Author name: Michelle Durkin

There is a reason why Hippocrates said all disease begins in the gut. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is considered a foundational system in the body. It extends all the way from your mouth to your anus, and covers a surface area of about 1/10th of an acre. In order for it to function, it uses […]

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

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

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.

Having your own business means that you end up doing a lot of things that you never actually went to school for. I am professionally trained as a naturopathic doctor but we never learned anything about business and we certainly didn’t learn anything about having a website or social media. It makes me feel old

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

Yesterday was the start date of my group spring detox. This year’s detox we are focusing on inflammation so today I am going to include one of the recipes on our meal plan this week: Crispy Brussel Sprouts If you told me when I was twelve years old that I would be loving brussel sprouts

Today I wanted to share a video that I dug up from the archives of the course I used to co-teach with Carolyn from the Eat Real Food Academy. Even though it’s an old video, the concept never fails to apply if you want to set yourself up for success. Have you fallen off your

In my post last week I talked about how important treating chronic inflammation was to improving health outcomes – particularly as they relate to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer prevention. This week I want to delve a little bit deeper as to what might be some warning signs that chronic inflammation is a problem for

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,