Hi there,
I’m Dr. Sarah, Naturopathic Doctor, Integrative Medicine expert and health-foodie. I’m a wellbeing advocate and green kitchen guru who is living my true purpose while guiding patients through their personal health journeys.
I’m a complete and utter health food fanatic who wants to see everyone benefit from eating healing foods. Healthy cooking and baking are my true passions, my ‘raison d’être,’ and I love sharing recipes that are as healthy as they are delicious. Inspired to share what I love I’ve created this professional blog to encourage you to start creating health in your own kitchen.
Thanks to Google and social media, we are bombarded with constant ‘noise’ about how to be healthy. It’s becoming more and more difficult to decipher what is true and who to trust to guide you on your personal health journey. Naturopathic doctors are your true holistic wellness experts (with 8+ years of post-secondary medical training), and I’ve started this blog in the hopes of becoming your trusted source for online health content.
It’s impossible to live a fulfilling and vibrant life when you are not feeling your best. Achieving true and lasting wellness comes down to a simple question: what do you want out of life and what are you willing to do to get it? You only have one shot at this life, and you can either live to your fullest and highest potential or stay the way you are now.
I am passionate about showing you that enjoying a healthy lifestyle can be easy and delicious. I’ve created this blog to share all that I’m learning with and from my patients so that you can benefit from their experiences. Please email me if you have any specific questions or topics that you’d like to see covered on my blog here.
In addition to sharing my wholesome recipes and doctor-approved health tips that you can trust, I also offer one-on-one patient counseling in my Naturopathic medical practice located downtown Oakville. For more information and clinic location you can check out my professional website: www.sarahwhitenaturopath.com
Professional Bio:
Doctor White earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Ottawa and a four-year Doctor of Naturopathy degree from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is a member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) and has been working in the natural healthcare field for over a decade. Dr. Sarah is an Integrative Wellness Expert whose mission is help patients restore their health and wellbeing in order to live happier and more fulfilling lives.
![Diet research update [article linked in profile]: new studies are confirming that one-size-fits-all nutrition guidelines are completely out of date & out of alignment with best practices for optimal health.
In a recent study 13,000 twins were given the exact same diet for a period of time and monitored for things like blood sugar levels and weight. From this information, researches concluded that genes account for about 50% of risk factors for obesity and blood sugar instability, while lifestyle factors like sleep, stress, exercise and the gut microbiome account for the rest. This means that you can be following the exact same #vegan/#keto/#paleo/low calorie/etc. diet as your family & friends and see very different health and weight loss outcomes depending on your lifestyle, gut health, hormones and genetics. Health is complicated and there is no "one size fits all" panacea diet for optimal health and weight loss. Every body is unique. If you've been struggling with your weight despite trying every fad diet your best bet is to check-in with a practitioner that can help you optimize your environment (internal & external) and determine which diet is best for YOU. In my practice I help people loose weight by looking at their specific genetic profiles (did you know that services like 23&me provide the raw data for thousands of diet, nutrition and obesity genes? They don't report this as part of their health summary but your ND can use specialized software to provide recommendations based on these genetic variations), optimizing their gut flora (certain bacteria strains are associated with obesity while others can actually promote weight loss), balancing their hormones (studies show us that high estrogen levels without enough progesterone will lead to weight gain in women via a reduction in metabolism) & by helping my patients create daily health habits that work for their lifestyle. 🌱 #hormonebalance #weightlossupport #foodismedicine #guthealthmatters](http://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/1098f1e7264972703dad78c49220dd3b/5DC1471D/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/61681721_120666392239068_5938332968570714774_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com "Diet research update [article linked in profile]: new studies are confirming that one-size-fits-all nutrition guidelines are completely out of date & out of alignment with best practices for optimal health.
In a recent study 13,000 twins were given the exact same diet for a period of time and monitored for things like blood sugar levels and weight. From this information, researches concluded that genes account for about 50% of risk factors for obesity and blood sugar instability, while lifestyle factors like sleep, stress, exercise and the gut microbiome account for the rest. This means that you can be following the exact same #vegan/#keto/#paleo/low calorie/etc. diet as your family & friends and see very different health and weight loss outcomes depending on your lifestyle, gut health, hormones and genetics. Health is complicated and there is no \"one size fits all\" panacea diet for optimal health and weight loss. Every body is unique. If you've been struggling with your weight despite trying every fad diet your best bet is to check-in with a practitioner that can help you optimize your environment (internal & external) and determine which diet is best for YOU. In my practice I help people loose weight by looking at their specific genetic profiles (did you know that services like 23&me provide the raw data for thousands of diet, nutrition and obesity genes? They don't report this as part of their health summary but your ND can use specialized software to provide recommendations based on these genetic variations), optimizing their gut flora (certain bacteria strains are associated with obesity while others can actually promote weight loss), balancing their hormones (studies show us that high estrogen levels without enough progesterone will lead to weight gain in women via a reduction in metabolism) & by helping my patients create daily health habits that work for their lifestyle. 🌱 #hormonebalance #weightlossupport #foodismedicine #guthealthmatters")