Category Archives: Nutrition

Sep 17

Why I Choose To Buy Organic

A common question many of our patients ask us is “Why is it important to buy organic”?  Buying organic is very important to us and almost on a daily basis, we are continuously reminded through research findings and news articles. For quite some time, I have not felt comfortable trusting conventional produce – those grown […]

Why I Choose To Buy Organic
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  • Healthy Snacks for School

    08 September 2016

    Need some new ideas on what to pack for school (or work) lunches?  Here are a few of our favourite delicious and healthy snack recipes that you can try.  For more ideas, this p

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  • Having Healthy Babies – The Male Fertility Factor

    19 July 2016

    For obvious reasons, a mother’s health and well-being are usually the focus of strategies to support the healthiest deliveries and healthiest babies. However, more and more evi

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  • Keeping it clean – Avoiding pesticides in our food

    19 April 2016

    Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a list of the fruits and vegetables found to have the most and the least pesticide residues. These are called “The Di

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  • 5 Foods in a Naturopathic Doctor’s Grocery Cart

    28 August 2015

    We all do it….as we stand in line waiting to check out at the grocery store, we glance to see what others are buying. Knowing what we know about foods and our health, it is

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  • Vitamin D and Your Health

    20 August 2015

    There is no doubt that Vitamin D is important for optimal health.  In addition to its well-known roles in improving the body’s immune function and preventing and treating oste

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  • Vitamin D in Pregnancy and Infancy

    05 August 2015

    Over the last weekend in June, the Naturopathic Doctors at Vive Integrative Health Group attended the biennial Health Fusion conference – an interesting and informative confere

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Testimonials

  • For at least the last three years I had been plagued with a "mysterious" nocturnal cough. I underwent a battery of tests ordered by doctors and specialists:

    CJ

    - Chronic Cough

  • My husband started seeing Dr Colin about six weeks ago about a bad back. He is now starting to become a believer in Holistic Medicine. Dr Colin has helped co

    AK

    - Back Pain

  • I have been going to naturopathic physicians for myself, my husband and my children for the past 25 years - for ear, throat and chest infections, allergies,

    MD

    - Menopause and Mood

  • Due to my physically demanding profession and my low calorie intake, I sought out the aid of intravenous (IV) vitamins mineral treatments. Dr. Colin has been

    HS

    - IV Nutrient Therapy

  • Two years ago, at age 60, I went to Dr. Patti Yik and asked if she could help me with two problems: First, high cholesterol – It had been high for years

    JS

    - Heart Health, Kidney Stones and Gout

  • Hi Dr. Colin, I've been meaning to get in touch with you! I am doing great…as of today, I am 9 weeks pregnant! You were actually one of the first people I

    JL

    - Fertility

  • Hi Dr. Patti, I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you. I felt pretty overwhelmed yesterday and a bit scared looking over everything as I was not give

    SO

    - A Big Thank You!

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