Does Lower Cholesterol Prevent Heart Disease?
As it turns out, when all of the research from the past 20 years is thoroughly reviewed, we find that lower cholesterol only reduces risk for heart disease in...
The Ravages of Mercury
In the past few years, researchers have been looking at the mercury levels of Canadians. From average urban city dwellers to tar sands workers, our mercury levels can be...
Eating Healthy Fish AND Avoiding Mercury
Many people love to eat fish - for both the taste and healthy fats - but struggle with the fact that fish are a source of harmful mercury, a...
Eat To Defeat Cancer
Of course our diet is exceptionally important to health. Recently we stumbled upon a very interesting TED lecture explaining some of the science as to HOW our diet is...
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Why do we treat Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth? Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is incredibly common, and leads to numerous digestive symptoms, as well as contributing heavily to the...
Chronic Lyme Disease
Dr. Colin and Dr. Patti attended the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) conference this past weekend in lovely Banff, Alberta. It was a very educational weekend filled...
Spring Detoxification
With Spring-time upon us, we all look forward to coming out of our winter hibernation with renewed energy and vigour. As we consider de-cluttering and ‘Spring-cleaning’ our homes, Spring...
Seasonal Allergies No More!
The sun is shining and the warm weather is here, but for hundreds of people in Calgary, this time of year also brings itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose, nasal...
5 Ways to Improve Sleep
Considering that we spend a third of our life sleeping, getting good quality sleep is important for health. Unfortunately, I see a lot of patients struggle to feel well...