Author name: Michelle Durkin

How many times have you made a resolution to lose weight, eat healthier, or exercise regularly, but never seem to really get started? There is always an excuse, even if it is a really good one, it is still an excuse. Unfortunately we are creatures of inertia. Remember this from physics class? This means that […]

Insulin resistance, a condition where the cells fail to respond to the normal actions of the hormone insulin, is at the root of almost every disease of modern life, such as heart disease, diabetes, and even some cancers. It is also usually the root of why many patients come to see me…they can’t lose weight

You may have suggested someone call the office in the past couple months to get an appointment only to learn that they had to wait for several weeks (or months) to get one. Over the past year our clinic patient load has really grown. I have to give you a special thank-you. You have trusted

Have you ever gone to Tim Horton’s and decided to get the whole grain blueberry muffin instead of the doughnut because you are trying to eat healthier? Guess what… the muffin is actually a little cake, packing a whole 57 g of carbs (aka sugar) with half of those carbs being pure white sugar. The

Where you distribute your body fat is determined by the hormones we have and whether or not they are in balance. Ever see someone who has skinny arms, skinny legs, but a large abdomen of fat? It is called a beer belly for a reason. Beer bellies are a manifestation of insulin resistance Insulin resistance

    Everyone knows that trans-fats are bad for our health, but do we actually know why? According to published studies in various medical journals here is a list of some of the negative effects these bad fats have in our bodies:     Lowers HDL (your good cholesterol) Raises LDL (your bad cholesterol) Raises

    With dietary advice like “Eat 5-6 small meals a day”, and “Get lots of whole grains to get enough fibre” , being a sugar burner has become the new normal. Unfortunately this so-called “sound dietary advice” is not working for many people. We are walking around with plenty of available stored energy as

I have been eating what I call a real food diet for about three years now and it wasn’t until about a year and a half in that I decided I should be making my own salad dressings. Commercially prepared salad dressings contain a substantial amount of sugar and polyunsaturated oils – usually disguised under names

  Magnesium is probably one of the most important minerals we need in our bodies, yet is one that easily becomes deficient. Magnesium is responsible for over 200 different enzymatic reactions in the body and is one of the first minerals I think about for treating menstrual cramps, restless leg syndrome, constipation, muscle spasms or

  If you believe in science it is my hope that by the end of this article you will understand why the above statement is true. Unfortunately if you are swayed by marketing, you’ll keep thinking that whole wheat bagels, cereal, and low fat crackers, yogurt, and other prepackaged low fat snacks are on the menu for