Join us during Naturopathic Medicine Week, which is taking place from May 6, 2013 – May 12, 2013! Naturopathic Doctors across North America are celebrating vis medicatrix naturae (the healing power of nature), and will be spending this week sharing our passion for healthy living in and around the community.
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Join us for the Healthy Eating for Mum and Baby workshop!
Bring yourself, your partner and those you know to attend either of these two fun and informative sessions!
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Loblaws Cooking School at High Tech Road, Richmond Hill
Date: Friday, April 19, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Loblaws Cooking School at Bullock Drive, Markham
Topics to be covered include:
– Healthy Eating for Mom
– Breastfeeding
– Baby Formula
– Solid Food Introduction
– How to Make Your Own Baby Food at Home
Admission is free! Contact judy@drjudynd.com to RSVP your spot.
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Thank you to all those who attended this year’s Passport to Wellness 2013 at the Aurora Cultural Centre! It was wonderful to have seen a good community presence, and to have other energetic health professionals gathered under one roof in support of the Alzheimer’s Society of York Region, the York Region Food Network and a healthy community.
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Are the foods on your plate all beige? Are you, your spouse or children choosing colourful foods limited to rainbow-coloured skittles, fruit loops and ketchup? If so, then you probably suffer from beige food syndrome.
Your naturopathic health tip: don’t save the best for last! Fill your plate with salad before proceeding to other menu options.
Does your salad have at least 5 different colours? If it doesn’t, dress it up! Add liberal amounts of the following eight super food ingredients, which also happen to be terrific belly-busters!
1. Purple kale.
2. Baby bok choy.
3. Pomegranate seeds.
4. Snow peas.
5. Hemp hearts.
6. Golden beets.
7. Edamame.
8. Multi-coloured quinoa.
Need “cheat” tips keeping meal preparation easy? Purchase prewashed mixed leafy field greens with herbs for your salad base.
How fresh produce savvy were you? Could you identify all the produce listed, without looking at the names? Don’t suffer another day from beige food syndrome and speak with your Naturopathic Doctor about how to incorporate healthier meals into your hectic schedule.
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Today, I received a couple of grins in our local grocery store, while excitedly rummaging through the fresh produce section. It made me think long and hard about how I could bring such an enthusiasm for healthy food cravings to my own patients. I thought I would spare you having to wait another full year before sharing with you my love affair with salads, ahem, super bowl salads. I encourage you to explore how the combination of different vegetables and fruits can add an exciting twist and an array of plant-based, nutrient-dense goodness to your diet.
Not sure where to start? Your naturopathic health tip: make it a point to try a new vegetable or fruit each week!
Every week I make it a point to purchase something I have never eaten before. This week it was kumquats. In a nutshell, kumquats are about the size of a cherry tomato, and they have the refreshing taste of a mini-orange and contain high amounts of vitamin C.
This past week, I enjoyed them whole, munching on them between patients for my afternoon pick-me-up snack. In the evening, I enjoyed both the colour and taste they imparted to my super bowl salad.
Try tossing together this refreshing red and green kale salad with a splash of sliced kumquats, which only takes a few minutes to prepare.
Ingredients
• 8 handfuls of organic red and green kale
• 1/2 cup hemp hearts
• 24 kumquats sliced lengthwise
Dressing
• fresh juice from 1 orange
• 2 tbsp orange rind
• 1/3 cup sesame or extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup brown rice vinegar
• 4 tbsp of hemp oil
• 1/2 cup fresh mint
Easy Peasy Preparation Instructions
Place all the dressing ingredients into a food processor and coarsely blend about 30 seconds. Combine your salad ingredients of red and green kale into a large bowl, layer the hemp hearts and sliced kumquats, and toss with the dressing. This makes 4 generous servings. To your health!
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If you answered “yes!” to this question without missing a heartbeat, know that you aren’t alone. This was a question I posed while visiting the lovely employees of the Manulife Financial Office with my amazing healthcare team.
You will benefit from making your Naturopathic Doctor part of your healthcare team. As your Naturopathic Doctor, I can help. How? By investigating all your symptoms and getting to the root of your problem(s).
Not sure where to start? Some important questions I posed to individuals who said they were healthy, but then struggled answering the following questions are:
1. How are your energy levels?
2. How is your sleep?
3. Do you have regular bowel movements?
4. Have you noticed an increase in pesky weight that you just can’t shake?
5. How are your cholesterol levels? Blood sugar levels? Blood pressure?
6. How are your moods?
If your answers were tepid at best, come in for a thorough assessment to figure out what areas we can help you with. Let me HELP YOU infuse your life with a renewed energy for healthier eating, a sense of peace, and help facilitate your health journey for sustainable life changes, one step at a time.
Book your complimentary 15 minute chat in-person to find out how I can help you get back on your path to health and wellness. I look forward to speaking with you soon!
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I had a delightful time visiting the residents and staff at The Woodhaven LTC Residence in Markham this past Friday. My table in the lobby was visited by residents and staff who had thoughtful questions about their health, which I was pleased to discuss.
When asking one particularly vibrant 92 year old resident from Singapore about the secret for youthful skin, with a sweet grin and the twinkling eyes of a person who had acquired the wisdom of many years, she cheekily responded: “patience and love”. On that note, I fondly add “and naturopathic medicine”.
Thank you for inviting me to your home Chartwell and for indeed, making people’s lives better.
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