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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
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...
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...
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