College; it’s sometimes called “the best time in your life.” You have new people, new situations, a huge variety of extracurricular activities to choose from, all while learning about yourself and the world… It is a time full of potential!

For many, mental illness is fraught with many unanswerable questions. In my case, the question “Why me?” is one I have asked myself over and over. This question has become the central quest of my life’s work as a Naturopathic Doctor specializing in mental health, exploring why does mental illness happen?

The principles of naturopathic medicine decree that naturopathic treatments should always be uniquely tailored to work with each individual patient. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) look at patients holistically and believe in addressing the root cause of each person’s disease.

The Mood Disorders Society of Canada put out a startling statistic in 2009: 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, including depression, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactive disorders and dementia

As the temperatures start to warm up and the snow begins to disappear, and as the
hours of daylight extend, that feeling of spring starts to arise. The return of spring often brings a sense of new beginnings, new growth, or a fresh start.

Have you ever injured yourself? Torn a ligament? Twisted an ankle? Separated a shoulder? If you weren’t healing and were experiencing inflammation, the likely treatment option offered by your medical doctor would be a cortisone injection.

You don’t have to be sick to feel better. A naturopathic program is insurance for the future. You can begin to feel better now, and you can reduce the likelihood of suffering and illness later in life.

OCP is one of the most-used forms of contraception in Canada, but more and more women are looking to alternatives to oral hormonal contraceptive methods.

Dies ist Teil 2 unseres zweiteiligen Artikels zu Möglichkeiten der Geburtenkontrolle neben der „Pille“.
Teil 1 behandelte die Hormon- und Kupferspiralen. Teil 2 deckt den Ring, das Pflaster, das Diaphragma, die Kondome und die Rhythmusmethode ab.

Dementia is an umbrella term for a set of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. Symptoms may include memory loss, and/or difficulties with thinking, problem solving, or language .

Is coffee part of your morning routine? Are you convinced that it is good for you? Have you ever considered that it might not be?

For many, eating disorders start subtly - with a side comment regarding their weight made by a peer or by observing a parent struggle with their body image - whatever it is, it doesn’t take long before they have become completely lost in it.

A common misconception that women have about their menstrual cycle is that the birth control pill (BCP) is prescribed to regulate their cycle; this couldn’t be further from the truth.