Physical pain should always be taken seriously. But what happens when medical tests show nothing and the pain still returns? Sometimes, the missing question is not only, “What is happening in my body?”...

Raise your hand if you’ve started a new diet this year. Now raise your other hand if it’s the same one you tried last year. If you’re sitting there with both hands in the air, you’re not alone. Millions of...

In 2014, my husband's accident changed everything overnight. Within days, I became his caregiver, his translator to doctors and family, and the only steady thing in our household. What I didn't see coming...

It’s 3 p.m. You’ve had three coffees. You’ve even taken your magnesium and vitamin D, but you still feel tired. You are not lazy. You are not weak-willed. You have probably tried harder and more often than the...

Arthritis is diagnosed and blamed for practically any joint pain in the body, but what exactly is arthritis? How do you get it? Most importantly, how do you get rid of it? Arthritis is defined as inflammation...

There is a version of professional success that looks impressive from the outside and costs everything on the inside. You hit your numbers, meet your deadlines, and keep showing up, capable and dependable...

There comes a point where your brain stops fighting the world. Not because the world became quieter. Because you did. We live in a society that celebrates constant stimulation. Every notification demands...

Brain fog during perimenopause is more than forgetfulness. It can be linked to changing hormones, inflammation, gut health, blood sugar, stress, and poor sleep. Understanding how these systems work together...

A few years ago, I found myself standing in my kitchen after another long day, wondering what had happened to the woman who used to have endless energy. I had always been disciplined. I exercised...

Nobody's going to say this to you at your next checkup, so I will: you can have "perfect" bloodwork and still feel like a background character in your own life. That's not in your head. And it's not...

In a world that keeps asking us to move faster, yoga and meditation invite us to return. Return to the breath. Return to the body. Return to the quiet place within that is not always loud, but is...

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with sleep, falling asleep for a few seconds, then snapping wide awake at 3 a.m., heart racing, mind sprinting, and feeling like a...

If you are experiencing a persistent, painful spot between your shoulders, or anywhere else in your body, that does not improve with massage or pressure, you may have a trigger point that is referring...

In the ever-evolving world of nutrition, true breakthroughs are rare, but when leading skin care companies are stockpiling patents related to microalgae, it’s time to take notice. While many so-called...

Who has the right to know they have been harmed? Who has the authority to recognise someone as a victim? Who has the right to speak for a community? When medicine, advocacy, the law, and society...

There are moments that seem to come out of nowhere. You receive a short text from someone you love, and suddenly your chest tightens. Your supervisor asks to speak with you privately, and your stomach...

You're getting everything done, and that's exactly the problem. This is what high-functioning burnout looks like, and the mask stays on so well that even you start to believe it. Here's how to spot it...

For many years, if someone asked me who I was, I would have answered with a list. I am a speech pathologist, a business owner, a wife, a mother, and someone who helps. These answers are all true.

In naturopathy, every person is unique. Understanding body constitution helps identify the body's strengths, potential weaknesses, and the lifestyle choices that can best support long-term wellbeing.

When people think about stress, they often imagine a busy mind, endless worries, and emotional overwhelm. Yet, according to many holistic health practitioners, stress is far more than a psychological...

Psychotherapy, though irreplaceable, isn’t always the fastest or most accessible path to feeling better. This is because the key to its success is the quality and depth of the relationship between the...

There comes a point in almost everyone’s life when the ground beneath them no longer feels familiar. The plans they were certain about begin to unravel, relationships change, dreams evolve, and the...

For decades, health has largely been measured by what is wrong with us. Blood pressure, cholesterol, body weight and disease markers have dominated conversations between clinicians and patients alike.

Time after time, the same question resounds in my ear. "Sandra, how do people change so quickly when working with you?" Most of the time, I just smile. That gesture hides more than it shows. Not because...