Category Archives: Fatigue

A life of moderation: my individualized medicine series introduction

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dr Aoife

For the next few weeks, I will be post­ing links and cri­tiques on ideas and sub­stances to instil bal­ance on how you and we as a soci­ety view things in health. I quite frankly can­not read one more word on the latest and greatest … Continue read­ing →

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Preventing brain drain: Back-​to-​school fatigue

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Dr Aoife

For some, going back to school is a great thing. New and old friends, a new out­fit or two, learn­ing new things and grow­ing as a per­son. For oth­ers, school can be scary. Especially if you are start­ing a new school, are mak­ing new … Continue read­ing →

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NMW Day 4: The “magic” of herbal medicine

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dr Aoife

As natur­o­pathic doc­tors we are very lucky to be trained in mul­tiple meth­ods of phys­ical (and emo­tional sup­port). One of these is herbal medi­cine, and herbal medi­cine is a dis­cip­line that can help with so many con­di­tions… it makes me very … Continue read­ing →

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Feeling itchy “down there”? The dreaded yeast infection

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Dr Aoife

After the sum­mer fruits, wine and mar­tinis on patios, and lovely desserts at friend’s houses for din­ner, I see quite a few yeast infec­tions mid-​summer going into the fall. All ladies being treated for this con­di­tion: you are not alone! Many of … Continue read­ing →

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Feeling down? Vitamin D levels and seasonal affective disorder

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Dr Aoife

Before dis­cuss­ing an indi­vidual vit­amin, I want to be very clear: Our body needs a mul­ti­tude of vit­am­ins at the right (optimal) levels on a con­tinu­ous basis. One vit­amin is rarely the answer for our best health, but many are vital to con­tin­ued health. As … Continue read­ing →

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Heartburn is just a symptom

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Dr Aoife

Heartburn. Also known as pain in the chest, burn­ing in the throat, pres­sure in the chest, mucous slid­ing in the throat…it has many ways of present­ing itself. Heartburn is not nor­mal how­ever. Heartburn is a symp­tom of a lar­ger issue. Several times a week I have … Continue read­ing →

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The Multivitamin: Is It Necessary?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Dr Aoife

As a prac­ti­tioner, I struggle with the mul­tiv­it­amin. Why, you ask? In the­ory, the mul­tiv­it­amin is a good concept. Just as life has pros and cons, ebb and flow, it is dif­fi­cult to eat con­sist­ent quant­it­ies and qual­it­ies of foods that provide con­tinu­ous and … Continue read­ing →

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Heat Wave: Stay Hydrated, Stay Indoors

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dr Aoife

We may have the hot­test day in Toronto on record. As much as we like mak­ing his­tory, some­times being cau­tious is the smarter thing to do. While I can­not be close to some of you to mother you and boss you around, … Continue read­ing →

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How to improve your energy with Ashwagandha

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dr Aoife

I’ll be talk­ing about some of the fab­ulous things you can do to replen­ish your adrenal gland stores to restore energy and vital­ity. Those of you who are feel­ing tired and wired at the same time should be pay­ing atten­tion … Continue read­ing →

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Stressed about your stress: Let’s look at your adrenal glands

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dr Aoife

95% of my patients are abso­lutely stressed out. Our lives these days are tax­ing and busy, our jobs too demand­ing, our “ fun ” extra­cur­ricular activ­it­ies not fun but hec­tic, and our sleep dis­turbed with the chal­lenge and push to get less … Continue read­ing →

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Why B12 is great, but is not doing what you think it should

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dr Aoife

I will start off by say­ing that B12 is a fant­astic vit­amin. B12 is also known as hydroxy­co­bal­amin, cyano­co­bal­amin, and methyl­co­bal­amin. It is absorbed primar­ily through our gastrointest­inal tract when we eat the fol­low­ing foods: lean red meats poultry (chicken, tur­key) fish dairy products … Continue read­ing →

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