Boosting Your Immune System this Winter

Boosting Your Immune System this Winter

Written by Dr. Sandra Miranda, ND   It is that time of year, time to do everything you can to boost your immune system to avoid all of the nasty bugs that are out there. No one wants the coughs, runny nose, fever, chills, body aches and all of the other symptoms...
Are you Feeling the Winter Blues?

Are you Feeling the Winter Blues?

Written by Dr. Sandra Miranda, ND Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or “winter blues” is a type of depression that affects many people during the late fall and winter when the hours of daylight grow short. It is estimated that millions of Canadians, especially women...
Is it Flu Season?

Is it Flu Season?

Written by Dr. Sandra Miranda, ND Wow, there are so many bugs going around today and quite honestly some seem worse than covid itself.  I personally am recovering from one as we speak.  So, I’ve seen this meme circulating on the social media channels over the last...
3 Excellent Alternatives to Coffee

3 Excellent Alternatives to Coffee

Written by Dr. Sandra Miranda, ND Don’t take me wrong, I love coffee!  So let me be the first to admit this.  Unfortunately, caffeine is like one of those friends who promises us the world but they never deliver.  Caffeine is supposed to give us a boost of energy and...
Intermittent Fasting & Weight Loss

Intermittent Fasting & Weight Loss

Written by Dr. Sandra Miranda, ND Do you have trouble losing weight?  Frequent sweet cravings that don’t go away even after you eat a sweet?  Constant hunger?  Early insulin resistance can be the culprit. Mary, is one of my wonderful patients who is now 45 years old. ...
Sugar is Scarier than Ghosts

Sugar is Scarier than Ghosts

Written by Dr. Sandra Miranda, ND It is Halloween season and everyone is decorating their homes with ghosts and zombies and spider webs. I personally thought of decorating with candies, candy bars and cookies….why, because sugar is scarier than ghosts! The sugar count...