Nutrition - Tik Tok makes it seem complicated. It is not. Let’s keep it simple. Eat your vegetables, eat your fruit, choose foods that are rich in fibre like whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. If you like eating, well this is the perfect treatment. Eat your way to heart health!

Secret to heart health… there is no real secret or surprise. The path to heart health includes 8 simple elements, that when maximized help to reduce your risk of developing heart disease, and dying for heart disease. Are you looking for a functional medicine approach to heart health, that is practical and not going to break the bank? I got you covered.

Erectile dysfunction impacts more than 30% of men over the age of 40 years old. Not only is ED common with advancing age, it is also a warning sign for heart disease. ED and cardiovascular disease can share a common cause. Functional medicine lab work can be helpful to understand the root cause of ED, and evaluate heart health.

A center piece to heart healthy eating focuses on foods that are high in fibre. By eating foods that are rich in fibre you can lower your risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart disease. We offer heart healthy meal planning for elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, people living with heart disease, and type II diabetes.

Heart health is influenced by multiple elements, but often the conversation centers on “good” and “bad” cholesterol. Though cholesterol plays a key role in the development of heart disease, it does not capture the whole picture. Looking at other components such as inflammation and genetic factors can provide a fuller picture of a your heart health.

Prediabetes carries an increased risk of progressing to type II diabetes. But using functional medicine with diet and lifestyle medicine you can improve your metabolic health and likely reverse insulin resistance. In clinical research diet and lifestyle medicine has the strongest level of evidence for effectiveness of reversing prediabetes.

An estimated one out of every three people living in Canada have diabetes or prediabetes. This is a staggering statistic, as insulin resistance and diabetes is a driver of cardiovascular disease. Learn about insulin resistance and prediabetes, and how functional medicine can help improve your metabolic health!

High blood pressure impacts 1 in 5 Canadians, and is one of the primary causes for poor heart health. High blood pressure can be prevented and treated with functional medicine. Diet and lifestyle can dramatically lower blood pressure without the use of medication. Improve your heart health with functional medicine.

What price would you pay for relief of your IBS symptoms? Some would give 25% of their remaining life to be symptom free. What if you could do it with just food? Let’s talk about how the low FODMAP diet helped 70% of people with IBS achieve symptom relief.

Schedule your annual wellness checkup to discuss ways to optimize your health with diet and lifestyle, and be screened for common health concerns.

High blood pressure is more likely to occur in people living with diabetes compared to those without diabetes. The combination of high blood pressure and diabetes results in a substantially increased risk for heart attacks and strokes. But what if there was a medication free option to help reduce your risk of developing high blood pressure and improve your cardiovascular and metabolic health profile? Let’s review lifestyle based medicine that has the power to reduce your risk of developing high blood pressure!

Improve your gut health with functional medicine using a holistic and practical approach that is focused on lifestyle and not medication.

Lifestyle medicine is a powerful tool and can reduce blood pressure, risk of cardiovascular disease, and need for blood pressure lowering medication. You are the medicine!