Author name: Michelle Durkin

How would you feel if all of a sudden you didn’t have access to the supplements that made you well? Well, that is now within the realm of possibility. Health Canada has proposed a new regulatory framework for natural health products. Health Canada recently came out with a surprise announcement that in effect they want […]

Have you ever experienced chronic tiredness (even first thing in the morning), trouble falling (or staying) asleep, or difficulty concentrating? If so, you may have come across the term adrenal fatigue. Not a proven medical condition, adrenal fatigue refers to a collection of symptoms thought to be caused by poorly working adrenal glands in response to chronic mental, emotional,

  Did you know that eating a bowl of pasta is like eating a bowl of sugar? One cup of pasta, even whole grain or even gluten-free is approximately fifty grams of carbohydrate. When this carbohydrate gets to your small intestine it becomes digested into several small molecules called glucose. Glucose equals sugar.    

Did you know that you have the only thing you need to measure the most important risk factor for developing a heart attack is right in your own home? That’s right! All you need is a tape measure. The most important and scientifically valid measurement that even you can do at home is called the

Today I have a guest article from my friend and co-founder of the Eat Real Food Academy, Carolyn Coffin. Since we co-founded this online community over four years ago we have had many upgrades. Does anyone remember the very first course we offered where all the videos were shared on a private Facebook group? The

Are you tired and cold? Do you have unexplained weight gain? Are your hair, skin, and nails not growing like normal? Are you constipated? If you answered yes to any of these questions, no doubt your thyroid gland has been considered a primary suspect.

I wish I had pictures of my patient’s faces when I suggest to them for the first time to eat more leafy green veggies in their diet like kale. I remember having kale for the first time myself in a smoothie and not really enjoying it. I’m sure this is exactly what they were thinking

I have had so many patients over the years come to see me and are scared that I am going to take their beloved coffee away from them. For some reason being a coffee drinker is equated with bad health, just like eating saturated fat. We know however that saturated fat, like that found in

So often I will have people ask me, or more often ask people who know me, “ does Michelle ever eat meat…have dessert…or have a few adult beverages…?” I think there is this preconceived notion that I don’t do any of these things, ever, and people are pleasantly surprised and relieved to find out the

Does dessert and healthy belong in the same sentence? They do now! Here’s my go-to dessert that fits the bill … slow cooker blueberry crumble! It not only tastes delicious, it takes just 3 minutes to prepare. No joke. Here’s a short video of me making this recipe with Carolyn from the Eat Real Food Academy while visiting