Category Archives: Nutrition

Feeling Depressed, You Must Be Deficient in Prozac?

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath I’ve heard this story thousands of times from clients in the past. You visit your doctor, complaining of some physical symptoms and feeling a bit down and unmotivated. Your doctor then feels that ordering blood work would uncover some ailment that they can diagnose and treat, but when the results […]

Confused About What To Eat?

by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Have you followed your best friend’s diet, only to find yourself constantly hungry, feeling fatigued and maybe even gaining a bit of weight? Are you sick and tired of sifting through the vast amounts of information on diet and nutrition and looking for what’s right for you? Do you find yourself […]

Suffering with Acid Reflux, GERD or Heartburn?

What your doctor didn’t tell you and your pharmacist didn’t have time to tell you about your medication. The Truth About PPI’s (Proton-Pump Inhibitors) By Robert Jones PharmD So, you’ve been suffering from heartburn. Every few nights, you experience a tight pain and burning sensation in your chest.  You know it isn’t a heart condition; […]

Fat Burning 101

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath We’ve talked many times in the past about weight loss. These discussions have centered around many different factors as listed below. Some of these discussions have centered around food choices and the standard American diet or the SAD diet, high in sugar and processed carbs. We have also shared the […]

Beat the Summertime Blues

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath It’s summer time, so you know what that means. Ton’s of parties, travel, fun and lots of food and drink available. You may be falling into the summertime blues. So many of you have spent the first six months of the year getting your body in shape for the summer […]

Living with chronic aches & PAIN?

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath I have seen thousands of clients over the years that have been living with chronic aches and pains on a regular basis and you may be living with this yourself right now. Now some of these people are diagnosed with deeper challenges such as Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue or inflammatory disorders, […]

Got Food Sensitivities? Eat ALL the Veggies for a Happier Gut

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by Lynda Buitrago, Holistic Health & Thyroid Specialist Leaky gut and other health factors will cause people to react differently to the same foods. One of the important factors in food sensitivities is the health and diversity of your gut flora. I recently attended a fantastic seminar about food allergies and sensitivities, and the most […]

Red Meat is BAD for your Heart?

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath We all know that eating red meat is bad for you heart right? Red meat itself is not bad for you or your heart but this depends on the quality of the meat. Red meat is actually one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. It is loaded with […]

Holiday Survival Tips

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath What you may not be thinking about right now is how often you find yourself fatigued, stress out and dealing with weight gain during the holidays. With all the levels of stress the holidays can bring, is this a surprise to most of us? This is the year you do […]

The Thanksgiving Snooze, it’s NOT the Turkey

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath I know, we hear it all the time, it’s the tryptophan in the turkey that has you looking for a nap on the couch after your Thanksgiving meal. When we look at how we most often assume truth, we are told something, we experience this as explained, so it must […]