Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic
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Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic has been serving Durham region since 1997. cclaimed many times as the Readers Choice award winner for Naturopathic Medicine in the Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser.
Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic
5y ago
Family First Aid Kit
A family first aid kit can keep summer running smooth!
Summertime often means bumps and bruises and insect bites and rashes caused by poison ivy or swimmers itch. Being prepared for simple summer time first aid is a great tool and I have to admit to being a bit of a geek about it. I have taken many first aid courses of course but the one that influenced me the most was a short 3 hour course I took two years ago at a paddle festival that my family and I go to each year. The topic was canoe tripping first aid and safety and it revolutionized my family first aid kit.
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Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic
5y ago
Dandelion Tea or Coffee
Don’t spray those dandelions! The bees need them but what you may not know is it’s good for us too!
High in vitamin A
Antioxidant properties
Helps in lowering triglycerides
So what’s a person to do? Make coffee of course!
To make your own dandelion coffee:
Harvest the tuber part of the root.
Wash and cut into french fry shaped pieces.
Arrange on a coockie sheet and bake at 200-250 for 1.5-2 hours with the oven door cracked until brown.
Grind in coffee grinder!
2-3 tbsp per cup boil water, let steep 30 mins strain and enjoy!
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Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic
5y ago
Everyday Detox
“Detox” is such a hot topic, we hear about “30 day detox” or “tea detox” or all sorts of other things on social media all the time. But, the truth is, your body is detoxing right now, as you’re reading this. It’s detoxing all the time! So, instead of needing to “detox” your body, why not support what your body already knows how to do.
There are 2 main parts to getting rid of toxins or chemicals, they are detoxification and elimination. Detoxification happens mostly in your liver, elimination happens through the bowels, urine or through your skin via sweat.
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Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic
7y ago
Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples
Fall is on the horizon and that means the apple orchards beckon, and we respond by purchases apples in abundance and then spending a month putting apples in anything to avoid wasting them. Yup, I’m guilty. By far, these are one of the simplest snacks to throw together. Walnut Stuffed Bakes Apples warm the belly and help us remember why we love this crisp season.
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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