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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Osteoporosis is an insidious illness characterised by a reduction in the bone mass. The bones become more porous and fragile, and are therefore more susceptible to fracture or breaking. It often manifests in wrist and femur fractures, as well as vertebral compaction that can lead to the deformation of the column, which is commonly called “bison lump“. Bone mass reaches its maximum between the ages of 30 and 35 and decreases by 1% per year after that.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Gout is a dysfunction of the metabolism which allows for the increase of uric acid in the blood.
Gout leads to intense, immediate, sharp pains, as well as a swelling of the joints. It starts at the toes, the instep, ankles, heels, knees and wrists. Gout is found more frequently in men. This is due to genetic or hereditary dysfunction leading either to an increase in the production of uric acid or in a decrease in the function of the kidneys which eliminate uric acid. In either case, there is an increase in the level of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia). The uric acid is the final product in the metabolism of purine (*) . An excess level of uric acid in the blood can oversaturate the liquids of the body and eventually cause the accumulation of sodium urate crystals in the soft tissues of the body or in the joints.
(*) Purine: A nitrogen substance that is part of the composition of nucleotides such as adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine and xanthine. These last three components can metabolize into uric acid.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Research has shown that elk velvet antler has beneficial effects on muscle strength, endurance and recovery from exercise. There is a multitude of scientific evidence from several studies that reveal such evidence, applies as much for animals as it does for humans. It has been suggested that the composition of elk velvet antler includes Growth Factor-1, which is similar to insulin (insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), the Growth Hormones precursors (GH), as well as pantocrin. All these function individually and synergistically, to improve muscle composition, vitality and the amount of time it takes to recover after a workout.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
In today’s world, we often hear about people suffering from chronic fatigue and complaining of reduced vitality. This well-known syndrome, called fibromyalgia, is a sickness that has been discovered only recently, and it seems to affect more and more people in industrialized societies. Fibromyalgia is an affliction characterized by several elements such as, physical and emotional stress, lack of good nutrition caused by poor eating habits and a lack of exercise. This has a direct impact on our muscular tissues which are numbed due to a lack of good blood circulation.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Did you know that there are more than 100 million people around the world who suffer from a bad pancreas? We call this affliction diabetes. The number of individuals suffering from this sickness is increasing rapidly, year after year, like a contagious disease. This, despite the fact that it is easy to detect and there are treatments that work which the body tolerates very well.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Having good blood
Blood is the life element of the human body. Occasionally, it happens that we do not have good blood or that there is a problem with it. It is estimated that in the United States, there are about one million people that have had such an experience.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Osteoarthritis, a degeneration of the joints
Let ’s talk about osteoarthritis, most often described as a “degenerative lesion of the joints”. This degeneration is caused by wear-and-tear of the joints due to a long-term lack of proper nutrition and leads to anatomical modification. It is, actually, a non-inflammatory degeneration of cartilage in the joints.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Arthritis, an unnecessary pain
Did you know that arthritis is the inflammation of a joint that could cause pain , heat , red spots or stiffness ? These four symptoms are the words most often used by people who suffer from arthritis when they are asked to describe their discomfort. If I am speaking about discomfort, it is because more than 100 different types of arthritis exist affecting a lot of people, old and young. There are two common types of arthritis: rheumatoid poly-arthritis (inflammatory) and osteoarthritis (the degenerative form).
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Chronic pain…what is it?
We have all felt pain at one time or another, perhaps as a result of an accident or from some other cause. We have several muscles that suffer daily from diverse traumas with varying levels of intensity. It all depends on our way of living, and what we have learned over the years. Traumas can cause tendonitis, bursitis or an inflammation of the joints. We all know that this kind of suffering is severe. Let’s try to imagine a person suffering constantly from some of these maladies over many years. This is what we call chronic pain, and it frequently leads to a degenerative state, more or less advanced according to the individual. This pathology can cause a state of distress which is often accompanied by unnecessary pain and suffering.
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Pierre Carrière ND. A.
Certified Naturopath (Member ANAQ)
Massotherapist (Member RITMA)
Cardiovascular anti-stress
It has been proven that stress, a common phenomenon in our modern world, can lead to such sicknesses as insomnia, high blood pressure, anaemia, etc…
Life today is very stressful. Indeed, many circumstances give rise to increased levels of daily stress. We always seem to be surrounded by stress. We pass through different stages of stress, with varying degrees of intensity, and this begins to affect our cardiovascular health. Our nervous system, more specifically our sympathetic nervous system , acts in conjunction with two chemical media: adrenalin and noradrenalin. We all know that adrenalin is a medium that increases blood pressure, creating stress in our body by increasing the heart rate and decreasing the secretions instigated by the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve works directly on the oesophagus and stomach, thus profoundly influencing our digestion. Under stressful conditions, it reduces the assimilation of nutritive elements from the foods we eat.
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