
Did You Overindulge Over The Past Few Weeks? Then You Want To Read This!
Now that we started the New Year, we are all left with the effects of our Christmas sins. Many of us have overindulged with those high sugary foods and carbohydrates and even some wine and other alcoholic drinks. Unfortunately, that change in diet can feed a yeast...

Health Benefits of Asparagus
This beautiful and tasty green vegetable with the pointed spears is full of fiber and health promoting nutrients. Fiber The fiber in Asparagus is good for regular bowel movements. We need daily regular bowel movements not only to reduce constipation which clogs up our...

Candida – Yeast Overgrowth
Do you “feel sick all over”- yet all your test results come back as normal. You may be suffering from “yeast overgrowth”. Candida albicans is a yeast normally found living harmoniously in everybody’s intestinal tract (and vaginal tract in women) in small numbers....

Leaky Gut Syndrome
Written by Dr. Nicole McCulloch, ND Our digestive system harbours many different bacteria in order to help with digestion and to aid the immune system. It is important that we have the right amount and the right type of bacteria present in the digestive tract in order...

Feeling Bloated and Gassy with bread?
Many people feel a lot better when they eliminate breads and cakes from their diets. But the big question remains why? Were they intolerant to wheat, to gluten, to yeast, to sugar, to eggs? What are other foods that they should be avoiding? What else are these food...

Friendly Bacteria – Do You Need It?
The one supplement that I find myself recommending a lot in practice are probiotics AKA acidophilus or “friendly” bacteria for our digestive tract. Why is it so important? Because our digestive tract is the root cause of many other health problems. If we can keep...

Fruits for Great Digestive Health
Now that we are into summer, take advantage of fresh fruits for optimum health. Fruits are full of flavor, health promoting antioxidants and full of fiber. Fruits contain special enzymes that help with digestion that are not found in any other type of food. Papaya for...

History of Colonics
Did you know that enemas were recorded as early as 1500 BC in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians believed that toxins from unhealthy foods entered our circulatory system causing health problems and therefore practiced colon cleansings to decrease the amount of toxins in our gut before they came into our blood.