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Holiday Season = Fatigue, Stress & Weight Gain?

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath The holidays are just around the corner and I bet the last thing you are considering right now is how the holiday season will effect your adrenal function, leading to health challenges and symptoms. What you may be thinking about though is how often you find yourself fatigued, stress out […]

Wired, Tired and Stressed Out?

Wired Tired and Stressed Out

By Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath So what do I mean by wired, tired and stress out? Well, the wired is being wired and stimulated by sugar and its affect on blood glucose levels. Tired is the response of the wired, as we look at how elevated blood sugar impacts sleep. Lastly the stressed out is […]

Do you hate to stretch too?

Stretching

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Now I understand the benefit of stretching and love when I am working with a trainer and they are actually doing the work of stretching my soft tissue but the thought of doing this myself is followed by almost zero motivation. Let’s face it, I hate to stretch! As mentioned […]

The Dr. Jekyll anb Mr. Hyde of Adrenal Function

Monster-Bad day at the office

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath In the spirit of Halloween… The truly scary tale of the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of adrenal function! Before we move on to the adrenal version, let me first summarize the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story from years ago. “The dual title character is a doctor who has […]

Oh, your aching joints!

aches

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath I hear about aching joints all the time and from varying degrees. This could be as mild as slight ache upon waking in the morning or standing up from your desk after sitting for a few hours, all the way to the extreme of chronic excruciating pain on a daily basis. […]

How Much Sugar is OK?!?

Sugar

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Sugar is not the evil monster we have been lead to believe, the real issue is the refined sources of our sugar and the quantity of sugar we consume. I will provide a healthy quantity later in this article for you. Before we dive into how much sugar is OK, […]

Processed Foods Are Slowly Killing You

UNHEALTHY

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Notice this is not a question, “processed foods are slowly killing you?” This is a statement, “PROCESSED FOODS ARE SLOWLY KILLING YOU!” While this should not be earth shattering news to most of us, we still most often find ourselves reaching out to processed foods on a regular basis. You […]

Stop Fat Shaming!

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Last week, a so-called comedian and YouTube personality posted what most consider a mean spirited attack on overweight people. Nicole Arbour claimed it was meant to inspire people to lose weight, but really it is fat shaming. If you’re a reader of my blogs, you know that uncontrollable weight gain […]

Get rid of FATIGUE

Fatigue

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath In the perfect world, everyone that had challenges with fatigue would test their adrenal function and thyroid function and myself and/or my associate Lynda Buitrago would be working with you to specifically address your challenges and put you on the proper protocol to assist your body in  regaining your optimal […]

4 Secrets to Stop Being Exhausted All The Time!

Exhaustion

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath So here we are in the early part of September and of course it is still relatively warm for most of us. But for many of us we know that the cold and blustery winter is just around the corner and think about what that means for most of us. […]