The Cornerstone Blog

What are Probiotics? We digest our food through many processes.  Once food reaches the intestines, bacteria assist in breaking down nutrients to a molecular level so our bodies can absorb them. ...

The shoulder is one of the most flexible joints in our entire body. This is due to the fact that it is a ball and socket joint. The head of the arm bone (humerus bone) sits inside the socket of the...

The holiday season is a joyous time but it can also be a time of overindulgence, overspending and overbooking that can leave you with a pretty big hangover in January.  With a little planning you...

Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos It’s that time of year, too much to do and so little time.  This recipe, adapted from the book  Nourishing Meals by Alissa Segersten and Tom Malterre, is a tasty way to get...

Many times I see a shocked look on patients’ faces when I tell them to eat more fat in the form of healthy oils. They are surprised that a Doctor is telling them to eat more fat when for years they...

Gluten-free eating isn’t new: people diagnosed with celiac disease have been eating without gluten for years. However, the surge in numbers choosing to eat gluten-free is significant. This may be...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a recurrent seasonality disorder which normally occurs in the fall and winter months and then spontaneously remits in the spring and summer. During the winter...

Garlic has been known for quite some time to be good for the heart. Now a meta-analysis published January 2012 in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture  confirms that garlic is good for...

Magnesium and Blood Pressure. As today is Feb 29th, the last day of Heart Month, I thought it would be appropriate to bring to light a new study which came out February 8th, 2012 in the European...

Cupping is an ancient form of alternative medicine. It dates back hundreds of years and has been used by many ancient cultures. There are various forms of cupping: fire cupping is the application of...

To improve quality of life for patients by addressing the fundamental causes of disease, by healing the whole person through individualized treatment and by promoting the principles of healthy...

St. Margaret’s Bay is an absolutely wonderful place to live, work and play. The area has so much to offer, and there are many great places to live stretching from Peggy’s Cove to Hammonds Plains and...