#120:  Health & Wellness Under Any Circumstances w/ Dr. Du La, ND

<p class="p1"><strong>#120:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Health & Wellness Under Any Circumstances w/ Dr. Du La, ND</strong></p> <p class="p3">On this week’s show Gary chats with Dr. Du La, a Toronto-based Naturopathic Doctor registered in Traditional Chinese medicine, where naturopathic care treats the entire person, not just the symptom they are complaining about. Dr. La’s parents instilled in her a hard work ethic, and since she grew up in a family with not much money, her parents got creative in putting healthy food on their table.</p> <p class="p3"><strong>WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li3">Why it doesn’t take a lot of money to eat well</li> <li class="li3">Why Naturopathic doctors believe the body has an innate ability to heal itself</li> <li class="li3">When it can’t, they use natural therapies to supplement the immune system</li> <li class="li3">Why NDs don’t apply ‘band aid’ solutions, but targeted therapies to get to the root cause</li> <li class="li3">Then root cause of many health issues today</li> <li class="li3">How meditation can help get rid of ‘monkey brain’</li> <li class="li3">How mindfulness can help keep distracting thoughts away</li> <li class="li3">The role of mindset and why it’s 90% important</li> <li class="li3">What are Dr. La’s ‘non-negotiables’</li> <li class="li3">How self talk should be conscientious, not perfect</li> <li class="li3">How her practice changed during the pandemic, including acupuncture</li> <li class="li3">What are the 5 pillars - sleep, movement, nutrition, mindset, community and how they work</li> <li class="li3">Traditional Chinese energy meridians</li> <li class="li3">What is the ‘blue zone’ and why some people live longer than others</li> <li class="li3">And MORE!</li> </ul> <p class="p3"><strong>Dr. La’s Bio</strong></p> <p class="p3">Du (Yo) La is a Toronto-based naturopathic doctor, registered traditional Chinese Medicine doctor and acupuncturist and an experienced birth doula. She is a co-founder and co-owner of T