First, let's start by answering the question. Yes, ND's can do adjustments. To pass the BC licensing exam, naturopathic doctors must be...

The amount of people looking towards preventative medicine is on the rise and the field of anti-aging is no exception. Botox and...

The ketogenic diet is not a new diet, however, it has been on the rise again recently due to its many health benefits, including weight loss. This way of eating encompasses high fats, moderate proteins, and low carbohydrates (on average less than 50g a day). With any diet there tends to be a lot of conflicting information making it difficult to decipher what is true and what is a myth. Below are Dr. Hennigar’s responses to four of the most common myths heard about the ketogen

Prolotherapy, also referred to as regenerative injection therapy, has been used for over 100 years. U.S. general surgeon George Hackett has been using prolotherapy since the 1950's completing many clinical trials over a 30 year period on its impressive efficacy for pain management. Other clinical literature supports the use of prolotherapy for low back pain, severe tendinopathies and osteoarthritis. Once you damage your joints, it is definitely not the end! Clinical studies o

A growing concern for many individuals in Canada is a lack of primary care physicians. For many individuals, they grow up seeing the same family doctor that their parents saw. However, more doctors are retiring, populations are growing and there are not enough medical doctors being trained in primary care to fill the gap. The few family doctors still practicing are so busy that they are unable to take on any new patients. So what are you supposed to do? Luckily naturopathic d

As spring flowers begin to bloom and the weather warms up, people are pulling their bikes out of storage and lacing up their hiking boots to start tackling the local trails and mountains. Being in close proximity to meadows of tall grass and trees, people need to keep an eye out for not only for bears but the ever hard to see tick. While taking appropriate precautions can help you avoid a tick bite, no system is perfect. This brings us to the question of how should you remov

Has any ever told you that taking vitamin supplements just create expensive pee? Most people have heard this before but if we look at the biochemistry, this is mostly a myth. Let's start with some back ground information. When it comes to vitamins and minerals, there are two categories that each can be classified into: water soluble and fat soluble. Vitamin A, D, E, and K are all fat soluble and are able to be stored in the body to be utilized at a later point when they are n