The Optimal Health Blog
Glowing Skin for the Holidays
An outward radiance and glow are a reflection of our inner health because our skin gives us clues about what’s going on inside our bodies. If you are looking to clear up your complexion or maintain your glow over the holiday season, then you will want to pay special...
How to Effectively Deal With Tension Headaches and Recognize Red Flag Symptoms of a Headache
I often get asked about natural ways to effectively deal with tension type headaches. If you suffer from frequent or chronic tension headaches, you have likely wondered if you can avoid or reduce the use of pain killers such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen. Instead,...
How to Take Charge of Your Migraines
Let’s first talk about what migraines are. Migraine is a type of headache that can be quite disabling and can last from hours to several days. It is typically associated with nausea and vomiting, light and/or sound sensitivity, and tends to be characterized by...
Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly WS Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uPwhTfXIvU&feature=youtu.be Interview: Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly talks about the benefits of integrative medicine on achieving the highest level of health and describes her practice’s philosophy. Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly...
Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly Expert Speaker Lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1OYkxC86Qc&feature=youtu.be Lecture: Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly delivering a talk at Expert Speaker Live in Ottawa on how her personal experiences led her to combine the practice of general internal medicine with integrative...
How to Reduce Exposure to Toxins That Can Be Harmful to Health
A toxin that many of us are exposed to daily is glyphosate. Glyphosate is an herbicide, a weed killer, used on genetically modified soy and corn. It is also used as a drying agent for oats, wheat and barley – it kills them so that they can be harvested earlier. It is...
How to Reduce Toxic Burden
https://youtu.be/pQbCXfVRXqo Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly discusses 3 ways in which we can all reduce our exposure to environmental toxins coming from food and water: 1. Eat organic - when unable to get organic food, refer to Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists by...
Happy Halloween!
I love Halloween because it represents the beginning of a period of many different celebrations and much fun that continues to the end of the year. It’s a time of many family and friendship gatherings, celebrating our blessings, laughing, sharing our good fortune, as...
Cozy Fall, Gluten-Free Muffins
Ingredients Dry ingredients 1.5 cup super fine natural almond flour1 cup gluten-free, old fashioned rolled oats2 tea spoons baking powder2 table spoons ground flax seeds1 table spoon chia seeds1 table spoon hemp seeds1 cup chopped raw walnuts1-2 tea spoons organic...