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September 22, 2014 In Ask The Expert: Health & Fitness Advice, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Hormone Q+A

Ask The Expert is a health & fitness advice column. If you have a question for one of our Fitness Goop experts, please email info@fitnessgoop.com. What are bioidentical hormones? Bioidentical hormones are hormones with an identical chemical structure to the hormones your body produces naturally.  Derived from plant sterols from soy or diosgenin (wild yam), these hormones mimic exactly the actions of the body's own hormones.  A prescription from your ND (with prescribing rights) or MD is required, and bioidentical hormones are dispensed from a compounding pharmacy, usually as either a topical cream or oral pill. Bioidentical hormones...

September 22, 2014 In Fitness, News, Running, Spotlight, Video, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

Going with the Yoga Running Flow: Yoga Heals Injuries

If you are a runner or an athlete, life may throw you a curve ball. The important part is how you react to this curveball. Injuries are an unfortunate but common occurrence with runners. Yoga can help move the healing process along. From a yogic standpoint, going with the flow means to modify as things change, on and off the mat. When our circumstances change, we must make conscious decisions about how we can continue to flow, even with the changes. Healing the injury is very important. Relaxing and trusting the whole process is even more important. The meaning of yoga...

September 21, 2014 In News, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

Laughter Meets the Practice of Yoga

If happiness is what you seek, put the proverbial cart before the horse during laughter yoga sessions and form will follow function. World-renowned author Dr. Deepak Chopra recently presented his latest findings concerning overall well-being. With ample research to support his teachings, Chopra communicated that a major influence in one reporting personal well-being is the degree to which that individual socializes with happy people. Have a look around your office and you will surely conclude that such simple advice is easier said than done. But “Laughter Yoga” – a new form of classes during which students are guided through laughter exercises until...

September 20, 2014 In Ask The Expert: Health & Fitness Advice, Family Fitness, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Ask The Expert: Exploring Naturopathic Medicine for Fertility Treatments

Ask The Expert is a health & fitness advice column. If you have a question for one of our Fitness Goop experts, please email info@fitnessgoop.com. This question was asked on the topic of naturopathic medicine and fertility. My husband and I want to explore naturopathic medicine (we don't want to try IVF) as a way to help with our infertility issues. Can naturopathy help?" Naturopathic medicine offers fertility treatments as alternatives to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and fertility medications.  Before starting treatment, it is important that both you and your husband be assessed for causes that may be contributing to why you...

September 20, 2014 In Green & Healthy Living, Health & Wellness, News By Vancouver Health Coach

Want to Lose Weight? Try Deep Restorative Sleep

If you are someone who is interested in losing body fat, gaining muscle, slowing biological aging, maintaining the health of your brain and feeling fantastic, getting a good night’s sleep is no longer optional!  If we could only conquer the mysteries of sleep, we potentially could unlock the secret to longevity itself (and lose a few extra pounds in the process). Unfortunately, loss of deep-sleep is cumulative and is often referred to as our sleep-debt and as we know sleep-dept is not an easy debt to repay. Research presented in the prestigious journal The Lancet, shows that sleep-debt can exert a...

September 20, 2014 In Fitness, Green & Healthy Living, News By Vancouver Health Coach

Excessive Sweating: Exploring A Sticky Topic

When you workout on the treadmill, take a hot yoga class or barely survive a boot camp, you will notice several things happen to your body. Your heart will beat quicker, breathing will be heavier and you will most likely begin to sweat. The human body will sweat in a response to keep itself cool and safe when our internal temperature increases above 98 degrees. Sweating during exercise is a sign of an efficient cooler and this mechanism is extremely vital for avoiding heat illness such as heat exhaustion, muscle cramping and the most dangerous of all, heat stroke. While fit...

September 19, 2014 In Eliminating Toxins, Emotional Health, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Feel Emotionally Lighter by Cleaning Out the Clutter

Clutter produces harmful energy that sabotages us from achieving our personal best—it is the nemesis to success. It is deceptive because it manifests itself in various guises. Physical clutter is the stuff we fill our houses with to the point some people actually go into deprivation mode and develop an illness known as hoarding. In our society, we have learned to purchase stuff not for the stuff itself, but for the emotions that stuff evokes in us. What we buy no longer serves a basic utilitarian purpose, but has come to denote status and a luxury lifestyle. The more we own,...

September 19, 2014 In Fitness, News, Spotlight, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

Homeopathy for Bikram Yoga

As an experienced homeopath who has reaped the benefits of Bikram Yoga for many years, I would like to share some holistic and homeopathic tips that will help Bikram/hot yoga enthusiasts with their yoga practice. Balancing Electrolytes This is one of the most common problems encountered with Bikram Yoga practitioners. The intense heat and sweating can lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which can then lead to dizziness, nausea, tiredness and/or headache. It is now trendy to sell coconut water in Bikram Yoga studios. Drinking a can or bottle of good quality coconut water before, during or after practice will balance electrolytes. Personally,...

September 18, 2014 In News, Spotlight, Uncategorized, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

Practicing Non-Attachment in Yoga

You’ve finally made a commitment to your yoga practice. You found a studio in which you feel comfortable, an instructor who really speaks to you and a mat with the perfect stickiness. You have structured your entire weekday schedule to accommodate your three favourite classes. Congratulations, now let it all go. The Buddhist aspiration of non-attachment is woven into yogic philosophy but can seem to be at odds with adhering to a regular, structured practice. The idea of practicing non-attachment is getting comfortable with uncertainty and continuous momentum since to live is to continuously exist in a state of change. But attachment...

September 18, 2014 In Fitness, News, Spotlight, Workouts By Vancouver Health Coach

An Injury Treatment Tip: When to Heat, When to Ice

When should you use ice and when should you use heat? This is a common question that we get asked at Treloar Physio and fortunately, the answer is not all that complex! Ice is often used for inflammatory injuries. Inflammation is the body’s initial response to injury. It is a normal response designed to protect the injured area and start the healing process. Signs of inflammation include: redness, swelling, palpable heat, and pain when touched. Ice works to constrict or close the capillaries which will contain or reduce blood and fluid flow to an area. Other benefits of icing include: decreasing...