Cosmetic Medical Needling
I am so pleased to be offering Medical Needling, also known as Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT). This is a revolutionary treatment that...
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Vancouver’s Source for Health News & Information
Welcome to the blog page of West Vancouver Wellness Centre, where you’ll find an assortment of information detailing the latest trends, news and topics. To choose an article, simply click on a link below:
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Flu Season is Around the Corner: What You can do to Boost Your Immunity
Are you feeling nervous about this flu season? Does your family tend to get sick often? There are so many simple things that can be done...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
The Benefits of Grass-Fed Meat
I’m a huge proponent of grass-fed meat; there are numerous studies that show it has a multitude of health benefits over conventional...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
More Choices for Safe Sunscreens
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has recently put out their annual sunscreen guide. The Environmental Working Group is dedicated to...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Pesticides Affect Newborn Birth Weights
There is no doubt that pregnant women pass pollutants (either consumed or inhaled) to their infants; the placenta does not shield a...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Fish Oil and ADHD
Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are dietary essentials, and are critical to brain development and function. Increasing evidence...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Eat Your Chocolate!
As if you needed another excuse to eat chocolate, right? Well new research has reported that a small daily intake of dark chocolate helps...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Sleep and Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases of various types are the large majority of my clinical practice. As chronic diseases have assumed an increasingly common...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Colorectal Cancer — Prevention and Early Detection are Best!
The incidence of colorectal cancer appears to be rising across the globe. Despite this unfortunate statistic, it is imperative to...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Infertility on the Rise
It is no surprise to anyone that infertility rates are on the rise. The first study in more than two decades was recently completed to...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
The Overuse of Statin Drugs
A recent article in The Vancouver Sun discusses some of the negative effects of cholesterol-lowering Statin drugs. Statins are big...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Probiotics Prevent Childhood Atopy and Eczema
Numerous recent studies have confirmed that maternal supplementation with probiotics significantly reduces the risk of atopic diseases...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Green Tea Lowers Cholesterol, Too!
The benefits of green tea, and its extracts such as EGCG, have been well researched and documented for the prevention and treatment of a...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Pomegranate for Your Heart!
In this June’s issue of Archives of Opthalmology, they released a study indicating that high dietary antioxidant intake lowered the risk...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
‘Human Breast Milk’ from Genetically Modified Cows?
The latest news from the Telegraph. “It’s better for you because it’s genetically modified.” Call me a skeptic but somehow I just don’t...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Protect Your Eyes with Antioxidants
In this June’s issue of Archives of Opthalmology, they released a study indicating that high dietary antioxidant intake lowered the risk...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Prescription Drug Regulation Changes in BC
Here is a short news clip of a colleague of ours being interviewed regarding the new provincial regulation changes regarding prescriptive...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Osteoporosis and the Evidence for Bisphosphonates
A recent review of all the significant short- and long-term randomized controlled trials and cohort studies since 1965 with respect to...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Zinc and the Common Cold
The Cochrane Database for Evidence-Based Medicine just released a systematic review of the oral zinc therapy in the treatment of the...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Probiotics and Neural Development in Children
Recent research from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has shown that gut bacteria has a significant influence on the production of...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Headaches and Their Relationship to What You Eat
Migraine headaches have been documented in ancient medical texts for thousands of years. Migraine is a debilitating condition...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Prolotherapy on LivingFuelTV
Dr. Patrick Purdue is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and practices in Seminole, Florida. He is nationally board certified in acupuncture,...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
NSAIDs Back in the News Headlines Again…
New data showing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have cardiovascular risks are putting the well-known pain relievers back...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Why a Calorie isn’t Just a Calorie
Not All Calories Are Created Equal. A calorie is a calorie, and weight loss or gain is only a simple mathematical equation: calorie...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Not all Sunscreens Safe!
The Environmental Working Group is an amazing non-profit group that works to expose threats to our health and the environment. They have...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
New Alarm Bells about Chemicals and Cancer
The 2008/09 Annual Report of the President’s Cancer Panel was recently published; the title is “Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk”. This...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Agave Nectar Worse than High Fructose Corn Syrup!
This is such bad news! Agave nectar/syrup has been marketed as a healthy alternative to sugar especially for diabetics because it has a...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Please Put Down the Margarine
A new meta-analysis in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that evidence does not support the conventional idea that...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
The Devil in the Milk
There is no food I am asked about more than milk: should we drink it, should we not? What about raw milk? I wish there was a...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Chemicals Found in Plastics Linked to Less Masculine Play Behaviour in Boys
The public, and especially parents, are becoming more aware of toxic chemicals found in plastic, and most ethical retailers are no longer...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
I Really Hope this is My Last H1N1 Blog
I’m getting so sick of hearing about H1N1, yet I’m compelled to read every article about it. Finally there is a doctor willing to take a...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
New Study Finds Tylenol® Linked to Asthma Risk
Reported in the Vancouver Sun today, researchers in BC have reviewed 19 studies involving 425,000 people, and have found that the risk of...
By Dr. Lisa Good, ND
Vitamin D and H1N1
Everyone should be on Vitamin D, especially in our climate and especially with H1N1 lurking! Here is an interesting story on the...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Influenza H1N1: Natural Medicine, Nutrition and Hygiene can Help!
British Columbia is currently experience an earlier resurgence of H1N1 infections than anticipated. However, the majority of the...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Introduction to Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy, also known as regenerative injection therapy (RIT), is a non-surgical treatment for damaged ligaments and relief of...
By Dr. Justin Lafreniere, ND
Basic Athletic Nutrition
Proper training leading up to a race or athletic event is extremely important for successful completion and prevention of unnecessary...
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