Wellness Blogs
Christmas Health Tips
Christmas is one the most favorite time of the years for many! But it can be one of hardest times of the years to stay healthy and focused when it comes to your body and keeping fit. Below we provide you tips on how to stay focused and not fall apart when surrounded...
What’s the best antidote to the winter blues?
Do you experience the “blues" or low mood during the winter months? How do you know if this is just a normal reaction to negative events in your life or whether you are experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? True SAD is a common disorder affecting an...
Understanding Headaches – The Cervicogenic Headache
The most familiar and commonly diagnosed types of headaches are migraine and tension-type. While it is believed that migraine headaches are related to problems with blood flow/vessels in the brain, tension-type headaches originate from the skull muscles and supporting...
Cold and Flu Amaranth Market
At Amaranth, we value meeting our customers where they are. We know that there is more than one right way to do things and we are here no matter where you are in your health journey. From organic, natural and whole foods to environmental responsibility and optimizing...
Back to School Snack Suggestions
We were pleased to provide 20 snack suggestions for you on our Facebook page yesterday! As a follow up we thought our audience would like to know what types of snacks these might include and what the best options would be when it comes to purchasing local and organic....
The Path from Anxiety to Peace of Mind
Are you often overcome by feelings of anxiety? Anxiety is not an automatic response. Just because something threatening is in your way, it doesn’t mean that you will get instantly anxious. It is your thoughts about events that makes you anxious. Thoughts that...
Stampede Detox
Docere Wellness July Stampede Special Stampede Detox NW Calgary Feeling slow, exhausted, boated and hung over? We have the detox for post stampede! Stampede Detox Special runs July 15 till July 31. The cost is $100 which will includes: a consultation dietary plan...
Healthy Stampeding
We all enjoy a little splurging now and then and with Stampede season in full swing it means some of us will be feeling ill very soon. Whether its one day or several that you decide to enjoy, the options at the Calgary Stampede are most of the time filled with high...
Green Tea
Naturopathic Medicine Calgary An easy way to support detoxification is by drinking 2-3 cups of organic green tea daily. Green tea is different from black tea in that the former is lightly or not fermented, hence the vitamin C content is preserved. Vitamin C is an...
Spring Cleanse
Every year at this time of the year, my patients return to see me for a Spring cleanse because they know from experience that supporting the body's natural detoxification mechanisms in early Spring sets them up for reduced risk of infections and allergies. Supporting...
The Use of Ointments, Sports Creams & Essential Oils
Naturopathic Medicine Northwest Calgary In the medical discipline worldwide, antibiotic abuse leading to superbug outbreaks is becoming a worrisome and threatening phenomenon. It is now common knowledge that antibiotics are for bacterial infections and that common...
Winter Dermatitis
Mesotherapy NW Calgary The skin has multiple functions. One of its main purposes is to retain moisture in the body. Burnt victims are at risk of severe dehydration due to reduced skin coverage. In the winter months when the air is dry, the skin loses moisture through...
Anxiety
Naturopathy NW Calgary "Recently I have been speaking to a lot of people about anxiety. It seems to me there are many different types of anxiety - some with triggers, some without, some that persists for days and some anxiety that is short lived. When we are thinking...
Heart Health
Blood pressure is affected by various physiological and psychological disturbances. Two of which are the heart's health condition and the integrity of blood vessels. Below are two basic lifestyle changes that help reduce the risk of cardiovascular accidents: Healthy...
Treat depression using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Depression is a common mental-health complaint and a leading cause of disability. It can be hard to understand what causes it and how to treat it. For some people it is a genetic vulnerability. For others it may be the outcome of trauma which has disrupted brain...
5 Creative Winter Exercises
Exercise Activities NW Calgary Although the colder outdoor temperatures may seem daunting, there are various activities that can be fun for the whole family, and get your body temperature up too! Last year we wrote a post about ways to get exercise in the winter. Our...