Healthy and Inspired Living
February is Heart Health month – no wonder Valentine’s Day falls in this month! To keep your heart healthy and strong, consider preventative strategies to lower your blood pressure, strokes and atherosclerotic plaque build-up. Studies show that heart disease remains the number one cause of death in North America. Poor nutritional and lifestyle habits as [...]
Through the year, Vancouverites enjoy a multiple array of restaurants to choose from with which to satisfy their culinary appetites. Foodies and those who simply love to be “out and about” will often try a new restaurant weekly, sampling a variety of foods from exotic India, spicy Thai, or succulent Mediterranean. While Vancouver boasts a [...]
This condition is an inflammation of the prostate that is often undiagnosed mostly because it is not discussed by men and their physicians. Symptoms may include urinary irritation, frequency, urgency, obstruction and pain. Some men complain of incomplete voiding, dribbling, sexual dysfunction, painful ejaculation or even pain in the penis/testis or even low back pain. [...]
The spread of the H1N1 (swine influenza A) occurs mainly via person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets as a result of sneezing or coughing. Some may get infected from touching objects with the flu virus on it, then touching their mouth or nose. It is important to note that infected persons may infect others beginning from day [...]
If you recall, Xenohormesis is derived from the root word “xeno” (foreign) and “hormesis” (relating to control). Essentially, xenohormesis pertains to how certain types of food and substances within them (both natural and synthetic) or environmental pollutants, can have positive or negative influences on virtually every cell, tissue and organ in the body with resultant [...]
Optimum nutritional habits are essential during your physical fitness training or exercise. Fundamental components include hydration status, carbohydrate and protein intake as well as electrolyte repletion, and joint health. Drinking plenty of water before during and after your training (especially during summer months) will prevent dehydration as well as overheating, both of which may lead to [...]
In my clinical practice, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) are two very common chronic conditions that are often debilitating and very difficult to treat. The physical, mental and emotional stress incurred by the individual (as well as their loved ones) is often very difficult to witness, yet, strangely inspiring. From a clinical standpoint, [...]
Getting your micronutrients through food is ideal, however, if we approach this issue realistically, many of us do not have sound nutritional habits; we don’t always eat whole organically grown or free range foods, nor do we eat foods that are prepared in such a way so as to retain its nutritional value. As such, [...]
Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X is a condition that was first reported in 1978 by Dr. Gerald B. Phillips. This syndrome is considered to be a powerful independent risk factor for mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease. A very frightening statistic puts 1 in every 4 persons in North America at risk for developing Metabolic Syndrome. [...]
For the immune system to work properly, two things must happen: first, the body must recognize that it is being threatened by foreign microorganisms. Second, the immune response must be activated quickly before many body tissue cells are destroyed by the invaders. In our environment, we are constantly exposed to viruses (such as those that [...]
