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Midlife Health Check: Understanding Common Blood Work and Screening Tests
As a naturopathic doctor, I think not only about how to help people feel better, but how to support changes that are realistic and sustainable, especially in midlife, when many women are balancing full schedules and competing demands. Below is an overview of screening tests I commonly recommend for women in midlife, along with why they’re useful and how they can guide care.
The Ultimate On-the-Go Chia Breakfast (High-Protein + High-Fibre)
If you’re looking for a breakfast that’s nutrient-dense, travel-friendly, and takes minimal effort to prepare, this Chia Seed Power Bowl is your new go-to. Packed with protein, fibre, healthy fats, and antioxidants, it’s the kind of meal that fuels you for hours—whether you’re heading to a conference, a hiking trail, or just another full workday.
Important Flourish Naturopathic Updates
We want to start by thanking our wonderful community for your patience during the pandemic as we have learned new technology and adapted to providing virtual health consults from home. We have missed you all so much and are happy to welcome you back to our clinic...
Ode to Cabbage
Why this practical, healthy and inexpensive vegetable should be a fixture in your fridge. As naturopathic doctors know well, achieving and maintaining good health has so much to do with our lifestyle and all of the little practices and habits that we adopt. Today, I'd...
Lowering Alcohol Consumption For Better Health
Ideas to help you drink less and feel better. Our long history with alcohol is woven into the fabric of many of our cultural traditions and norms. It's a passion for some, a way to manage (or forget) stress and a standard expectation at many celebrations and events....
Steps We are Taking to Keep Patients and Staff Safe
This plan was developed with the goal of reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure for both patients and the practitioners within our clinical setting. Here, we identify the actions that we (Flourish naturopathic doctors) commit to, and that all visiting patients must...