10 Ways to Improve your Mood

As we move  closer to winter, the days are becoming shorter and shorter. The subsequent decrease in hours of daylight can lead to low moods and depressed feelings. If you are looking for ways to improve your mood here are 10 naturopathic suggestions: 1.  Eats raw nuts and seeds such as walnuts and ground flax seeds. These foods are rich in omega 3 fatty acids which […]

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Forest Bathing

This weekend I was at a conference on naturopathic medicine and one of the talks was given by a famous naturopathic doctor, Lise Alschuler. She described the idea of “forest bathing” whereby people spend time breathing in  scents from nature (particularly the volatile oils from trees).  She spoke of a study that had been conducted in Japan using two groups of healthy […]

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