If you’re taking a top quality multivitamin and mineral supplement every day, the studies show that you are reducing your risk of a wide range of chronic illnesses including some forms of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. All well and good, but if you’re counting on your multi to compensate for a poor diet, lacking in fruits [...]
I see many patients in the clinic who are needing to improve their cardiovascular health. Usually it’s a cholesterol or blood pressure issue that brings them along. While any naturopathic program designed to help them is comprehensive, it nearly always includes high doses of purified fish oil. It’s one of my favourite supplements, and something [...]
Two of the most common chronic diseases effecting women later in life are the “brittle bone” disease, osteoporosis; and cardiovascular disease including arterial plaquing or “clogging”. Did you know that there is a direct connection between these two conditions, and women that develop osteoporosis are more likely to also have arterial disease… and the [...]
Every day after my breakfast I take nutritional supplements. Depending on how I’m feeling and what particular health issues are on my personal radar, the exact make up of supplements will vary. There is an exception to this. One supplement that I take every single day of my life, and will do until the day [...]
I am representative of the modern woman. I want it all…. Happy marriage, thriving children, and a career that keeps me engaged and stimulated. I have always been a career woman, but it doesn’t mean that my role as a mother is not hugely important to me. There have been many occasions when mothering and [...]
(part one and two of this blog discuss the use of CoQ10 for cardiac health) CoQ10 not just about heart health CoQ10 is essential for the normal and optimal function of every type of cell in the human body, and not surprisingly there are a multitude of different disease states which have proven responsive to [...]
We live in “cholesterol obsessed” times. A label bearing the words “cholesterol free” is one of the most powerful sales pitches a food manufacturer can make. While most people understand that cholesterol has something to do with heart disease and clogged arteries, misinformation still abounds. It is true that high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol [...]
The Health food industry has never known such boom times, with increasing numbers of “baby boomers” intent on defying the passage of time, seeking youth and vitality in a bottle. Antioxidant formulas abound, each promising protection from premature aging, cancer and heart disease. These antioxidant formulas contain a range of vitamins, minerals and herbs such [...]
