The Math of Habit Change

The start of a new year marks a new beginning–it’s a compelling time to make a change for the better. Of course, those changes can be easy to promise but tough to deliver. Now, as mid-January approaches, many of us are finding our resolutions put to the real test! Interestingly, resolutions often take the form of… Continue reading →

Food as Medicine: Sauerkraut

Humans have been fermenting foods for thousands of years. Fermentation made our food last longer and made it easier to digest, which in turn helped us stay healthier. Along the way, however, we also ended up creating foods that taste great and have excellent health benefits! Sauerkraut is one of those great fermented wonders. It’s… Continue reading →

3 Great Natural Health Resources for Canada Day

Hurray! It’s the long weekend! It’s going to be a hot one as we celebrate our nation’s birthday this weekend. Here are a few all-natural resources for your long weekend needs: Fruit infused water: This delicious water is a tasty and beautiful way to get fluids into you on a hot, summer day. There are a few options… Continue reading →

Bronwyn Hill - Collingwood Naturopathic Doctor

Welcome Dr. Bronwyn!

Once upon a time… Some of you who have been patients since our early days in Collingwood will remember our office over in the Erie Street Medical Centre. Some of you may even remember a keen and shiny young university student helping us out one summer. That young student’s name was Bronwyn Hill. At the… Continue reading →

Food as Medicine: Brazil Nuts

We just got some organic brazil nuts in at The Pantry. These guys are little nutritional wonders! Just 2-3 nuts can deliver a therapeutic dose of selenium at 200mcg. What does selenium do? Lots of great stuff. Check out this list, courtesy of Dr. Axe: Acts as an antioxidant and defends against oxidative stress May help defend… Continue reading →

Free Talk on Common GI Disorders

This month, StoneTree Clinic is pitching in with the CGMH Foundation’s Education Committee to educate the Georgian Triangle about common gastrointestinal disorders. You can learn all about this MD/ND/CGMH collaboration here. Over the years, we’ve heard from our patients time and time again that they wish ND’s and MD’s worked more closely together. Well, we… Continue reading →

Words to Live By

Choose happy and embrace the weird. -A.H. It seems like we are always surrounded by bad news and tragedy. Stories of trouble and woe. Stories of people not getting along. Stories of people disrespecting other beliefs, religions, genders, races. It’s incredibly easy to get sucked into this world of drama, negativity, and divisiveness. I like… 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 →

Get Those Kids Moving!

A new study published in the Frontiers of Physiology in July offers a glimpse into the possible long-term importance of getting our young ones moving. The study fed a group of baby lab rats a high-fat diet and then separated them into three groups. One group was denied exercise for their whole life, one group was denied exercise until… Continue reading →

Men: Understanding and Measuring Your Testosterone

Testosterone is predominately a male hormone. Although women have it in small amounts as well, this post is all about our boys. (Although our female patients may have to drag their guys in for testing. :)) Gentlemen, testosterone is the “fountain of youth” hormone. It’s part of what makes a guy feel like a “guy”. It… Continue reading →