Gaining Doesn’t Have to be Painful: Sustainable Habits From the Comfort of Your Green Zone
By Dr. Tamara Kung, ND A couple of years ago I watched a Ted Talk given by Dr. Stephen Seiler, a professor in Sport Science at the University of Agder in Norway. He described a surprisingly contradicting phenomenon he noticed in top-performing endurance athletes that went against the frequently quoted and deeply embedded “No pain, no gain” mentality […]
Are Big Cushioned Running Shoes For You?
By Tim Irvine One of my favorite health and wellness authors, Alex Hutchinson, wrote a great article on running shoes and how cushioning is all the rage. Almost everyone has a pair of ‘joggers’. Those are the ones that distance runners use and are specifically designed to help make running safer, more efficient, and faster. Well, at least […]
How to get the most out of everything you do
By Tim Irvine The rest is as important as the work! I remember my strength coach in university talking with us about this very fact. In retrospect, it was probably the best program I have ever been on. Lots of variety in programming as well as intensity, and room for some fun too. What I […]
Avoid Loneliness: How to Build Friendships from Scratch!
By Dr. Tamara Kung, ND Loneliness is almost as prevalent as obesity, with up to 60% of adults reporting they feel this way. In my clinical practice, I often ask patients whether they feel lonely, and the majority respond with a “Yes.” Feeling lonely, as research has uncovered, is as detrimental to our health as […]
Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness
Dr. Tamara Kung, ND Taking care of our body is important, but so is tending to your relationships! The power of our relationships, and how happy we are in those relationships influence our physical and mental health. One of the world’s longest studies on adult life and aging has amassed a huge collection of detailed […]
Do This One Thing For Overall Health
Tim Irvine I’m often asked, “If you could make one recommendation for overall health, what would it be?” Man, that’s a tough one. Sometimes being science and evidence based is restrictive. Each situation is different and my ‘one piece of advice’ would be different for everyone. Individuals require individual approaches. There are an almost infinite […]
Tighten Up Your Immune Defensive Line – Gut Health Series Part 2, Partners in Slime
Dr. Tamara Kung, ND Humans are essentially a giant, elaborate tube. We have an outside layer (our skin), and an inner layer (our gut lining) that encases all our innards and protects us from the outside world. We are incredibly vulnerable organisms and need protection from the harsh external environment, so our skin which is […]
RunSmart!
Are you or someone you know hitting the pavement or trails this spring? If so, we have two awesome resources for you. RunSmart Workshop We are hosting a RunSmart workshop on May 10th, 6pm at our King location. Our running physio, Victoria Lavinskas, and our running nutritionist, Tara Postnikoff, will help you… Run Faster Run farther Stay injury […]
Easily Add Some Cross-Training To Your Outdoor Excursions
Tim Irvine It won’t surprise you that our society is forward-focused. This is also true with how we move our bodies. Typically, we move forward in a straight line for our activity. Walking, running, and cycling are good examples of this. While any movement is positive, as we get back to outdoor activity after a […]
This little-known way we can help our overall health – Gut Health Series Part 1, Partners in Slime
Dr. Tamara Kung, ND Did you know that we produce 10 litres of mucus a day? That gooey, slimy stuff we cough up, is a lubricant for our food as it makes its way through our digestive tract. As icky as it seems, it has a crucial role. Imagine swallowing a bite of an apple […]