Natural Health Fundamentals
The term natural health implies that a state of well-being has been achieved through natural means. Dr Carl Pfeiffer MD, a physician and biochemist who researched schizophrenia, allergies and other diseases, stated it in this way “for every drug that benefits a patient there is a natural substance that can achieve the same effect.” Natural […]
What’s B12 Got To Do With It?
B12 is the most chemically complex of all vitamins and the only vitamin that must be sourced from an external source such as animal or plant. It is the most important vitamin for normal function of the nervous system for neural maintenance. Animal protein is the biggest bang B12 acts as a cofactor in the […]
Communication
Step ONE: Understand the definition of communication (according to Google) is defined as, “the imparting or exchanging of information or news, the sending or receiving information, such as phone lines or computers. Step TWO: I am sure that most of you have watched the short movie Fantastic Fungi on Netflix or YouTube. For those that […]
Molecules of Emotion
Molecules of Emotion was written by Candace B. Pert, PhD and internationally recognized neuroscientist and pharmacologist who has published over 250 research articles. Candace’s work began to gain recognition in the 1908’s, the book was published in 1997. That was 25 years ago! The original key paper written in 1985 identifying that she had proved […]
System Crasher
It only takes one person to make change happen. It takes others to join in and believe. When I first became a therapist, I was confused by the silos of college registrations and the education requirements for each. I was healthy and thinking soundly at the time and just cannot imagine being under stress while […]
Mind Body Connection
When I started in private practice working many years ago, I had many successful sessions where the individual received Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Through a workbook, the individual began to understand how thought and feelings were connected and could be changed, then BOOM – finished and out the door! Those were the successful people, but some, […]
Functional Approach – Looking Upstream
There are two pillars of mental health that we should be aware of: Psychological and Medical. The first one is psychological — it is what we think about and the second one is medical — it is what we do to our body. Both of these pillars work together which affects our lives. Mental health […]
What Are The Pillars of Mental Health
There are two pillars of mental health that we should be aware of: Psychological and Medical. The first one is psychological — it is what we think about and the second one is medical — it is what we do to our body. Both of these pillars work together which affects our lives. Mental health […]
What is MTFHR?
Methylene homocysteinetetrahydrofolate reductase is an enzyme that breaks down the amino acids in the body Amino Acids help the body repair tissue and break down food. The ability to function normally or completely inactivate it can be interfere with by the MTHFR genes, which have the potential to mutate. Everyone has two MTHFR genes, one […]