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Du La

Toronto Naturopathic Doctor, TCM Practitioner, Acupuncturist with focus in Women's and Kid's Health.

01/13/2026

Bone loss can begin years before menopause — often silently.

To assess osteoporosis risk before fractures happen, a DEXA scan is the gold standard but most women do not get it done until they are 50 (65 in the US) when it might be too late.

Here are major osteoporosis risk factors and common reasons to request a DEXA from your doctor:
• Estrogen decline (peri & postmenopause)
• Family history of fractures or osteoporosis
• Low body weight
• Smoking or excess alcohol
• Low calcium/vitamin D
• Long-term steroid use
• Thyroid imbalance or malabsorption conditions

In fact, some functional medicine doctors are recommending it, as early as in our 30’s to get a baseline. My recommendation is to get it done in perimenopause (which we know isn’t the same age for everyone) and earlier if you have risk factors are present.

Why a DEXA is so important:
• Bone loss is silent until a fracture occurs
• Early detection = prevention
• Early diagnosis or detection can guide lifestyle changes, supplements or other treatments
• It can help track bone changes over time

If you’re in perimenopause or have risk factors, don’t wait for symptoms.

SAVE THIS TO REMIND YOU TO GET YOUR DEXA OF YOU NEED IT!

AND SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS, SISTERS, MOTHER, AUNTS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE HAD THEIRS!

01/09/2026

Roasted Bosc Pears with Buffalo Kefir, Walnuts, Almonds and H**p Hearts 💛

This simple recipe helps reduce sugar cravings because it calms the biological triggers that drive them, rather than just relying on willpower.

Here’s what this simple bowl does…

1. It stabilizes blood sugar
The pears provide natural sweetness, but pairing them with protein (kefir/yogurt), healthy fats, and fiber slows glucose absorption. This prevents the spike → crash cycle that fuels intense sugar cravings later.

2. It satisfies the sweet taste without overstimulation
Fruit delivers sweetness in a gentle, nutrient-dense form, unlike refined sugar which overstimulates dopamine and keeps you wanting more.

3. It supports appetite-regulating hormones
Protein and fats increase satiety hormones (like GLP-1 and peptide YY), helping you feel full and satisfied instead of hunting for dessert 30 minutes later.

4. It feeds beneficial gut bacteria
Pears contain prebiotic fiber, and kefir provides probiotics. Together, they help support a healthier microbiome, which is associated with more stable hunger signals and fewer sugar-driven urges over time.

5. It reduces stress-driven cravings
Cinnamon helps improve insulin sensitivity, and the combination of slow-digesting nutrients keeps cortisol and energy levels more stable — both big players in emotional sugar cravings.

Bottom line:
This bowl doesn’t “fight” cravings — it prevents them by meeting your body’s need for sweetness and stability at the same time.

That’s why it works so well when sugar cravings hit.

✨Hope it works for you as well as it works for me!✨

01/05/2026

Start, Stop and Continue, 2026 Edition.

Thank you to everyone who helped me decide what I want to START doing in the New Year and am pretty excited to commit to this decision! And who knows, perhaps the Universe will open up opportunities for my other Start! 🙏🏼

And if you’d like to play along, please share with me your Start, Stop and Continue for 2026. I’d love to cheer you on and offer some support and accountability!

✨Happy 2026 my friends! Let’s enjoy this wonderful ride together! ✨

12/22/2025

Fighting a tickle, cough or sinus infection?

Naturopathic medicine to the rescue!

Rest, hydration and nourishing foods will only get you part of the way there. Here’s a peak in my herbal medicine cabinet for safe and effective botanical medicine options that I use everyday for my family and my patients.

🌿Children’s and Adult’s Cold and Flu Elixir featuring Elderberry

🌿Herbal First Defence featuring Echinacea and Andrographis

🌿Deep Breath featuring Ephedra

🌿Upper Respiratory and Sinus featuring Goldenseal

🌿Deep Immune Activation featuring Astragalus

We are open until Tuesday, December 23rd 6 pm and able to ship across Ontario if needed. Please call 416 598 8898 to place your order.

Or swing by our clinic at 475 Broadview Avenue and pick up what you need!

✨Happy Holidays and keep well everyone!✨

12/10/2025

Holiday eating has begun…how are you going to survive?

Here are 3 simple, practical and DOABLE tips to help you get through festive gatherings without weight gain and to feel well.

Please share if you find these tips helpful! 🎁

11/26/2025

This incredible salad is my new favourite!

It’s a combo of random things I had in my fridge that happened to work extremely well together.

First, you must make the , 5 star recipe: Sheet-Pan Feta with Chickpeas and Tomatoes. While making that, you also roast a bunch of peppers. Once they are both ready, you simply add the two to a bed of baby arugula, tear some fresh basil leaves and sprinkle with chili paper flakes. Then finish with a drizzle with your best extra virgin olive oil.

OMG, you’ve done it. All the flavours of pizza (according to my office manager Calyn) with naturopath-approved incredients!

SAVE THIS RECIPE AND ENJOY!

For the Sheet-Pan Feta with Chickpeas and Tomatoes, you need:
3 cups of cooked chickpeas, drained, rinsed and shaken dry
2 pints cherry tomatoes
1 shallot, minced
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp chili pepper flakes
pinch of salt
2 blocks of goat’s or sheep’s milk feta (6 - 8 ounces), crumbled into large chunks

For the Roasted Peppers, you need:
4 yellow, orange and/or red peppers, sliced
2 tbsp olive oil

For the rest of the salad, you need:
5 oz of baby arugula
a few sprigs of fresh basil
pinch of chilli pepper flakes
2 - 3 tbsp of your best extra virgin olive oil

First, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Place all your ingredients for the Sheet Pan Feta dish on a sheet pan and mix well.

Roast until feta and tomatoes are soft, around 30 minutes.

Place all your sliced peppers on a separate sheet pain. Add evoo and mix well.

Roast until soft and charred, around 15 minutes.

Then add your roasted ingredients to a large bed of arugula, torn basil leaves, chilli pepper flakes and your best quality olive oil.

Mix well then serve or enjoy right away.

Or keep all the ingredients in the fridge and warm the roasted dishes up and prepare the salad one bowl at a time when you’re hungry!

Buon appetito! 💛

11/17/2025

This moment - your current experience, thoughts, feelings, imperfections - is already part of “the way.”.

In simpler terms, you are already on the path you’re seeking.

Stop searching for a “better” version of yourself before you allow yourself to be enough.

Meaning, peace, or awakening is found by being fully present in this moment. 💛

11/12/2025

One of the most common questions I get is: “How do I fuel my kids for all their activities?”My answer is always the same — with REAL food! 🍎🥕

Whole, nourishing foods give kids the energy, focus, and strength they need to learn, play, and grow. One of my all-time favourite ways to do this is with ‘s Superhero Muffins — packed with veggies, oats, and good fats to keep them going strong. These muffins are nutritionally superior to any store-bought muffin, protein bar or granola bar!

They’re easy to make, kid-approved, and perfect for busy mornings or on-the-go snacks. Because when we feed our kids real food, we’re helping them feel their best — inside and out. 💪✨

SAVE AND SHARE THIS GLUTEN-FREE DAIRY-FREE RECIPE!

Ingredients
* 2 cups almond meal
* 1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats (gf)
* 2 tsp ground cinnamon
* ½ tsp ground nutmeg
* 1 tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp fine sea salt
* ½ cup walnuts
* 3 eggs
* 1 cup grated apple (about 1 apple)
* 1 cup grated carrots (about 2 small carrots), peeled
* 6 Tbsp coconut oil (replaced unsalted butter with coconut oil)
* 1/3 cup honey (reduced from 1/2 cup in original recipe)
* 1/3 cup raisins or chocolate chips (optional)

Preparation
Position a rack in the center of the oven.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Coconut oil or line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper muffin cups.

In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and walnuts, raisins or chocolate chips (if using).

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, apple, carrot, melted coconut oil and honey. Add to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, filling each to the brim.

Bake until the muffins are nicely browned on top and a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 - 20 minutes or so. Allow muffins to cool before enjoying.

10/19/2025

Cheering is its own endurance race!

Excited to be cheering you on! Your number one fan. Your personal hype girl!!!

For all those racing, I’m super proud of you for training hard (or not 😅), pushing your limits and frankly, just putting yourself first!

YOU EFFING GOT THIS FRIEND!!!

10/15/2025

THIS.

This love tap meant the world to me.

We were at our final station, Wall Balls, and unfortunately our judge took his job like it was his life mission. He kept shaking his head, pressing that damn iPad and shouting “Lower, LOWER!!!” at me.

Honestly, I really felt like I was breaking 90. My legs were tired and the ball was slippery.
I even started questioning if I was suppose to hit the top target and that’s why I was getting no reps, even though he was shouting ‘lower!’.

In the end, I was tired and it frustrated me. I got a total 30 No Reps, about 50% of my wall balls and I was only able to get 5 reps at a time even though my plan was to do 3 rounds of 10 reps.

Wall Balls ended up being our slowest station. 8 minutes.

Jonah was such a champ. He constantly encouraged me to focus. Go slower and just do one at a time. (Bird by bird, if you know that reference.)

And then this love tap.

My forever plus one.

And friends, if you’re interested in Hyrox, go find a partner and start training! It is loads of fun, even if you get 30 no reps at your final station!

10/13/2025

Marathon Recovery Supplement Bundle Giveaway!

Our clinic is giving away a basket filled with supplements focused on marathon/half marathon recovery! This basket is valued at $388.63, and includes:

💪 Joint Collagen Peptides Powder
🦴 Bone Matrix MCHA
☀️ Cyto-D3 2500IU Drops
💊 K2-D3 Matrix
🍄 Cordyceps
🧬 OA-Matrix
💥 Active A.C.E.S + Zinc
🌿 Rhodiola Rosea Extract

I’ll also include a brief consult to review how to use the supplements.

Feel free to enter through this link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPuR1xmEQTx/?img_index=1&igsh=MWswa2YzaWdodnd1eQ==

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