In This Issue (3 min read): The Cost of Flu & COVID-19 Hospitalization Reaches Far Beyond the Bill A Swift Response to a Strained Healthcare System Prevention Over Prescription Your Naturopathic Rx The Cost of Flu & COVID-19 Hospitalization In Canada Reaches Far Beyond the Bill This fall has pushed our immune systems hard. As of late November 2025, Canada is seeing a rise in circulation of both influenza and COVID-19, with the flu leading the surge. Confirmed flu cases grew nearly 61% in...
18 days ago • 2 min read
In This Issue: Agency Over Illness: How Awareness Alters Biology A Better Reason to Use Your Benefits Fullscript Is Offering Its Annual Black Friday Discount This Week Agency Over Illness: How Awareness Alters Biology The disease process is not a spontaneous event that manifests itself separately from the individual experiencing it. It unfolds within the lived reality of the individual, shaped by their history, pressures, coping strategies, and the ways their body has adapted over time. At...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
In This Issue: How Elephants Respond to Their Internal Signals Interoceptive Awareness: How Humans Understand Their Inner World Quote Of The Issue How Elephants Respond to Their Internal Signals Elephants sense when their plant-based diet is low in essential nutrients and know when to make their way to nearby streams to excavate mineral-rich soil and access underground water and salt licks. But how do they “know”? When elephants are low in certain minerals, especially sodium, their physiology...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
In This Issue: (< 3 min) Editorial: The Paradox Of Our Health Obsession In The Information Age The Paradox Of Our Health Obsession In The Information Age We are health-obsessed. We strive to eat better, look younger, live longer, and feel more vibrant, or at the very least, suffer less. The global Health & Wellness industry, valued at 6.3 trillion dollars back in 2023, has capitalized on this fixation, promising solutions, often claiming to have a pill “for every ill”. We are bombarded with...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
In This Issue: The Anatomy of a Thought: What Really Occupies the Mind When Thoughts Become Biology: The Hidden Link Between Mind and Body The Anatomy of a Thought: What Really Occupies the Mind It’s been estimated that the human mind generates about 6,200 thoughts per 16-hour waking period - roughly 400 an hour, or one every nine seconds. Most of these are not conscious, deliberate, or meaningful. They’re a kind of mental weather: patterns of attention shaped by conditioning, memory,...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
In This Issue: (4 min read) Are You Living On Borrowed Energy? The Only Two People In This World That You Need To Make Proud Are You Living On Borrowed Energy? Borrowed energy is the kind of energy that fuels you through sheer willpower, usually driven by fear, duty, or the need to prove yourself. It can look like motivation, but it’s actually survival. You’re running on adrenaline instead of alignment, caffeine instead of clarity. Borrowed energy gets things done, but it costs you. True...
2 months ago • 1 min read
In This Issue: The Secret to Thriving Isn’t in a Protocol The Mediterranean Diet: A Prescription for Longevity Quote Of The Issue The Secret to Thriving Isn’t in a Protocol I was mindfully scrolling the other day (see what I did there? 😆) when I came across psychologist Amanda Hanson sharing that her secret to thriving has nothing to do with biohacking, supplements, or strict routines. She doesn’t obsess over food or data points, because true health isn’t achieved through controlling the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
In This Issue: (5 minute read) What My Almost-Cold Sore Taught Me About Control Your Future Self Isn't Going To Save You What My Almost-Cold Sore Taught Me About Control I want to share a recent personal experience - an almost-cold sore - and what it revealed about control, agency, and emotion.I’ve had cold sores for as long as I can remember. If you lined up my school photos from junior kindergarten onward, you’d see a recurring guest star: me, with a cold sore on my lip. They’ve always been...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Dans ce numéro: Pourquoi le confort nous coûte Quand le futur semble hors de portée Choisissez votre affirmation Pourquoi le confort nous coûte Nous vivons une crise du confort. Encore et encore, nous choisissons la facilité immédiate : faire défiler son écran au lieu de se reposer, grignoter au lieu de se nourrir, se couper de nos sensations au lieu de les ressentir. Ces choix apportent un soulagement immédiat, mais ils nous volent notre énergie et notre vitalité futures. Ce n’est pas une...
3 months ago • 2 min read