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65 Fourth Street East
Collingwood, ON L9Y 1T4

705-446-2200

Mon 11-3
Tues 12-7
Wed 10-4:30
Fri 10-4:30

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Walking in the Coldest Night of the Year is fun - and they have great hats! Here’s a throwback to the first year I participated. The cutie on the right is my sister @szilviajuditjones 👯‍♀️ . ❄️ If you’re free tomorrow it’s not too late to join the fun! Or let me do the walking for you by following the link in my bio where you can sponsor me! . ❄️ My goal was to raise $1000 in less than 2 days and I’ve already surpassed it in less than 24 hours thanks to my generous supporters! Help me smash the hell out of my goal and give back to the community.. ❄️ All funds raised support @home.horizon and Barbara Weider House where youth facing homelessness have a safe place to live while accessing programs and resources to help them find their way through adversity towards a brighter and better adulthood. @cnoyorg #cnoy20 #collingwood

You guys are amazing! In just a few hours you’ve helped me raise $500 to help youth facing homelessness in Collingwood! My goal is to raise $1000. Tomorrow is the main event - the Coldest Night of the Year - so there is still time to donate to this very worthy cause through the link in my bio! @cnoyorg #cnoy20

It’s way too cold for there to be homeless youth in our community. But right now there are young people in Collingwood in unimaginably difficult situations with nowhere to turn! That's why I'm taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year for the third year in a row - walking and fundraising to help @home.horizon support hungry, homeless and hurting people and families in Collingwood. . . YOU CAN HELP! Sponsor me through the link in my bio. No donation is too small and 100% of the money raised by #cnoy20 goes towards helping vulnerable youth. ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ Home Horizon is a charitable organization in Collingwood serving the communities of Southern Georgian Bay. In July 2017 they moved into the Barbara Weider House, a 6-bedroom, 7-bed facility that provides safe housing for youth facing homelessness along with access to counselling and social and life skills programs to help them successfully rebuild their lives and transition to independent living and adulthood. This program is full and they have a wait list. Their goal is to support vulnerable youth in integrating back into their communities as opposed to continuing down a path of homelessness.

I played hooky and hit the slopes where I got a sweet goggle tan and even entered a ski race (in which I placed 🥈I must add 😎). This was for a very good cause - the annual Christie Cummings Ski Day in support of @cgmhfoundation 🏥 . Despite what you might believe, the government does not fully fund healthcare in Ontario. This is particularly evident at the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital where over 90% of all medical equipment & technology is funded through community support of the @cgmhfoundation ! And the hard working doctors and staff at our hospital need new equipment to do their best work helping people in our community. Please follow @cgmhfoundation and give generously to this important cause.💗 . “Healthcare is at a turning point in South Georgian Bay. The Foundation is building on strength; a highly successful New Age of Care Campaign, a large and dedicated donor base and strong staff and volunteer leadership. A re-development project is on the horizon for us. But the horizon is the end result. Our community’s healthcare needs won’t wait until we have a new building. We need to renovate our emergency room so we can provide each patient with privacy and personalized care in traumatic moments. We need to repair basic infrastructure, like elevators and fire alarm panels. We need to give our staff the tools that will help them do the best job possible. With your help, we’ll make wise investments based on today’s needs and those of the future.” #collingwood #healthcare

This is my half eaten breakfast to prove 2 points: 1) Eating better doesn’t have to be complicated nor does it have to cost a fortune or look like a chef’s Instagram feed. Swap out processed foods for real food. Sardines 🐟 instead of cereal for protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Avocado 🥑 instead of PB for healthy fat, protein, potassium and yummy factor. Sprouts 🥦 instead of jam for anti-cancer plant magic instead of immune smashing, metabolism maiming sugar. Nutrient dense whole grain bread instead of something highly processed. 🍞 2) I’m a brilliant weirdo who eats fish for breakfast. Join me! 🧠 . . #mediterraneandiet #realfood #eatrealfood #functionalmedicine #integrativemedicine #naturopathicmedicine #naturopathicdoctor #healthyfats #omega3 #breakfast #breakfastideas #breakfastofchampions #collingwood

Have you fed your microbiome today? 🦠🦠🦠 . Translation: did you eat a few different vegetables? 🌶 🥦🥕🥬🍠🧅🥒🧄🍆 . I’m feeling inspired by @drkimbretznd ‘s talk on diet and the microbiome at the #guthealth conference I attended on Saturday - followed by my visits to @eatalytoronto on Saturday night, Sunday and Monday.. where the incredible produce department just begged to be photographed! ❤️ . #ibs #crohnsdisease #ulcerativecolitis #colitis #sibo #gut #integrativemedicine #naturopathicmedicine #functionalmedicine #eatplants #vegetables #microbiome #prebiotics #probiotics

How to become a statistic: be silently vitamin D deficient for decades because nobody thought it was important to test you. ☠️☀️🩸 . #cancerprevention #heartdisease #diabetes #osteoporosis #inflammation #autoimmunedisease #infertility #miscarriage #repost from @drkarleydenoon with @get_repost ・・・ This isn’t a joke .... it’s a simple, affordable, fat soluble hormone that may make or break your health outcomes. Virtually every North American suffers from insufficient vitamin D because of limited sun exposure and use of sunscreen which blocks vitamin D production.Very little vitamin D is found in food. With Canada’s northern latitude and proximity to the sun, Canadians aren’t able to generate vitamin D in the winter months (late October through early March). The angle of the sun in the winter months means no matter how many sunny days there are, the vitamin D-soaked UVB rays aren’t powerful enough for people to make vitamin D from the sun’s rays. Vit D can reduce the risk of chronic inflammatory diseases in certain populations (1), Vitamin D has been suggested to have direct effects on insulin secretion, insulin resistance and sensitivity, as well as on insulin action (2), vitamin D (25-OH ) levels above 100 nmol/L can reduce the risk of hypertension (3)Those with vitamin D levels above 125 nmol/L have been found to have the highest quality of life scores (4)There isn’t a single blanket dose like regulatory bodies might have you believe, it’s based on many factors including weight, skin pigment , genetic factors and age. Find someone that can get you on a dose that will have you in the gold zone , which despite discrepancies will have labs definitely >100nmol/L and likely higher. You’ll need to be tested and monitored to safely get into optimal which will most likely have to be private pay. Do this for yourself , it’s a simple no brainer in my mind. #vitd #drdenoon

Dear @eatalytoronto , I love you!!!!!!!! What a beautiful space filled with exquisite food and gracious staff. I spent a couple hours squealing and taking photos of you today in between sipping espresso, solidifying dinner plans, and ogling your cheese counter, seafood selection and the most gorgeous produce department I’ve seen outside of Italy. Welcome to Toronto! Congratulazioni! 🥂❤️👌🏻 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Highly Recommend. -Dr. Aranka Jones • naturopath obsessed with integrative gastroenterology & Mediterranean gastronomy 👩🏼‍⚕️💊🌿🩺🦠🧬🥬🦑🧀🐟🌶🍝🍷☀️👩🏼‍🌾 . . P.S. Those who know me know that I never shut up about my travels in Italy and all things related to the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle... including my new found obsession with making hand made pasta and taking afternoon naps. 🍝 💤 Stay tuned for my Eataly stories to come! #mediterraneandiet #integrativemedicine #nutrition #naturopathicdoctor #guthealth #crohnsdisease #ibd #ibs #sibo

I feel you @drkarand #repost . . OHIP is failing us. ⁣ ⁣ It failed 3 of my patients significantly this week. ⁣ ⁣ And I'm pissed. ⁣ ⁣ I usually have some diplomatic justification. ⁣ ⁣ I usually have some positivity, and find some good.⁣ ⁣ But today I'm tired. ⁣ Today I drove home in tears. ⁣ ⁣ Because it's just not good enough. ⁣ ⁣ It wasn't good enough for my patients this week. ⁣It's not good enough for my family. And it's not good enough for you. ⁣ ⁣ Unlike our teachers who are standing up and saying, ⁣ ⁣ "THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR OUR KIDS" ...⁣ ⁣ I'm not sure many can even see that the omnipotent beast of our public health system is failing us, everyday. ⁣ ⁣ But I see it. ⁣ ⁣ I see you struggling to get the care you deserve. ⁣ I see my husband come home defeated and worn out by trying to do good work in "the system".⁣ ⁣ I see why my Dad, an MD, advised me not to be one. ⁣ ⁣ I see many smart and compassionate health professionals trying their best, who are just as frustrated. ⁣ ⁣ So I will say it. ⁣ OHIP IS FAILING US. ⁣ But what do I know? I'm "just a naturopath".

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