Insulin resistance drives the development of type II diabetes. However, it often is not explored when discussing prevention or treatment of pre-diabetes. Insulin resistance can start before pre-diabetes, and addressing it early can help improve your health and reduce the likelihood of developing a chronic illness.

Insulin resistance is a hidden driver of heart health problems. A functional medicine approach looks beyond cholesterol to advanced labs that assess insulin, inflammation, and metabolism, helping reveal risks early and guide personalized prevention.

Functional medicine transforms heart health by targeting root causes—inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, hormones, gut health, and lifestyle—not just symptoms or cholesterol drugs. As an IFMCP-certified practitioner, I use advanced lab tests to reveal hidden cardiovascular risks and design personalized plans: targeted nutrition, exercise, stress relief, and more.

This holistic, patient-centered approach empowers you to prevent heart disease, optimize heart health, and achieve lasting wellness through evidence-based, proactive care.

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.

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 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!