HOW MOVEMENT STRENGTHENS IMMUNITY
Tamara Kung, ND With all this talk about protecting ourselves from viral infections, many of us are seeking the best ways to support our immune system. Our immune system is a potent world of strong, frontline defenses, and highly specialized backup troops. While we have many drugs that are effective at stopping bacterial infections (antibiotics), […]
Try this one thing for more success, happiness, satisfaction, and more!
Tim Irvine If you are reading this, the headline of this article got your attention, and you are interested in knowing this ‘secret’. I’ll get right to the point. I’m quite certain that 99% of people reading this have something they would like to do but have been putting off. Is that you? You can […]
What’s really driving your habits?
By: Tim Irvine A couple of days ago, I talked with a friend of mine about their food choices over the last while. It ended up being a deep, hour-long conversation about what drives habits in general. I have to say; it was very illuminating. To provide context, this friend has quite a bit of […]
Think You Are In Pretty Good Shape? So Did This Guy.
By, Tim Irvine I was recently talking with a friend of mine about a hiking trip he was planning and it reminded me of this article I read several years ago. If you want to read about an objective, physical transformation, give yourself five minutes to do just that and be amazed at what a consistent, sustained […]
Something You Probably Didn’t Know About Grip Strength
By Tim Irvine Grip strength is not usually part of the conversation when it comes to cardiovascular health or mortality for that matter. We only notice it when we encounter someone with a very firm handshake, or when we have a stubborn jar to open. It turns out, grip strength is a fantastic predictor of […]
Plant vs Meat Protein
By Tamara Kung, ND The growing awareness of plant-based meals coupled with our long history of enthusiasm for protein is coming to an apparent clash and leaving us wondering how are we supposed to get enough quality protein on just plants! Before we get into that, let’s get some context regarding how much protein we […]
Sleep: Some Essential Facts You Likely Don’t Know
Dr. Tamara Kung, ND Humans try all kinds of rational to shortchange sleep. Deep societal and cultural shifts have brought in an era where sleep is seen as second rate, an afterthought, a passive thing we do when there’s nothing else to do. We think sleeping means laziness and we’ve been actively fighting against it, […]
Mindfulness: Training For Your Brain
Tim Irvine The rise in the popularity of mindfulness has been a big help to people everywhere. With awareness of mental health issues being much greater in general, mindfulness is a tool that can help our brains manage better. At least that’s what people tell us. What does science say? In short, it’s the real […]
Forest Bathing – What it is and why you should do it
Tim Irvine Last weekend I spent three spectacular days hiking on the Bruce Trail here in southern Ontario. It reminded me about how important getting into nature is for our physical and mental health. It also reminded me that I had to let more people know about the practice of forest bathing. No, I didn’t take my […]
Are Artificial Sweeteners Causing Big Problems?
By Tamara Kung, ND Sugar is bad, so artificial sweeteners without all the extra calories must be good, right?? Let’s look at the facts to improve our understanding of this critical area of nutrition. It’s important to first understand how insulin works and how added sweeteners affect it. Insulin is your growth and storage hormone […]