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Coconut, Cashew, Chocolate Balls
These decadent balls should come with a warning as your whole family is bound to love them. This kid friendly recipe is a great dessert that can be made quickly (as long as your pre-soak the cashews) and as a bonus it contains some great antioxidants and will satisfy your

Spring Detoxes and Teas
By: Dr. Christine Cho ND Spring is associated with fresh starts, spring cleaning, and in our clinic it’s detox season! In addition to diet and lifestyle changes, nutrients and herbs are often used to help stimulate the detox process. The liver is the primary detox organ as it is the

Stress, Anxiety and Breathing
By: Dr. Christine Cho ND We often forget that our breath is something we can control. In stressful situations, many of us respond by contracting our muscles leading to headaches and neck pain, decreasing the depth of our breaths, and increasing blood pressure and heart rate. By changing breath rate

Detox Tips: Getting Started
By: Dr. Christine Cho ND The word “detox” gets thrown around everywhere and no one really seems to do a great job at explaining what a “detox” is and why we should consider doing one. While it’s true that our liver and other detox organs can handle most of the

A list of great food blogs
An Avocado A Day www.AnAvocadoADay.com An Avocado A Day is managed by 4 naturopathic doctors, including DNHC’s Dr. Cho. The website features health tips, hot topics in health, and healthy recipes. The recipes are mostly originals or adaptations of harder versions floating around the web. There’s no strict food restriction

Homemade Apple Larabars
By: Dr. Nicole Sandilands ND 1 1/2 cups walnuts 1 cup dried apples 1 cup dried dates 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp ginger 1/8 tsp salt Directions Combine all ingredients in a food procesor and chop until all ingredients blend and a paste starts to form (careful not to over

Meal Planning 101
By: Dr. Natalie McCulloch ND A wise patient once told me if you ‘fail to plan, you plan to fail’. This really stuck with me and has been my motivation to ensure I take the necessary steps to meal plan each week. It became evident to me that despite having

How to lower your blood pressure – the natural way!
By: Dr. Nicole Sandilands ND High blood pressure (BP) is something that is all too common in today’s population. Many people are being diagnosed with this condition and are being treated with medications to help lower their BP; however there are many natural ways to help bring this number down.