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ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOT MEANT TO TREAT VIRUSES!

Written by Dr. Tanya Wylde, Naturopathic Doctor                 Viruses are not the same thing as bacteria.  I was prescribed antibiotics for Influenza A-flu back in 1999.  I didn’t take them because I...

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Evidenced based naturopathic treatments to prevent and treat colds and flus....

October, 2013.  Written by Dr. Tanya Wylde, Naturopathic Doctor               Cold & Flu Season is upon us and October is influenza (flu) immunization awareness month.  Some people struggle with...

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Do we really need to treat fevers?

By Dr. Tanya Wylde, Naturopathic Doctor Fevers often occur with colds and flus and all too often parent’s worry about and treat a fever unnecessarily according to research, since fever is the body’s...

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How Safe is Homebirth?

  How Safe is Homebirth? by Yolande Clark                 “Birth is as safe as life gets”–Harriet Hartigan Becoming a parent is one of the most significant life events, and from the moment of...

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Would you believe what’s in these popsicles?

I have so many fantastic childhood memories.   Decorating our freshly picked Christmas tree, our yearly trips to Prince Edward Island, and of course biking, the beach, and everything that has to do...

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Top 5 Tips for Homebirth Dads

  I birth our son Maddox, our firstborn, in our hometown’s hospital. I’ve always thought back to how perfect it was: bringing my son into the world, hospital staff just standing back, letting me ‘do my...

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4 Toxic Chemicals This Study Found In Our Halloween Costumes

It’s that time of year again…orange and black adorn most retail outlets, spiders, witches, skeletons and goblins adorn many neighboring doorways, windows and lawns. Halloween is a fun tradition that...

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How To Use Activated Charcoal

  Activated Charcoal                 What is it? Activated charcoal is a nontoxic, odorless and tasteless black powder that has been used for years to treat many various things in the body. It can be...

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Mexico, here we come!

2 kids, 3 dogs, 8 bags and a partridge in a pear tree             Well, we’re off!   We left Fredericton at 5am for our 6am flight.  Our bodies are here, at the airport, but our minds are still in...

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9 Reasons To Choose Local Over Organic

9 Reasons to choose LOCAL over ORGANIC 
(when only one option is available)                         We buy and eat organic as much as possible, and whenever it’s available (and affordable). The issue...

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10 Reasons Why We Are Building An EarthShip Home (Photos)

So, I get it.  If you are like I used to be,  you hear “sustainable living” or “off-the-grid” and you picture a community of people living together without the comforts of ‘modern day’ amenities. What...

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I can’t believe this tastes so good. New Recipe!

I just made this chia seed porridge (or is it a pudding?) and I really can’t believe how good it actually tastes.   And oh, so, so healthy!   It’s vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and our children love...

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Living in the Tropics, The scary Trade off. (Warning, graphic Scorpion content)

It was a Tuesday not unlike any other here in paradise. Birds chirping, monkeys howling, kids frolicking in the sun… We had just returned from a near-by beach, one we hadn’t explored yet- and it was...

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