Melatonin – Your Body’s Most Important Sleep Hormone
Melatonin has been studied extensively for sleep disorders including insomnia, jet lag and even dysmenorrhea (painful periods). This natural rhythm is so important to ensure quality sleep and proper sleep patterns.
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Are you breathing right? Take a deep breath and notice what happens to your body. Did your chest expand and shoulders rise? Or was it your belly that was expanding?
Got the Winter Blues?
SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, may be quite common here in Canada, but that doesn’t mean you have to endure and struggle. Mental health is important — let’s talk about it and let’s peel apart some of the layers of the ‘Winter Blues’.
5-minute Calm
I was flipping through our 5-minute Calm book at the clinic on a break one day and it randomly opened to a page about doing laundry. It was a meditation exercise that taught you how to be more mindful even with the routine tasks we may have.
Dr. Carol's Top 5 Herbs for Colds & Flus
Every time a friend, family member, or patient comes down with a cold, I love being able to suggest a few easy things to do, like cold wet socks, a couple of herbs or homeopathics, and then hearing about how quickly and easily they recovered.