Mind & Body

Keeping your gut in check is important for overall health and wellness. The gut microbiome, also known as gut flora, controls the digestion of food, your immune system, central nervous system and other bodily processes. There’s a common saying that goes, “when your gut is happy, you’re happy.”

This is a delicious "transformational" raw cacao-based tonic that will give you that boost of energy first thing in the morning that you are looking for!

What you eat does contribute to how you feel! Naturopathic medicine can help individuals prevent and manage stress in a day and age when stress is more prevalent than ever. Stress is a normal response to situational pressures or demands.

Vitamin B12 is one of the more popular vitamin supplements, and for good reason. The vitamin appears to have potential benefits for preventing dementia, improving mood, increasing energy and helping reduce pain. Dr. Scott Buesing, ND has a great deal of knoledge about, and has done a lot of research on, B12.

Do you sometimes indulge in chocolate and feel guilty immediately afterwards? Now you can rest easy after consuming a few pieces of chocolate occasionally, especially dark chocolate!

Lots of people struggle with low mood and depression. And while there is a place for antidepressant medication, the side effects and withdrawal symptoms can be concerning for the small benefits that are typically seen. It’s also worth noting that milder mood symptoms don’t always respond as well to standard treatments (Penn 2012).

Coconut Oil has gained wide acceptance as a healthy fat over the past 10 years. This is in sharp contrast to the smear campaign it underwent in the '80s. During the 1980s there was a huge backlash against "tropical oils". This included Palm and Coconut Oil. The campaign targeted saturated fats. The blanket claim is saturated fats are bad for you because they raise cholesterol, which can lead to heart disease and stroke (Read more here). In reality, the campaign against "tropical oils" had to do more with politics than health. The claims were later deemed misleading. It was only in February 2015 that researchers from the UK and US concluded that there is no correlation between high cholesterol levels and incidences of cardiovascular disease or all-cause mortality. They concluded that “Dietary recommendations were introduced for 220 million U.S. and 56 million U.K. citizens by 1983, in the absence of supporting evidence from randomized controlled trials.” (Read the full study here).

Hearty breakfast smoothies are the perfect way to kickstart your day. Creamy and naturally sweet, this tropical golden smoothie is packed with immune-boosting ingredients and is deliciously healthy.

The Medicinal Benefits of Olives, Olive Oil and Olive Leaves - Trying to identify diets that support overall health and well-being has been challenging doctors and the research community for years. Yet the Mediterranean diet, with olives and olive oil being core staples, has provided some of the strongest evidence for supporting and improving general health. Naturopath Dr. Scott Buesing explores the medicinal benefits of olives, olive oil and olive leaves and why we may need more of these in our lives.

Honey – The Functional Food

Honey is truly a special food. Whether you want to use it as a sweetener or are looking to it for it potential health benefits, honey can find a place in any pantry. Have you ever had honey and lemon tea when you’re sick? Or tried honey mustard dressing? From sweetening beverages and foods to helping wounds heal, it has so many uses.