by: Vaishali Patel, RP For many people, one of the biggest challenges in life is the search for self-worth. Self-worth is what we value in ourselves, an appraisal of what we have to offer to this world. Having legitimate, healthy, positive self-worth is necessary to...

We can all recognize the familiar feelings that come with anxiety. Have you ever felt apprehension and worry about an upcoming job interview? Maybe you’ve felt the all too familiar “fight, flight, or freeze” response when you see a stranger approach you on the street?...

It's no secret that parents want to provide the best start in life for their children. One of the best things you can do for your newborn is to provide them with a healthy, nutrient rich, diet. It's hard to navigate all of the information on what is best to feed your...

Are you experiencing muscle pain, headaches, or migraines? What about difficulty breathing or sleeping, carpal tunnel syndrome, or TMJ? Having trouble finding solutions to these issues? Osteopathic manual therapy can help. OMT is a gentle form of manual medicine which...

Food is something that is so tied with emotion and human experience that it can become a coping strategy without us realizing it. So many of our holidays are food-centric, whether they involve fasting, or massive dinners that leave everyone uncomfortably full. We go out to dinner to celebrate a win, or drown our sorrows in a pint of ice cream. 

As a result, whether we’re emotionally eating, or emotionally NOT eating, our ways of interacting with food are often based on how we feel, sometimes to the exclusion of our needs. 

Coming off the pill with acne prone skin can be a very scary thing. So what happens when it comes time to have a family, or just stop taking birth control? If you find yourself in that situation, here’s what you need to know about supporting your skin while coming off the pill.

If you are avoiding dairy these days, you might find it hard to get all the probiotics you need from your diet. I mean, what better way to start your day than with a gut-loving bowl of yogurt? Luckily, you don’t need dairy for that! Coconut yogurt is a great tasting, easy-to-make replacement with a whole lot of health benefits.

Emotions are held in each of our cells, in every tissue, muscle, and organ. Our bodies will carry the emotions we have difficulty processing, expressing, or making sense of as we experience them. In a sense, our bodies try to protect our hearts and our spirits from these painful emotions. This is where the acupuncture points become really interesting.

Irregular periods? Hormonal acne? Unexplained weight gain? Unwanted hair growth? Trouble conceiving? You may be secretly struggling with PCOS. Well, the secret’s out: you don’t have to struggle alone.

Collagen is an important component of digestive and skin health. Here is Dr. Sarah Bennett’s favourite way to incorporate collagen into her day, and some reasons why you may want to start, too!