Looks like this flu season is going to be a doozy. Dr. Charles Gardner, the Medical Officer of Health for The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit issued a declaration of “widespread influenza” last week. Locally, the CGMH declared an outbreak, and put increased precautionary measures in place. If you want more detailed information on what is… Continue reading →
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Curcumin and Blood Cancers
Last week, a story circulated in the UK about a woman with multiple myeloma—a blood cancer that is very difficult to treat—that was seemingly successfully treated with curcumin, the active medicinal ingredient in the spice turmeric. Multiple Myeloma is a blood cancer that will affect just under 3000 Canadians annually. The disease does damage to bones, the… Continue reading →
Celiac Disease Underdiagnosed in 90% of Cases?
That’s the case according to U of T prof Ahmed El-Sohemy, whose research suggests that celiac disease is very much underdiagnosed in Canada, as with other parts of the world including the US and the UK. When he took blood samples from over 2800 people, he found that celiac disease occurs in 1% of Canadians–that’s… Continue reading →
13 Books to Help With Your Resolutions
According a recent poll, many of our top resolutions this year are around our health–three of the top four, in fact: Eat better Exercise more Save more money Increase self-care (more sleep, etc.) Interestingly, “read more” came in at number five. With that in mind, we thought we’d give you a list of our top health… Continue reading →
Concussion Treatment and Prevention
Hurray, it’s ski season! If you or your kids ski for fun, or more seriously in the many amazing race programs in our area, this post is for you. (Hockey players, we haven’t forgotten you either!) Dr. Maggie, a former nationally competitive skier, and StoneTree Clinic’s resident sports performance guru, wants to make sure you… Continue reading →
Shingles: Causes and Prevention
Herpes zoster is the virus that causes the chickenpox. Most of us experienced this infection as kids–a very itchy rash, that can show up over the entire body. Once chickenpox is resolved the herpes zoster virus can “hide” in a little pocket in our nerves called the dorsal root ganglia. It can hide there, dormant, for years,… Continue reading →
Your Cold and Flu “GO-KIT”
It is not uncommon for the ND’s at StoneTree to get emails or messages over the weekend, after hours, or when they are away from home, from patients who are coming down with cold or flu symptoms and want to get on top of them right away. No one wants a full-blown cold or flu!… Continue reading →
‘Tis the Season…
…to be stressed? …to be sick? …to have interrupted sleep? …to be cranky? …to have tummy troubles? The holiday season can be a lot of fun, but it can also be pretty hard on our physical and mental health! That makes December a great time to check in with your ND. We can help support… Continue reading →
The Migraine-Food Intolerance Connection
This piece of research came across the desks of one of the ND’s here at StoneTree that supports what we have all seen time and time again with our patients: food intolerances and migraines are related. We’ve written about food intolerances many times before. When we eat foods that we are intolerant to, our immune systems… Continue reading →
From Endometriosis to Concussion: What We Learned Last Weekend
Last weekend the StoneTree Clinic team got to enjoy the 2017 annual convention of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors–right here at Blue Mountain Resorts. It was such a treat to show off the Collingwood area to our ND colleagues. With our amazing community and beautiful natural attractions, they all agreed: we live in one of… Continue reading →