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Health Articles & News Blog


3 Ways to Re-Evaluate Your Life’s Purpose, and How This Naturopathic Physician Ended Up at Acacia

I had just finished a 17-day work trip that included some pretty stressful experiences. I’m talking about the kind of experiences that most people should never experience in their life. In my line of work at the time, I was in the operating room during high-risk heart surgeries that would sometimes end in tragedy. I had to pack my suitcase and head to the next hospital to train another set of physicians on an emerging technology that would soon revolutionize a particular type of heart surgery. 


Dr. Amy Gilchrist ND receives BC Achievement Community Award!

Our own Dr. Amy Gilchrist was awarded a BC Achievement Community Award on May 10th in a formal presentation ceremony held in Victoria, BC (at Government House),in the presence of the Honourable Janet Austin, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.



LISTEN – Dr Pam on Women’s Health Unplugged

Dr. Pam sat down for this interesting interview on Brain Health - specifically about Neurological Reserve, what it is, and how to support it.


Primer on Post-Partum Depression (PPD)

Dr. Michelle Payne Naturopathic Doctor discusses Post-Partum Depression, an area of interest in her practice.




Depression – A symptom of an inflamed brain.

Depression has been known to be associated with increased inflammatory markers in the blood for some time now, but to say inflammation is a cause of depression as a symptom, is a bit different.