Category Archives: Digestive Health

Jun 30

Food Allergies versus Food Sensitivities

Food has an enormous impact on health and how a person reacts to different foods can play a role in causing disease or contributing to symptoms.  Many patients come to see one of our Naturopathic Doctors at Vive Integrative Health Group with concerns of whether what they may be eating could be causing or contributing to […]

Food Allergies versus Food Sensitivities
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  • GERD: Addressing the Root Cause

    24 January 2020

    Affecting up to 30% of the population in North America, and with the greatest rise affecting those between 30-39 years of age, GERD is becoming one of the most common health conc

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  • Intermittent Fasting

    04 March 2019

    Introduction What we eat and how we eat have profound and powerful effects on our bodies. How could they not? There are numerous example of this. When implemented properly and wi

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  • Diet and Digestion: The Root of Health

    07 March 2018

    The Effect of Diet and Digestion on our Health All of our health and well-being begins in our digestive tract. I will almost always remark to patients that “it’s digestion fi

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  • Healthy Holiday Eating

    11 November 2017

    Top 5 ways to avoid having a ‘food baby’ We all look forward to eating yummy, delicious foods during the holiday season, but we certainly don’t want to feel (or

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  • 5 Naturopathic Tips for a Healthy Gut

    29 March 2017

    It’s amazing how many patients we see that deal with symptoms of indigestion daily, ranging from simple gas and bloating to more severe abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhe

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  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    11 July 2016

    “So I’m told I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but why is my bowel so irritable?!” Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is extremely common, affecting at least 15% of people. For

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  • 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:

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  • 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

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    - Fertility

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    - A Big Thank You!

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