Toronto naturopathic doctor
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Something for Nothing – The Value of Free Play
Here’s a great parenting article from 2016 Du wrote for our friends at Joyous Health on “free play”, including the vast and growing scientific support for what a generation ago would have been considered time-wasting. A great and important read for parents.
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Healthy Snacks for Kids
Du and Joyous Health can’t get enough of talking about healthy snacks for kids! Here’s a post Du contributed in 2015: as relevant today as it was then!
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The Importance of DHA For A Baby’s Brain
Here’s an article, written by Du for our friends at Joyous Health on the importance of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the developing human brain. Ever wondered if mercury in fish is a concern? Whether vegetarians can consume adequate DHA via flax seed oil? All will be illuminated.
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Total Sun Protection from the Inside Out
Way back in 2015, Du contributed an article to our friends at Joyous Health on foods one can eat that help your skin resist/recover from sun exposure. Maybe not the thing for today (15 days from the shortest day of the year), but something to put in your back pocket…
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Two views: Head lice
Back, way before 2012 (when this article was updated), Du had a telephone interview with Chatelaine, comparing conventional and “alternative” approaches to managing head lice. Here’s what they came up with between them!
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On Hair Loss, Heartburn and Balms for Bums …
Back in the mid-aughts, NOW Magazine used to contact us somewhat regularly to comment on a section they used to publish featuring a range of opinions by different healthcare professionals, on managing different, common health concerns, wittily named. As such, our names are associated with articles titled, among others: Balms…
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Baby Food Introduction
Way back in 2016, Du and I contributed a post to our friends at Joyous Health on introducing infants to solid foods, how to know when, which foods are safest to begin with, etc. This post was actually the product the research we did for an article I contributed to…
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A Holistic Approach to Thyroid Health
Way back in 2016, Du contributed a post offering a tidy overview of thyroid disease, both hyper- and hypothyroidism, for our friends at Joyous Health. A nice overview for those looking to orient themselves to the symptoms, the process of diagnosis and considerations ignored in the conventional approach to thyroid…
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5 Tips for Growing a Healthy Baby
Way back in 2015, Du contributed a post to our friends at Joyous Health on simple, natural practices pregnant women can observe, that are often ignored in “conventional” “pregnancy preparation”, but can really support a positive birth experience, and lifelong health for your baby!
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Seven Healthy Lunchbox Ideas
Way back in early 2015, Du shared a week of simple, healthy and delicious school lunches with our friends at Joyous Health. A great resource for parents looking for school lunch ideas for their own future Nobel Prize recipients!
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Sneak a Peak Into a Naturopath’s daughter’s lunch box!
Way back in early 2015, Du shared with Joyous Health, the “hows and whys” of investing the time to prepare healthy lunches for school-aged children, and guidelines she follows when preparing Esmé (and now Anja’s) lunches.
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What 20 Awesome Women Do for Self-Care
Way back in early 2017, Du was featured in our friend Joyous Health‘s blog post, What 20 Awesome Women Do for Self-Care, featuring the self-care routines of a range of “high achieving” women who balance career, parenting and everything else that goes into living in the modern world!