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No One Knows Anything

I came across this video on YouTube. The hero in this story was told for years that he would never walk unassisted again. Over 15 years he gained more and more weight, and become increasingly disabled and unhappy. Then one day, everything changed. He decided to begin a journey of healing. Over ten months he… Continue reading →

Improve Your Health With Toothbrush Philosophy

Brushing your teeth is probably not something you give much thought to. For most of us, no day starts or finishes without it—it’s just something you do. It wasn’t very long ago that this wasn’t the case. Regular teeth brushing only started in earnest after the Second World War. Years later, we now know that… Continue reading →

Food Allergy vs Food Intolerance: What’s the Difference?

As awareness rises for just how connected food and health are, so has an increased interest in discovering what foods work best for our individual bodies. That’s led many people to look to food sensitivities—such as gluten intolerance–as the culprit for chronic illness, and mysterious-seeming complaints. Many, however, confuse food sensitivity with food allergy. They’re… Continue reading →

4 Facts about Cervical Cancer

Based on 2009 estimates, about 1 in 149 Canadian women is expected to develop cervical cancer during her lifetime. While not as prevalent as breast cancer, it’s not something you want to ignore. Here are a few stats about cervical cancer and prevention. In 2011, 1300 new cases were diagnosed in Canada resulting in 350… Continue reading →

Progress not Perfection

One of my mentors, Dan Sullivan, has many great ideas, but one of them that has been very valuable to me is the idea of progress not perfection.    North American culture is obsessed with perfection. Not only does it keep us from finishing things, it stops us from even starting them in the first… Continue reading →

TLC vs CYA: The Medical-Legal Reality of Medicine

Imagine this scenario:   After a routine checkup with your doctor, which includes some blood work, you discover you have high cholesterol. Like millions of others, you’re prescribed Crestor. Later, your blood cholesterol level is checked again, and it’s lower.   All is right with the world. Right?   Several months later, though, you find… Continue reading →

Is Lack of Sleep Making You Fat?

Our culture has been buying the “calories in, calories out” theory of the weight gain and weight lose for decades. The assumption is that if you are overweight, you are eating too many Twinkies and sitting on your butt while doing it. And although what you eat and how you move your body are incredibly… Continue reading →

Dear 40 & 50-Year-Olds

Dear 40 & 50-year-olds, It’s me. Your future self. We’re over 70 now. (Can you believe it? Where did the time go?) I was going to ask you if you wanted the good news first, or the bad, but I decided that you can’t be trusted with the choice, so I’m making it for you…. Continue reading →

How to Eat Well for $4 a Day

Back in 2010, an offhand comment from someone at a grocery story led us to dig into the cost of healthy eating. We tracked our food expenses for a week or so with some interesting results. All in all, it was more expensive than we thought, but we weren’t trying to eat inexpensively, just really… Continue reading →

4500 Patients!

The StoneTree Docs learned something this week: It turns out that over the years we have collectively cared for over 4500 patients. WOW!!!   This is just a quick little post to say a resounding THANK YOU! We are all so grateful that you have trusted us with your health and the health of your… Continue reading →