When I was 15 there were exactly two ways to connect with your friends: seeing them in person, or talking on the phone. This was in the 80’s. If you were lucky, your house had a phone with a big long cord that you could take into your room. Your parents, siblings or pets were… Continue reading →
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The Teal Pumpkin Project
Halloween is around the corner! It’s a holiday that all kids love and many parents hate. 🙂 A night of dress up? Great fun. Walking around the community and connecting with others? Fantastic. The gong show of candy eating, candy hiding, and sugar-infused candy fighting among siblings because “Someone stole my last Kit-Kat”? Not so… Continue reading →
Migraines and Bacteria in Your Mouth
New research out of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine points to a potential link between certain bacteria in the mouth and the incidence of migraine headaches. The bacteria, Rothia mucilaginosa and Haemophilus parainfluenzae, actually convert nitrates (found in chocolate, wine, and cured meats) into nitric oxide (a powerful vasodilator in the… Continue reading →
Eating You Alive Film
The 2016-17 Be the Change film series kicks off on October 19th with the new documentary “Eating you Alive”. We love the film series as a rule, but we’re hosting this particular film because we know from training, from clinical experience with thousands of patients, and from our own lives, that what you eat is… Continue reading →
The Benefits of Gratitude
Here at StoneTree, we have the absolute privilege of being in many people’s lives. We get to hear about all the problems, symptoms, stress and loss that our patients navigate through, as well as all the successes, happiness, and positive change. At this time of year, when we are all feeling the joy of another… Continue reading →
Sleep is a Result, Not a Behaviour
Getting enough good quality sleep is essential to good health. Sleep repairs the body, resets hormones, detoxifies the brain and just makes us feel ready to take on the day. But anyone who has had insomnia knows that the suggestion to just “sleep more” isn’t possible. As tired as an insomniac is, and as committed… Continue reading →
It’s Never Too Late
One of my favourite quotes by Dr. Wayne Dyer is, “Don’t die with your music still in you.” The first time I heard it, it stopped me dead in my tracks. I was in my 20’s at the time and the entire world was before me. The thought of dying at all never occurred to… Continue reading →
Ditch the Antibacterial Soaps
Last week the FDA announced that the use of antibacterial agents in soaps will no longer be permitted in the US. Why? The manufacturers of antibacterial soap products have failed to establish that they are any more effective than just regular soap and water, and there is also some question of their safety. There are… Continue reading →
How Food Manufacturers Hide Sugar From You
Canadians eat an average of 110 grams of sugar per day. That is the equivalent of 26 teaspoons or a half cup of sugar. Every day. This is astonishing on a couple of levels. First of all, that’s over 20% of our daily calories. Just in sugar. But that’s just the beginning. WHO guidelines suggest that… Continue reading →
Chronic Problems vs Acute Expectations
In medicine, we use the term acute to refer to an illness or disease that comes on suddenly, and doesn’t last long. Heart attacks are acute. Colds and flu are, too. Acute illnesses tend to either get better fairly quickly–with treatment, or often without–or kill you. Usually, it’s the former. We see our fair share of… Continue reading →