Constipation is not a disease but a symptom. Most people growing up with constipation doesn’t even realize it to be abnormal until the discomfort starts to interfere with how they are feeling over all. In fact, some think that their bowel habits are quite normal when they have only one bowel movement a week. Constipation [...]

Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In Canada, there are about 3,000 new cases each year. For some, the infection can become deadly when the condition becomes chronic leading to liver scarring (cirrhosis), liver failure or liver cancer. Once our liver is compromised we lose a major [...]

Sweating (diaphoresis) is a natural physiologic response when the body needs to cool down (physical activity or from fever) but it can also occur in emotional situations, high environmental temperatures or even in some disease states such as an overactive thyroid to an underlying malignancy. Therefore, in any case of excessive sweating it is necessary [...]

Cosmetic Acupuncture is a non-surgical method of reducing the signs of aging. In ancient China, dating back to the Sung Dynasty (960 AD- 1270 AD), cosmetic acupuncture was employed by the Imperial family to maintain an ageless youthful appearance. The saying “Beauty is skin deep” has never been more true when it comes to using [...]

In the news recently, the spotlight has been on a class of drugs referred to as the COX-2 Inhibitor Drugs. These drugs target the inflammatory process and are taken by many for the management of pain. Once hailed as the solution to reducing the side effects (gastrointestinal bleeding, destruction of connective tissue etc.) of NSAIDs [...]

In my naturopathic practice in Toronto I have encountered and treated many cases of asthma. The stories told by each of my clients have a resounding similarity. In each case they have reported having years of allergies before the onset of the asthma. These allergies can range from hay fever symptoms on a yearly basis [...]

Postpartum depression is a feeling of extreme sadness and related psychologic disturbances during the first few weeks or months after delivery – Merck Manual Most people have heard of postpartum depression and stories with tragic endings such as the one with Suzanne Killinger-Johnson, who in 2000 threw both her baby and herself in front of [...]