A common question that I get from my clients is – how can I get my kids to eat healthy? This is something that many parents seem to struggle with. If you missed our previous blog post on the importance of this topic, you can read it here: https://imuaortho.com/blog/fighting-childhood-obesity/. At IMUA, our philosophy is that…
Read articleOne of my favorite things about summer is the abundance of sweet, juicy fruit that is available. Farmers Markets and grocery stores come alive with all the rich colors and shapes of mother nature’s bounty; melons, mangos, grapes, litchis, berries, cherries…I can’t imagine why we’d ever need candy or cake with the cornucopia of sweet pleasures offered by nature. When…
Read articleWhat do you think of when you think of the 4th of July? What kind of entertainment and food ideas come to mind? BBQ, beers, beach? My guess is that ‘healthy’ would not feature in your description of how you choose to celebrate America’s Independence Day. However you decide to celebrate the day – whether…
Read articleI recently had the pleasure of listening to Michael Pollan speak at the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Annual Conference. (In case you missed our blog post about this awesome conference, you can read it here : https://imuaortho.com/blog/functional-perspectives-on-food-and-nutrition/) If you’re a fan of health and wellness documentaries you’ll recognise Michael Pollan for his distinctive voice and his frank commentary…
Read articleMost of us are familiar with the damaging effects of stress to the physical body and to our emotional health. We’ve read the articles, we’ve heard the stories and, if we’re honest, we’ve experienced a good deal of it ourselves. Stress can be toxic; increasing the risk of all chronic disease and reducing our quality…
Read articleThis salad is one of my favourites – it’s healthful and tasty, plus it’s cheap and easy to make. It’s also very versatile; you can add fish or grains or avocado – or all three. Plus it makes a great lunch, since it doesn’t need to be warmed up and is as easy to eat as a…
Read articleDr Gesik and I recently returned from San Francisco, where we attended the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Annual International Conference. This year’s theme ‘Functional Perspectives on Food and Nutrition: The Ultimate Upstream Medicine’ covered many interesting and inspiring topics connected to nutrition, food, health and wellness. I would never have imagined that I would ever get…
Read articleOr perhaps some butylated hydroxytoluene with your chips. And would you prefer a little Red 3 or Red 40 with your candy? If you think back to a time when our great-great grandmas were doing all the cooking, perhaps we didn’t really need to ask what was in our food. Things were a lot more…
Read articleIt’s been the inspiration of songs, movies, poems, paintings, creations and inventions…this thing called LOVE. But what about health? Can love inspire health? While attending the Adrenal Summit last week I learnt from Functional Medicine Doctor, Daniel Kalish MD, that a common theme, amongst the not so common patients who were able to avoid adrenal…
Read articleWhen we take care of our body, when we learn how to listen to its subltle (or over time, not so subtle) messages our body responds brilliantly and we can live, not only symptom free, but with vitality. It’s a pretty simple truth, yet we often seem to forget, or ignore it. I would love to…
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