• your physiological and genetically appropriate diet
• regular exercise
• adequate sleep, rest and recreation
• supportive personal relationships
• emotional, psychological and spiritual balance

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Although we all understand the need to eat well, exercise more, and give up addictions to foods and substances; our actions frequently fall short of our good intentions. It is often difficult to change life long habits of eating, drinking and inertia to activity. At Integrative Healing Arts we understand the challenge of incorporating lifestyle changes and are committed to assisting you in your process.

The naturopathic nutritional programs recommended to you may at first seem contrary to popular opinion, or to your sense that you are already eating well. Incorporating changes to your diet that involve eliminating common foods because of sensitivities, allergies, blood sugar handling stresses and blood type can at first seem overwhelming. For these reasons, our clinical assistant can help you organize your shopping and meal planning, make recipe suggestions, and help develop strategies to gradually incorporate changes.

Help is also available for exercise programs, stopping smoking, weight loss and referral for counselling if required.

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Detoxification and Health
Not only is optimal health dependant on eating properly, exercise, sleep and healthy social relations, but it is also important to recognize the health risks from accumulated toxins, environmental poisons and heavy metals. Simple screening tests available at the Integrative Healing Arts clinic can indicate whether the body is carrying a heavy metal load, and if the liver and kidneys are capable of detoxifying effectively. If required there are numerous naturopathic methods for detoxification, which can be individualized for your needs.

For more information on naturopathic detoxification see Drs. Peter Bennett and Stephen Barrie's book: The 7 Day De-Tox Miracle.

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Take this quiz to determine your biological or "real" age and assess the risk factors that may impact on your wellness and longevity.  This is only a general informational guide and does not indicate any diagnosis or prognosis.  If your biological/"real" age is greater than your chronological age you may wish to consult a naturopathic physician to get the help you need to optimize your health potential.  The chronological age, is how old you are, the biological age is an estimate of health status expressed as an age in years. Ideally we would like to see our "real" age to be less than our chronological age rather than the other way around.

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• Lead
• Mercury
• Aluminum

Hair Analysis, an effective method for testing for heavy metal load in the body.