Dr. Lisa Weeks, Naturopathic Doctor

12/13/2025

11/28/2025

Let’s make the world a better place and move some focus outwards

11/27/2025

What I do to stay healthy on a quick road trip.

Pete, Stuart, and I went to Niagara for one night this past weekend. I’m particular about what I eat and drink, and I don’t enjoy paying for mediocre food or tea when I know we can make better at home. I also don’t love Starbucks or Tim Hortons teas, so I bring my own.

I packed a small cooler with:
• Soft-boiled eggs (with salt and pepper packets courtesy of Pete and Stuart’s Tim Hortons stop)
• Two smoothie bowls packed in yogurt containers, a spoon
• Washed and cut veggies with hummus
• Washed fruit: apples, clementines, grapes, strawberries
• Nut butters and seed butters, hummus
• My vitamins that are temperature-sensitive

Non-refrigerated items:
• My favourite tea bags
• Matcha packets and collagen packets
• Homemade mushroom hot chocolate or matcha latte mixes in small takeout sauce containers with coconut milk powder
• Nuts
• Simply Bars (lemon coconut is my favourite backup snack)
• A reusable coffee mug
• Electrolyte packets

If I eat out every meal and snack, I start to feel off. I get bloated, my gut is reactive, my skin gets oily, and my eyes look puffy. Bringing simple, nutrient-dense staples keeps me feeling steady so I can actually enjoy the trip.

If you want to feel healthy over the holidays or while travelling, send book a discovery call (for new patients) or an appointment (for existing patients) and I can help you build a simple, sustainable plan.

10/31/2025

How Do You Measure Health Success?

It’s been over six years since I’ve stepped on a scale—and I ask my doctor not to tell me my weight.
Because health isn’t just a number.
It’s how you feel in your body: your energy, sleep, focus, digestion, skin, mood, and cycle.

Yes, data can be useful—heart rate, blood pressure, blood work, your period (your sixth vital sign), even your data from an Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Whoop; but they should complement, not replace, your own body’s wisdom.

This is called interoception—listening to your internal cues.

Not everyone has learned how to do that, especially if they’ve experienced trauma or disconnection from their body. Therapy with a psychotherapist or social worker would then be indicated to unpack that.

If you are feeling disconnected from your body, I can help by giving you tools to reconnect with yourself through journaling, tracking symptoms, and noticing subtle changes that matter.

So instead of obsessing over one metric, like weight or calories, ask yourself:

Do I feel strong and grounded in my body?

Am I sleeping well and recovering?

Are my hormones working for me and my moods stable?

Health isn’t about shrinking—it’s about expanding your capacity to feel good.