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The Power of Juicing

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Today is officially the first day of fall. School is in, summer vacation is over, and for many, thoughts are turning to a shift in habits from a summer of eating and drinking in…well, let’s call it “holiday mode”…to something that feels a little better in the long run.

We have written much in the past about detoxing and its importance to the body. You can read some pieces here, and here. And there is an entire section of our local newspaper article archives devoted to the topic here.

Sometimes, though, a picture is worth a thousand words. Last year, StoneTree Clinic sponsored the Be The Change Film Series documentary “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”. In the film, author Joe Cross and his journey to wellness through juicing. It’s an amazing story and worth a watch on Netflix or online here.

The What and Why of Juicing

Juicing is the process of extracting the juice from fruits and vegetables. The idea is that a single juice gives you the vitamins, mineral and phytonutrient equivalent of a full day’s servings of fruits and vegetables. Doing this multiple times a day, gives you the benefit of more fruits and vegetables then you can actually physically ever eat in a day.

Why do this?

Most of us have lots of extra energy stores hanging around our body, especially after a summer of drinking beer and eating burgers. Dieting by decreasing calories can work for some, but for others it throws our body into a starvation mode, causing us to never let go of that extra weight.

Vitamins and minerals in our food do many things for us, including helping us use stored fat as an energy source. A juice packed with tons of these little beauties makes our body feel nourished and vibrant and allows those fat stores to be burned more effectively. The increased vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients also support the detoxification of our liver and kidneys, while at the same time supporting our immune and endocrine systems.

This year we have teamed up with Press Juice Co., to make fall cleansing even easier and more delicious. Join Dr. Kendra Reid, this Tuesday, September 21st at Press Juice Co. to try the “StoneTree Juice” and learn about detoxification and juicing!

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Healthy Eating for Back to School

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It’s back to school time, and back to the dreaded “lunch making”.

Yes, parents across the country are ready to kick off the school year with great intentions to build the world’s healthiest lunches for their little critters. Lunches that will fuel their bodies, feed their minds and keep their immune systems strong…

Then the reality of time and what the little critters will actually eat sets in, and moms and dads begin pulling their hair out trying to get something healthy into that lunch bag.

We’ve given you some healthy snack and lunch ideas before, but for some solid in-person advice, join Candice Soldaat at Currie’s Farm Market here in Collingwood on Wednesday, September 2nd at 7PM to learn more about how kids can best fuel their bodies and brains for the classroom, and stay healthy through the school year. Tips and recipes for healthy eating and meal preparation will be provided!

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Sign up for the 30X30 Challenge!

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Ontario Parks is throwing down the gauntlet and challenging us all to take the 30X30 challenge!

It’s an simple idea that we love: for 30 days, spend a minimum of 30 minutes in nature.

Living in Collingwood and the surrounding area should make this easy. We have The Bruce Trail, Georgian Bay, Wasaga Beach, Sunset Point, Northwinds Beach, the Arboretum, and plenty of other amazing natural treasures that many of us see every day, but rarely use.

Why get outside everyday? Many studies have showed that being in nature can increase mood, decrease anxiety and even decrease pain. Consider it our prescription for good health this summer. 🙂

Join the StoneTree team and get outside this summer–30 minutes for 30 days!

 

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Get Cultured! The Basics of Fermented Food

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Fermentation dates back thousands of years, and it’s present in the diet of almost every culture on earth. From kimchi in Korea and sauerkraut in Germeny, to kefir in Bulgaria, fermented food is surprisingly omnipresent. Even familiar foods you might find in any “average” North American home like like cheese, yoghurt, pickles and wine are fermented.

Our ancestors used fermenting to preserve food and neturalize toxins, but the process also had an enormous positive impact on our health.

Our “gut flora” is made up of hundreds of different types of good bacteria. These little critters are responsible for helping our immune system stay strong, providing us with the important vitamin K, and helping with detoxification. Fermented foods are filled with probiotics (beneficial bacteria), in amounts many times greater then any supplement you could take.

Join Naturopath Doctor Shelby Worts at Currie’s Farm Market here in Collingwood on Wednesday, August 5th, at 7PM for a fermented food workshop. You’ll learn two basic fermented food recipes, and discover how these foods improve your digestion, immunity and bone density, and help create a flatter belly!

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Eat Your Way to Beautiful Skin

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Join Dr. Kendra at Currie’s Farm Market, on Wednesday, July 8th at 7PM, as she explains which foods wreak havoc on skin and which ones are helpful.

From eczema to wrinkles she’ll cover it all! There will be samples of her favorite serums and creams to try, and lots of take-home tips.

See you there!

Other Currie’s Farm Market events this summer:

Aug 5th: Fermented Foods and Your Immune System with Dr. Shelby Worts.

Sept 2nd: Healthy Back to School Eating with Candice Soldaat

Currie’s Farm Market
736 Sixth St, Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Y9
(705) 445-2005

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Is Nutrition Really That Simple?

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Yes.

Nutrition really is that simple.

We get asked all the time, “What is a healthy diet?” People are constantly confused about what they should and shouldn’t eat. Is gluten okay? Is low carb or low fat the best way to go? Is vegan the best diet or paleo?

There is a multi-billion dollar food industry that profits from your confusion. Uncertainty allows them to develop “food-like products” that fit the latest “healthy food” fad.

The truth is, nutrition really is very simple. Eat foods that nature makes and cook them yourself!

Enjoy this short video in which Micheal Pollen, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Food Matters and Cooked, tells us how simple it really is.

Join us at the Georgian Bay Health Food Store, located in the Cranberry Mews, on November 25th at 6:30PM, to learn more about nutrition, and why food really is medicine!

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Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity

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This fall, a study published in the journal Nature suggests that the artificial sweeteners people use to prevent metabolic syndrome and diabetes are actually making things worse.

“Our findings suggest that non-caloric artificial sweeteners may have directly contributed to enhancing the exact epidemic that they themselves were intended to fight.” <1>

Researchers fed mice either water, water with sugar, or water with artificial sweetener. The mice with the artificial sweetener developed glucose intolerance (the step before diabetes) when the other two groups didn’t.

The really interesting part is that when the researchers eliminated the gut flora in our fury friends and then fed them the artificial sweeteners, the effect went away. The researchers suspect that artificial sweeteners alter our gut bacteria–for the worse.

What it Means for You

In light of this research, what should you do?

The solution is the same as it is for many things:. Eat foods that nature makes. Sucralose, aspartame, mannitol and the like were not made in nature. They were made in labs. Avoid them.

If you feel like something sweet, eat the real thing – organic raw cane sugar, honey, maple syrup, stevia, agave. Or better yet – eat fruit. It’s nature’s candy, no processing necessary.

Join the team from StoneTree Clinic at the Gayety Theatre on Wednesday, Oct 22nd at 7PM, where we are sponsoring the presentation of “Fed Up”. The film is a fantastic documentary about the damage the processed food and sugar industries are doing to our health and the health of our kids. Tickets at the doors $8, or seasons tickets available at the clinic. (Six GREAT documentaries for $40.)

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Why Fall Detoxification Matters

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Spring and fall are nature’s time to cleanse and clean house.

In the winter we’re cooped up. We tend to be more sedentary, get less fresh air, and eat food that is both calorie-rich yet nutrition-poor. Spring cleansing is about moving the blood and lymph, and cleaning out the stored garbage in our livers from those months of staying inside and hibernating.

In the summer, we generally get more time outside, more fresh air and more fresh food. Our natural detoxification processes work better. So why, after a summer of better health, do we need to detox in the fall?

Fall cleansing is about strengthening your system to deal with the coming change in diet and lifestyle that winter brings. Pre-winter clean up helps to prevent the build up of toxins and promote a healthy gut and digestive tract. That in turn means a healthy immune system, making those colds and flus go away faster, or not come at all.

What is the best why to cleanse in the fall? You can start by eating some great fall food!

  • Cruciferious vegetables like brocolli, kale, brusselsprouts and cauliflower. Onions and garlic, and beets are all super foods that build the livers detoxification pathways. Spices like ginger, tumeric, cardamon, etc – all stimulate digestion and feed into the liver pathways, making these detox pathways efficient and effective.
  • Probitoics in the form of supplements or fermented foods – kefir, yogurt, kimchee, saurkraut, kombocha to name a few. Don’t like fermented food – probiotic supplements daily.

You can also engage in active detox treatments like colon hydrotherapy, which support the movement of bile, clean the liver, and promote healthy flora in the intestines.

Questions about fall detox? Wondering how to make yourself  stronger for the coming cold an flu season? Why not attend our free “Bulletproof” info night at the clinic on October 21? Just call the clinic at 705-444-5331, or [email protected].

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Info Night: Spring Cleaning for Body, Mind & Soul

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Headaches. Fatigue. Muscle and joint aches and pains. Chronic skin irritations and itchiness. Seasonal allergies. Bowel complaints.

These are all incredibly common complaints–we see them all the time in clinic. What’s less common, though, is the knowledge that many of them can be caused by a buildup of toxins in your body.

We have an astonishing ability to deal with the many toxins we are exposed to in our day to day life–and there are a lot of them. But that ability is not infinite and the toxins we are exposed to can stack up and overwhelm our processes. It’s a never-ending source of amazement to our patients that the strangest complaints can be related to something so seemingly unconnected.

Time after time, though, when we relieve the toxic burden from our bodies, acute and chronic problems go with them.

The Many Faces of Detoxification

There are many ways to “spring clean” from a health perspective. To learn more about them, and which ways might be right for you, join our resident nurse/colon hydrotherapist Lori Prest and nutritionist Barbara Lynn Andrews, on May 27th, at 7PM at StoneTree in Collingwood. You’ll learn about the importance of detoxification and cleansing, and how you can support her body through diet, supplementation and hydrotherapy in it’s ability to clean itself.

RSVP to the clinic at 705-444-5331, or [email protected]. See you there!

 

 

 

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What’s Wrong With Gluten?

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12871809_sGoing gluten-free is very sexy at the moment. We’re getting rid of our “Wheat Belly“, cleaning up our “Grain Brain”, and—as any naturopathic doctor worth their salt already knows—patient after patient reports that ditching wheat is making them feel better.

But what is actually wrong with gluten? Most of us grew up eating cereal and pasta. Haven’t we been eating bread through the ages without worries?

The truth is the grains we eat now are not the same ones our ancestors ate. Things have changed. Here are a few of the reasons why those pesky little gluten proteins are causing big problems.

Gluten Content is Up
Gluten is a protein in grains that can be very irritating to the immune system in our guts–more of it around means you are more likely to react. Modern hybrid grains have more gluten. A lot more. Fifty years ago, wheat contained 1 % gluten–now it’s over 50%.

“Pre-Digestion” is Down
The yeast used in traditional breads would start the process of breaking down gluten before it was eaten. Modern bread-baking techniques, however, use commercial yeasts that make for quick rising and bread that looks and tastes the same every time. Those commercial yeasts don’t do a very good job of starting the breakdown of gluten.

We’re Eating “Food” Instead of Food
Most of the foods containing gluten that we eat are highly processed. White flour itself is bleached with chemicals. Commercial cookies and crackers are filled with preservatives and pesticide residues. Plastics from the bags they are stored in leech into the product. These chemicals are immune-disruptors, and make our immune systems more reactive then they should be.

Add these factors to a host of other new modern lifestyle conditions, and you’ve got a recipe for a massive range of conditions that gluten causes or complicates.

How serious is it? How do you make change when you’re in love with toast and pasta? How can you be gluten-free without being fun-free? You can join the amazing Dr. Shelby next Tuesday night here at the clinic in Collingwood to find out. Space is limited, and the event is free and open to the public. Call 705-444-5331 to reserve a spot, or email us!

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