• Natural Doctor Binbrook

    How Naturopathic Medicine Can Help Binbrook Residents We often receive calls from friends and family of patients who have greatly benefitted from the naturopathic medicine and related services we offer at NEX Wellness. Our Naturopath in Binbrook and Naturopath in Burlington welcome new patient referrals! If you are new to our clinic and naturopathic medicine,

  • Nutritional Detoxification for Health and Wellness

    Nutritional Detoxification for Health and Wellness

    Nutritional Detoxification for Health and Wellness 8 Tips to Detox with Food Alarmingly, every year an estimated four billion pounds of chemical compounds and pollutants from plastics, pesticides, solvents, heavy metals, medications and other sources are released into the environment and eventually find their way into our air, soil, and food and water supplies. It’s

  • How to Avoid GMOs – and Why You Should

    How to Avoid GMOs – and Why You Should

    How to Avoid GMOs – and Why You Should Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in our food supply has become a subject of hot debate in recent years. It is estimated that more than 80% of North American food includes GMOs. Although more than 60 countries worldwide have either restrictions or an outright ban on GMOs,

  • Understanding Hidden Sugars in Your Foods

    Understanding Hidden Sugars in Your Foods

    Sugar has become a mainstay in our modern diets, sweetening our drinks and desserts and also lurking in unexpected places. Several recent documentaries have highlighted the negative impact of sugar on our overall health, and a recent global campaign, Action on Sugar, has labelled sugar “the new tobacco.” In 2015, the WHO (World Health Organization)

  • How Food Allergies and Sensitivities May Be Impacting Your Health – And How to Test For Them

    How Food Allergies and Sensitivities May Be Impacting Your Health – And How to Test For Them

    How Food Allergies and Sensitivities May Be Impacting Your Health – And How to Test For Them Hives, rash, trouble breathing. You’d know if you had a problem eating a certain food, right? Not necessarily. There are a wide range of subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, symptoms associated with food allergies and sensitivities that

  • How to Help Keep Your Spine Healthy at Work

    We spend a lot of time in the same position: sitting. Prolonged sitting, as well as the effects of heavy lifting and repetitive movement on workers, is taking its toll. Lower back pain (LBP) and other musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions account for one-third of employee absenteeism in Canada.