Dr. Wendy's Blog

For those of you who might want to make your own cleaner, here is a super easy recipe you can make at home for a truly 'clean' cleaner. Ingredients 1 cup distilled...

It’s mid-October and keeping up with the abundance of our gardens can be a challenge (or your neighbor’s garden who wants to give you more zucchini than you know what...

Hi, I am Dr. Charity Thiessen, ND. I am passionate about every person becoming the healthiest version of themselves. The call to work in the healing profession has been strong...

There is never a good time for muscle and joint pain, but the summer is a time we want to be active and outside, able to take advantage of the...

Fats are one of the important macromolecules we need to consume daily.  For years the ‘low fat’ craze has been destroying our health, one low fat cookie at a time....

As mid-August hits we start to start to think of September as the time when life picks up speed.  Harvest, back to school, extracurricular sports etc are very busy times for...

Health Canada is strangling Natural Health Products (NHPs) in red tape, leading to increased costs and fewer products on store shelves for Canadians.  What will this mean to you? Increased...

We all feel better with a dose of fresh air and the warm sun on our skin.  The sun has so many healing benefits but for some people who have...

What is an antioxidant?  We often hear they are good for us, but many of us are not sure why. Antioxidants are molecules that fight free radicals in your body....

There is so much that can be done working from the inside out to ensure healthy, vibrant looking skin.  The skin is an external mirror of what is happening on...

Essential oils have so many profound and healing effects it is hard to know where to start. Skin health is one area that oils offer incredible benefits as they can...

  There has been significant research on the potential harmful effects of excessive sun exposure in the last few decades.  Unfortunately very little of this research has focused on our...