Mental Health & Wellness

Courtney is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Reiki Practitioner, and Holistic Wellness Mentor. Courtney helps people mitigate their physical symptoms, balance their energy and enhance their intuition to claim the lives they deserve. Her company, Glow Holistics, offers the space to release, relax and find clarity. Courtney creates customized health plans, and offers intuitive guidance, nutrient support and therapeutic energy work. Today we discuss Courtney's clinical use of EMPower Plus, plus she shares some of her clients impressive results.

Rose Devries is the owner of Lotus Herbal Health, located in Calgary, Alberta. Rose has a background in traditional Chinese medicine and herbal knowledge. Rose loves learning about maintaining whole body, spirit and mind health, but also engaging with preventative strategies. Rose has a passion for working with clients to understand their health concerns, always attempting to locate the root of the issue, rather than the symptom(s) alone, while collaborating with clients to achieve empowerment, individualized attention and true wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in the natural health industry in Canada, combining Western and Chinese knowledge systems to holistically support her clients. Today we discuss how EMPower Plus is supporting her clients in many incredible ways.

This month we are focusing on Leaky Gut. What it is, what causes it, and how you can heal yourself. Enjoy.

In this video, we will add 5 more vital solutions, so you can reduce gut inflammation and get on a path towards healing. Happy Gut Health!

Healing your gut lining is a vital part to reducing neurological symptoms and autoimmune disease. So in this video, we cover how to restore a healthy gut lining, and this is part 1 of 2 videos.

Last week we discussed “what is leaky gut”, and to advance from that, today we are going to talk about what specifically causes Leaky Gut, so you can identify where in your life you are damaging your gut and your brain.

Nicole is a Holistic Nutritionist and Yogo Instructor. Nicole first started practicing yoga in 2010, when she was encouraged to explore the practice while working for Lululemon. As she dove deeper into the practice, Nicole found what a gift this practice could be on the path of self discovery. This led Nicole to take her first 200HR teaching training in 2014, and she has since taken teacher trainings every 1-2 years. Nicole is currently working on her 300 HR training with Clara Roberts Oss with plans to be an 500 RYT at the end of 2021. As the importance of her study of yoga grew, and other holistic sciences like Ayurveda, Nicole was drawn to study nutrition. In April 2020, Nicole graduated from the Holistic Nutrition Program at Pacific Rim College; the most comprehensive on-site program of Holistic Nutrition in Canada. She plans to combine these two modalities to show others how they can then care for themselves with movement and food. Alongside yoga, Nicole has spent the last 10 years working in community building and leadership development. Nicole brings her strengths in positivity and compassionate leadership into everything she does. In her spare time, you can find Nicole hiking with her partner Liam and their dog Angus. Today we discuss Yoga, Nutrition and Mental Health.

Dr. Kanwal is a graduate of Simon Fraser University, where she focused on Chemistry and Biochemistry. Upon graduation, she joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensics Laboratory in Ottawa as a Forensic Technologist. Dr. Kanwal then pursued her career in Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, and has been practicing in Vancouver since 2006. Dr. Kanwal is an active member of the British Columbia Board of Naturopathic Doctors, and one of the few naturopathic physicians to hold pharmaceutical prescription rights in British Columbia. Dr. Kanwal focuses on the prevention of disease by investing the time and attention required to understand the individual needs of her patients. She inspires her patients to actively engage in their own recovery of health and maintenance. By implementing lifestyle modifications and adding interventions, as required, patients learn how to stay healthy. Today we are going to discuss how fears and concerns are connected to diseases. Rare, common, acute and chronic.

Terry experienced serious concussions from years of high level hockey, and EMPower Plus gave him the ability to heal the symptoms associated with that injury. Terry’s is Truehope's lead rep in Alberta, and has been working for Truehope Canada for 5 years. Today we discuss how his brain trauma led him to find EMPower Plus and turn his life around.

Insufficient sleep can significantly reduce your ability to keep unwanted thoughts at bay, according to a study out of the U.K. The Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge determined that individuals who are deprived of sleep are significantly less able to stop the intrusion of negative memories than those who are well-rested. The study suggests that poor sleep habits and emotional disturbances can create a vicious cycle that exacerbates itself, highlighting the importance of sleep in recovery from emotional distress. Enjoy!

Anthony became interested in mental health after bipolar disorder claimed his first wife, Deborah, through suicide in 1994. At that time, two of their children, Autumn and Joseph, were also diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. They were taking medications prescribed to treat the disorder, yet they were still suicidal. Anthony felt a deep, compassionate commitment to find an answer, and went on an urgent quest to save his family from the debilitating mental disorders destroying their lives. He credits many prayers and vigilance that resulted in a significant answer, EMPowerplus, a nutritional formula. Anthony first used the EMPowerplus with his children Autumn and Joseph. They both experienced profound results, and their mental health issues were resolved and the family’s lives were restored. Today, over twenty years later, they are still leading a life of true health and wellbeing. Truehope’s flagship product EMPowerplus is the most researched micronutrient formula (vitamins and minerals) world-wide. All research is conducted independently and currently there are 35 publications that prove its efficacy in mood disorders including Bipolar, Depression, ADHD, Anxiety, Traumatic Brain Injury and more. Truehope has assisted over 200,000 participants return to a life of wellbeing. Today we are going to dive into some specifics within that remarkable Truehope story, but also discuss some solution based ideas for people experiencing trauma and darkness.

When you place your bare feet with the ground, you absorb vast amounts of negative electrons that's sufficient enough to maintain your body at the same negatively charged electrical potential as the Earth. This process is called earthing or grounding, and science is showing us how incredible healthy it can be.

Herbalism is the oldest system of healing on the planet, and has been embraced by every culture throughout history. So in today's video, we are going to examine at how and where you can harness the healing power of plants.

Research is suggesting that yearly, more and more people are reporting no life enjoyment. But with minor changes in your perspective or behaviour, it can quickly change that, and it seems the primary strategy towards boosting happiness and life satisfaction is practicing gratitude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTDit5fCh8

The most vital and important medicine that exists is invisible! It’s free and often overlooked. In today's video, we are going to look into this stunning natural therapy that will help keep your body healthy, all the way down to the cellular level.

Happy May!! More people than ever are experiencing a sense of anxiety when even thinking of being removed from their modern life addiction to their technology. Research is telling us that this is due to our mass disconnect from nature. In this video, we are going to look into that disconnect and ask, how can nature fix what’s broken?

Morris Lukowich is a former NHL All-Star professional hockey player and former captain of the Winnipeg Jets. He played with Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky and other hockey legends. Morris currently coaches hockey goal scoring to players of all ages and skill levels and works as a sales rep for a Calgary based LED Lighting company called Switch Lighting. Morris loves to give back to hockey as hockey has been so good to him. Morris has gone through a challenging “life after hockey” filled with many good times. Also, with a deep dark depression, a difficulty focusing and at times a difficult time in simply feeling good! Today we are discussing high level sports, head injuries and how recovery is possible. Enjoy!

Lisa Kilgour is a Holistic Nutritionist, speaker, educator and writer. Lisa specializes in helping people heal from diverse and complex health issues. Lisa focuses on improving client nutrition, while also healing through methods of improved self-care, strategies to balance emotions, strengthening gut flora, and improving sleep and lowering stress. In 2015, Lisa recorded a popular TEDx talk on the gut-brain connection at TedX Kelowna, and in 2010 was voted “BC’s Favourite Nutritionist” by Natural Care Canada. Lisa lives in the breathtaking BC Okanagan, surrounded by local, healthy food and stunning scenery. She is the founder of LisaKilgour.com and a faculty member at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. We discuss the gut, the brain and mental health. Enjoy! Lisa Kilgour Nutritionist SHOW NOTES Lisakilgour.com FB - @lisakilgournutritionist TEDx Talk - https://lisakilgour.com/media

We are not hearing enough about how you can Naturally Boost your Immunity, so in this video, we look at 4 ways you can increase your immune system's firepower! Enjoy.

I think we have all heard that lemon water is healthy for us, but what does the actually science and evidence say? In this video we are going to look at 3 researched ways that lemon water can improve your health. Enjoy!

Chronic inflammation is the primary driver of Chronic Disease. In today's video we look at 3 straightforward ways you can switch your body into a state of healing! Share, like & Enjoy!

Carol is a medical autistic savant. She lives in Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a mother of 5 (3 of which are on the autism spectrum). She is a full time autism advocate, vlogger and author, of the book “The Son I Almost Gave Away”. The book is a memoir about her brain injured child, who at seven years of age was facing being medicated and placed into an institutional setting. After putting him on Empower Plus he underwent a miraculous recovery, now 20 years old – living financially independently – he’s an artist and entrepreneur. Carol has been in the field of integrative medicine and wellness for roughly 28 years. She is considered an invaluable resource, scientist and researcher within both the medical field and integrative platforms in the area of autism education, naturopathic medicine and orthomolecular psychiatry. Carol now serves as a mentor, advocate, educator, and vlogger via her YouTube channel Mindful Divergence. Known as one of the leading authorities in identifying adult autism spectrum disorders in marginalized people groups, she helps individuals navigate the diagnostic process for autism, and life after diagnosis. Carol is the founder of ASD Village on Facebook, where autistics from across the world have been able to find their voice and feel a deep sense of connection and belonging. Today we discuss her families remarkable tale!

Today we look into a first of its kind study that researches using Micronutrients for the symptoms of PMS. Enjoy! https://www.truehopecanada.com/pms

Into today's video we look into a 2012 study that researched Micronutrients use for supporting natural disaster induced stress! Enjoy.

This is week 3 of our examination into 'The Science.' Today we examine a case control study on using Micronutrients versus Standard Medication Management in Autism. Enjoy. www.truehopecanada.com