Our Health & Wellness Blog
This September, researchers and practitioners at The Patterson Institute for Integrative Oncology Research and The Centre for Health Innovation (CHI) attended The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO)’s 20th annual conference in Banff, Canada. SIO is a multidisciplinary professional organization for integrative oncology that includes a community of oncologists, nurses, naturopathic doctors (ND), and many other…
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By Carrie Whittley, NP. HMB (Heavy menstrual bleeding) Do you have heavy or abnormally long periods? Do you suffer from fatigue? If you answered yes to these questions we can explore this further and provide help. AUB (abnormal uterine bleeding) Do you have bleeding between your periods or has it been a year since your…
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By Mohamed Elsayed, MSc, PhD, ND; Erica Rizzolo, ND; Mark Legacy, BSc, CCRP. The Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) is a professional organization with a membership of licensed naturopathic doctors (ND), naturopathic medical students, and allied health providers across North America. The mission of the OncANP is to advance the philosophy, science, and practice of…
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By Naazish Shariff, MPH Graduate, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Hello readers! My name is Naazish and I am a recent Master of Public Health graduate from the University of Ottawa. Throughout my academic career, I have studied and tried to understand the vast number of issues surrounding the…
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Introducing Nurse Practitioner Lisa Underhill. Hello! I’m excited to join the team at the Centre for Health Innovation. My name is Lisa. I’ve been a nurse my entire career and a nurse practitioner for the past 10 years. It’s always been my vision to work in integrative/functional medicine. I’m thrilled it’s happening! I love learning.…
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By Nancy Hepp, CancerChoices Lead Researcher and Program Manager, with review by Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS, and Andy Jackson, ND. Perhaps you’ve seen headlines such as these: Vitamin D Prevents Cancer No Benefit from Taking Vitamin D Supplements or Exercise Recommended for People with Cancer Ease Back on Exercise during Cancer Treatment or Metformin…
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By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Hello everyone! With spring around the corner, we are all anxiously awaiting the warm and sunny weather 🙂 Today I would like to talk about some key benefits of growing our own food, or, if that is not possible, finding your local organic farmer and buying from them. Choosing our…
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By Nancy Hepp, with contributions from Andy Jackson, ND, Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS, and Miki Scheidel. Knowing what to trust when it comes to cancer care isn’t easy. Some sites may not be totally accurate when it comes to information about therapies, but they can be very convincing, especially if they’re trying to sell…
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By Nancy Hepp, MS, CancerChoices Program Manager and Lead Researcher, with contributions from Miki Scheidel, CancerChoices Co-Founder and Creative Director. We expect that you’ve already heard that you should eat better, exercise more, get enough sleep, manage your weight, stop smoking, and other similar advice from your doctor and others. Did you know that being…
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By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. I would like to reach out today to say I hope you have the happiest of holidays, and enjoy lots of time sharing treats, hugs and smiles with family and friends after all of the separation everyone has endured! Let’s cherish it! Here are a couple of wonderful treats to…
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