What is Vitamin C?
Vitamin C (or ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin. Unlike most mammals, we humans don't have the ability to make our own vitamin C when we need it, so we must get our vitamin C through...
Talk of the H1N1 (aka “Swine Flu”) has been all over the news outlets, and we are all preparing for its potential onslaught as the warm summer days battle it out with the cooler autumn nights. But was does...
I read an article regarding the negative effects of excess body weight and fertility. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, certain types of cancers and orthopaedic problems. In addition, being overweight or obese during...
I stumbled across this great blog the other day (click here) written by Leanne Vogel, an RHN based in Montreal QC. She has an amazing array of yummy recipes in addition to sections on travel, food, health, fitness and...
I read an interesting article today regarding the effects of BPA (bisphenol A) on behavioural and executive function in children. The study involved 244 mothers and their 3 year old children. BPA levels in the urine were measure in...
A patient recently shared a fabulous recipe for a quinoa salad with me that she found in The Toronto Star.
Ingredients
2 cups water
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 cup pomegranate seeds
1 cup cucumber, cut into ¼” dices &...
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years, with the earliest written record dating back to sometime between 800 BC and 200 BC. When TCM is used to treat any type of condition, the main goal...
I was just recommending that a patient use L-glutamine (GSH) the other day, so I decided that I should write a little blurb about it and its many benefits.
L-glutamine is an important amino acid (which are building blocks to...
At Insight Naturopathic Clinic (in midtown Toronto at Bayview and Eglinton), intravenous therapy is commonly used in treating many of our oncology and chronic disease patients. However, intravenous therapy doesn’t necessarily equate to high dose vitamin C therapy. In...
Choosing a specific supplement from a wall full of the same product made by a slew of different companies can be a very daunting task! The keys to finding the most cost effective supplement at your local health food...
