Melancholy—these days it means wistful sadness, maybe a moody afternoon, something fleeting. But in historical medical texts, melancholy meant so much more. It was a particular kind of heaviness that medieval and…
Why 400-Year-Old Body Wisdom Still Matters Renaissance herbalists understood something modern neuroscience and psychoneuroimmunology is finally coming back to—emotions live in the body. The power of our mind and our emotions have…
Dopamine is one of my favourite molecules. I work a lot with mental health, energy, motivation and mood in my naturopathic practice and dopamine a huge factor for all of them. It…
Autumnal colours and the smell of change is in the air! For many of us in the Kootenays we are getting PUMPED at the closeness of the ski season, but with the…
Hypericum perforatum, or St John’s wort, is a wonderful herb that can be found all over the western side of the Canada and the US. This wonderful plant is one of the…
Self care can come in many forms – from daily relaxing rituals like yoga or a bath, to “treat yo self” dates, to aromatherapy and chocolate, to exercise and nutrition plans. I…
In today’s busy world, meditation and mindfulness techniques are increasing in popularity. We have distractions practically begging to creep into our brains at any minute – whether it be notifications from our…
I have been wanting to write a full blog post on a couple of different things lately and have thus have ended up writing no blog posts because I can’t decide which…
Mood disorders are one of the most common conditions in the general population with with 12.6% of Canadians identifying with a mood disorder, 11.3% being for depression.1 Major depression disorder (MDD), is…
