IV Nutrition Therapy

Intravenous (IV) Therapy is the quickest, safest way to administer vitamins, minerals and amino acids to enhance immune function, increase energy levels, and help manage a variety of chronic health problems. IV nutrients can be preventive by strengthening your body’s...

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Can a vitamin be a drug?

Sometimes patients are confused about this topic: aren’t the supplements (vitamin, minerals, fatty acids etc) drugs too? Don’t they “treat” diseases too? What’s the difference between them? Let’s start with the definition of a drug first. According to Health Canada,...

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What is Vaping?

You’ve probably heard of this…or seen the mushrooming of the stores in Toronto, if you drive along Danforth Ave or Kingston Road…full of store with this name on them: VAPE. What is it? Vaping can be defined as the act...

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Medical Thermography

The roots of Thermography, or heat differentiation, are ancient, dating back to the time of the pyramids. A papyrus from 1700 BC documents the association of temperature with disease. By 400 BC, physicians commonly employed a primitive form of Thermography:...

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Castor oil: the myth and mystery

Castor oil, derived from the castor seed, has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of health conditions, although scientific studies are sparse.   Introduction and historical use Castor oil comes from the castorbean seed, binomial name...

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Men on the Pill?

Whether it's an IUD, an implant, a shot or a daily pill, birth control is a regular part of many adult women's lives. It has left a lot of women asking: Why not men? Why are they spared? Well, it’s...

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The deadly FENTANYL

Fentanyl belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. It is used to treat chronic and severe pain. It binds to the...

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Our team has a new member!

We are happy to announce that Susan Nikkila, a Nurse Practitioner, joined our team here at Family Naturopathic Clinic! Susan is a Nurse Practitioner in family health care with a Masters degree in nursing. She is also a medical and...

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