end of September or start of October I have a flood of families descending upon my office begging me to help them improve the immune systems of their kids. But ideally, I love to see families BEFORE school starts, and

I venture to say that if most of you knew what my life looked like day to day you would never describe it as balanced. It’s possible that some people may even judge me (negatively) for it. Sometimes I even judge myself. But then I remind myself why I do what I do and everything is right in the world again. For me, life isn’t about balance, it’s about fulfillment. I feel like there are so many pressures on us as women that the goal of balance is pretty much unattainable. If yo