Dr. Tara Dunne, BS, MA, ND

11/19/2025

New contact info for Dr Tara!
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Call us or book online directly at
Www.drtaradunne.ca

⭐️ Currently accepting new patients ⭐️

11/11/2025

02/27/2025

Everyone is talking about creatine!

My favourite thing about current creatine research is that, yes it improves strength, yes it improves performance, yes it improves recovery, and YES! It improves cognitive and mental health, especially in female’s in perimenopause / menopause.

I typically recommend mono hydrate forms and have patients titrate up from 2 to 5 grams daily (I find titrating up over a few weeks limits water retention in female physiology).

It’s a powerful support and easy to mix with water or a smoothie etc.

09/08/2024

Pepper Steak Stir Fry 🥡🥢
Gluten free • Dairy Free • Grain Free

1 teaspoon avocado oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 red bell pepper cored, seeded and cut into strips
1 green bell pepper cored, seeded and cut into strips
1 yellow bell pepper cored, seeded and cut into strips
2 cups green beans
3 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced
1 1/4 pounds flank steak thinly sliced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup coconut aminos
1 tablespoon coconut sugar
Water
1 1/2 arrowroot powder

Heat 1 teaspoon of the avocado oil over medium high heat in a large pan.
Add the peppers, carrots, beans and sesame oil and cook for 3-4 minutes or until just tender. Remove the peppers from the pan and place on a plate.
Season the flank steak with salt and pepper to taste.
Add more avocado oil to the pan if needed. Add the steak to the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned.
Add the garlic and ginger, then cook for 30 seconds.
Place the peppers back in the pan with the steak.
In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sugar, 1/4 cup water and arrowroot powder.
Pour the sauce over the steak mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until sauce has just thickened, then serve.

Serves 4

08/16/2024

Bio-data is the best. Working with athletes to enhance performance and recovery means understanding both subjectively how they are doing and objectively how they are doing during sport.
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On site urinalysis gives us insight into how optimize nutrient absorption and limit muscle breakdown while training or competing.
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05/06/2024

Many of my athlete patients report feeling tired or fatigued after training. A certain level of fatigue is common, but more often than not we discover that their daily and training sodium intake levels are subpar - meaning LESS than what they need.
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Sodium is an essential electrolyte that helps regulate the balance of fluids in the body. During intense physical activity, the body loses a significant amount of sodium through sweat, leading to a low sodium level. This, in turn, affects the body’s fluid balance, leading to fatigue and tiredness.
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To counteract this, it’s important to replenish the body’s sodium levels during and post-workout. Most recommended values fall between 400-1100 mg per hour of training (after the first hour). I find the majority of my athletes feel better at the higher end of this range; however everyone is DIFFERENT! So practice your hydrating strategy (or better yet work with a professional to get you to an optimal and safe range for your physiology).
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As an athlete, it is important to check sodium levels regularly and ensure they are within the recommended range to avoid post-training fatigue.
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What are your favourite ways to get sodium during training or on race day? Comment below!

Want to biohack your physiology for optimal performance and recovery? Let’s chat. 👩🏻‍⚕️

08/09/2023

👩🏻‍⚕️Clinical Athlete Development🩺

Clinical athlete development involves the biochemical assessment of athletes, making sure their bodies are supporting their performance and recovery from the most foundational spaces.
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In my practice we look into the factors that are limiting your success. Checking out blood work, nutrition status, hormone balance, medical history, etc. Many clinical factors need to be assessed to make sure you’re reaching your max potential.
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Mitochondrial function - where your ENERGY production pathways are found - is absolutely paramount! In my practice, we assess the efficacy and performance of your mitochondria to make sure you’re getting optimal energy production for your sport.
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We find the limiting factors, remove what needs to be removed, rehabilitate what needs to be rehabilitated, and then watch you surpass all expectations.
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Not all care providers understand the unique needs of athletes. Make sure your provider has a good understanding of your sport. Better yet, let’s work together and defy all your human expectations.
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DM for more info. Remote consults available.


motion.clinic

07/05/2023

Fueling and hydrating strategies from my recent video post for everyone who asked (and those who do not have time to watch the entire video!)
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Practice your fueling and hydrating strategies!
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Have an excellent ride, everyone!





motion.clinic

06/03/2023

Excited to be racing with my little ladies tomorrow for the first time!
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A 5km training run for mom and a kids 1km fun run for my girls.
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Perhaps the first of many to come 🙂

04/14/2023

Lactate is the main product of glucose (carbohydrate) metabolism in skeletal muscle and is a major player in gluconeogenesis (making glucose without carbohydrate supply).
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Measuring lactate levels helps us understand the power and strength of an athlete’s anaerobic (without oxygen) and aerobic (with oxygen) energy systems. It acts as a biproduct of anerobic processing and as a fuel source for aerobic processing. It gives us key insights into the performance and efficacy of the mitochondria.
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Sometimes we notice lactate levels are elevated compared to what we would expect. What does this mean?
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Elevated blood lactate levels can indicate metabolic problems, including mitochondrial dysfunction.

Elevated levels had cause muscle aches, fatigue and brain fog, inhibiting performance and recovery.

High levels are commonly caused by:

🔹Vitamin / mineral / amino acid deficiencies (CoQ10, B vitamins, lipoic acid)
🔹Infections (yeast/fungal or bacterial)
🔹Hypoxia
🔹Increased consumption of alcohol, drugs or medications
🔹Diabetes
🔹High iron levels

If you have been testing your blood lactate and notice elevated levels, it is time to figure out what is limiting your optimal performance and recovery.

03/28/2023

Nutrition is an absolutely imperative part of optimizing your performance and recovery.
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Wheter you are a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, Nutrition matters!
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Carbohydrates should be the primary fuel source for endurance athletes, as they are the gasoline for the engine that powers your endurance.
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Knowing what type of fuel you need for your specific sport, and knowing how that fuel is being used, is the key to your ultimate success .
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⭐️Now booking sports nutrition consults in-office or remotely. DM for info⭐️motion.clinic