by Dr Kristin Spark ND | Jan 28, 2019 | Diets, Foods, Health, Opinions, Uncategorized, Wellness
The Government of Canada released an updated Food Guide. (Yay!) I’ve been waiting patiently for this, as a naturopathic physician the “old” food guide just didn’t cut it. I will dive into some evidence informed reasons why I disliked the old food guide, so just keep...
by Dr Kristin Spark ND | Feb 23, 2017 | Diets, Digestion, Foods, Health, Opinions, Testing, Wellness
A food sensitivity is different than a food allergy which is different from a food intolerance. These terms are mutually exclusive and are not interchangeable! Food allergies trigger IgE immune reactions, wherein, food sensitivities trigger IgG immune reactions. Food...
by Dr Kristin Spark ND | Jan 14, 2017 | Digestion, Health, Opinions, Wellness
“You are what you eat”. This is not old news to you. Your parents have been sharing this with you since you began making your own food choices, as a child, long ago. Flash forward: it’s 2017 and here you are, new years goals aplenty, looking in the cupboards and on...
by Dr Kristin Spark ND | Jan 7, 2017 | Health, Opinions, Wellness
When I tell people I am a Naturopathic Doctor, I often am confronted by a host of surprising answers ranging from those people that think that naturopathic doctors only sell medicinal plants (read: marijuana): FALSE! To those people that think that ALL naturopathic...
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