Author name: Michelle Durkin

Making your own salad dressing avoids using inflammatory oils

About three years ago I decided I should be making my own salad dressings. I resisted at first because I thought it would be too time consuming, even though I completely understood the benefit. Commercially prepared salad dressings contain a substantial amount of sugar and polyunsaturated oils – usually disguised under names such as high fructose

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Videos about sleep, your thyroid, other hormones, and more!

Did you know that the doctors at QNC have made videos on the following topics that you can watch anytime you like? PMS, PMDD, and Research driven protocols Hormones and Belly Fat Everything you need to know about your Thyroid Yin Yoga The Chinese Medicine technique of Cupping for pain Get your Beauty Sleep That’s

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Why something that caused me the greatest pain was also the greatest gift

We always associate pain with something bad. But what if pain was our soul’s only way of telling us the lesson that we need to learn? I really debated on whether or not I should write this post.  As a doctor I am trained to keep my personal life private and maintain a professional boundary.

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Are you sick of using OTC anti-histamines?

Are you sick of using over-the-counter antihistamines? Maybe it’s time to try a different approach. Not only are there some excellent effective alternatives to help you manage your symptoms during allergy season, there are ways to get rid of your allergies all together! Many of you start reacting to external allergens like pollens, and grasses

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The 3 most important things to focus on to improve health outcomes

Consider this fact: “More than 50% of us (Canadians) are now overweight or obese, insulin resistant, and inflamed; the rates of diabetes are skyrocketing; and cancer and cardiovascular disease are the most common killers. Roughly 70% of chronic disease is caused, directly or indirectly, by what is referred to as the axis of illness: inflammation,

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