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If you’re over 40 and don’t eat enough protein, you’re putting your recovery, your strength, and your independence at risk in the not too distant future. This is not information I knew after I finished my medical training. It really only sunk in after seeing my patients getting so weak in a hospital bed that […]

Fiber – the overlooked ingredient that supports your gut, lowers cholesterol, and boosts immune health. I keep sounding like a broken record, but fiber is so beneficial apart from just for your stool. Just 10 grams of soluble fiber a day can lower your ApoB by about 5–10%. It improves the health of your gut lining, the way your body regulates sugars […]

High triglycerides (TGs) are our liver’s white flag. It’s telling us that it’s storing excess carbs and sugars as fat in the liver and that the metabolic system in the body is struggling. When I see TGs ≥1.5 mmol/L (or ≥133 mg/dL) – it’s not a cholesterol issue – it’s a sign that the engine is running on the wrong […]

Unchecked high blood pressure over the years rips tiny holes in the smallest vessels of your brain, kidneys and eyes – let’s talk about what to do about it.  Arteries branch into microscopic vessels in your organs. Persistently high blood pressure shreds them, leading to strokes and kidney failure amongst other problems.  When the blood […]

You can be iron deficient and not know it – even your blood count can look normal, but with low iron stores, it can affect more than your blood – it impacts our energy, our hair, our mood. You can have iron deficiency for several reasons. In women, it’s quite common because you lose varying […]

A few weeks ago I was watching our maple tree during a rainy, windy afternoon (after my daughter remarked that I was glancing at my phone a few too many times…). The wind was tossing the trees’ dark burgundy leaves around like little puppet dolls — flung whichever way the gusts decided. But beneath all […]

I would just like to preface this that I am no perfect parent. My kids who are still small have definitely eaten some artificial junk I wish they didn’t but I like to take a wider lens and make sure that more often than not they are getting nutrients and whole foods in.  I am […]