I was watching an old interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was talking about the decline in his physical body and how he could not get as muscular as he could in his past. If we look up the word immortal in the dictionary, we see that it is defined as living forever, likely to be a person worthy of enduring fame. This is not a realistic view of life. We are all getting older. We can’t always afford to get expensive tests to look under the hood, but we can tune into our intuition as to what we presently need. Everything changes according to Buddhist philosophy. That is true.

How empowered can we get in every area of our life? Yes relationships change and need to be evaluated. It is true that if you put attention on different areas of your life that they will improve just by putting a little more care and attention on them. I would add putting love into the action is imperative. Most people respond more openly if they feel loved. We all feel somewhat vulnerable as we age. I am doing everything I can to age as gracefully as I can. 

How can be empowered in my career despite being laid off after 26 years of employment downtown? I need to keep on with my continuing education. Ask myself what I am still passionate about. It always come back to health being my highest value. I walk what I talk and am extremely genuinely interested in improving my patient’s lives in terms of their health.

Being a naturopathic doctor, my number one value is health so I spend a lot of time, money and energy on living the most healthy lifestyle that I can. As I blogged last time, I just took the course Eat Real to Heal as my intuition told me I needed to ramp up my personal effort into healing my body again. I realize too that I am immortal and I can only do what I am guided to do. I give the rest to God. Having a faith is imperative for me. I was raised Christian but I realize that spirituality is very personal and unique for each individual…enough said.

Taking out the lens and evaluating your life in terms of your relationships, your diet, your exercise, your strength, your energy, your vitality, your passion for career, your hormone balance, your spiritual life, your friendships, your finances, your social connections, the list is endless once you bring the spotlight out. I know for a fact that I am much more even in my mood and happier since I have been on the eat real to heal plan and I am juicing every day. 

I wanted to add that I was at my UVic alumni weekend. I attended my alumni appreciation dinner with my sister in tow. Humor is so important in our life to offer a perspective on things. I was laughing with my coach Lynne Beecroft; she said that she uses her field hockey stick as a cane now. She was joking but we all have to find the humor in life as things change as we get older. Laughter is often the best medicine!

I wanted to tell you that the food revolution summit is on starting today. It is a free online summit put on my Ocean Robbins and his team. I am definitely tuning in and recommend it to all my patients.

If you are interested in booking in with me, go to www.robinvinge.com then click on contact to be led to my Jane booking site. Happy spring out there. I believe it is officially here!

As many of you know, I have been living with multiple sclerosis since I was 21 years old. I started Ocrevus three years ago because my family members were not happy that I was having flares that were very challenging to recover from. I only agreed to the medication if my neurologist could say it was objectively helping me. He says that it is helping stabilize me and prevent flares so that is a good thing. I still feel that although I have been able to live in balance with my condition I would like to further heal what is going on. I am now 56 and I am menopausal so I want to age with the least inflammation possible.

So one of my acquaintances was recently diagnosed with cancer. He decided to do the Eat to Heal program to reverse chronic disease. I decided to look into it to see if it would help me reduce my inflammation. I promptly bought the book Eat to Heal on Kindle for minimal cost and started reading.  I am working through the course and applying the knowledge to my own life. It is increasing the nutrient loading by following an exclusive plant based diet and adding juicing which I have never done consistently in such a high volume. I am currently juicing three times daily. I am using a Jack Lalanne sp? juicer that my partner gave me. I juice 5 carrots to one apple three times daily. I am feeling symptom free with a good amount of energy and a happier mood. The body is always seeking homeostasis. Physician Heal Thy Self…

There is a major detoxification plan that involves enemas. The Gerson plan to reverse chronic disease. Because I specialize in biotherapeutic drainage. I am currently using Unda numbers 1,20, 243 at eight drops twice daily to complement the meal plan. If I went to a healing retreat led by Nicolette Richer I would do the enemas too. For now this is what I have committed too. Nicolette has reversed chronic disease in many people. She thinks it would take me 1.5 years to reverse my chronic disease. I have no expectations but I believe wholeheartedly in the food as medicine concept. This plan aligns perfectly with what I believe and teach as a naturopathic doctor.

You can buy Eat to Heal on Kindle. To work with me, book an appointment on Jane (robinvinge). I am a licensed naturopathic doctor doing telemedicine on the Jane platform. You can always heal your life! It is getting lighter and warmer out there. Happy Spring Equinox in a few days!

January is traditionally a reset month in terms of health where people start making better choices in terms of their diet. Eating more plants is one way to reduce inflammation. I was watching some nutritional videos today on nutritionalfacts.org which is a great resource for patients. He was talking about eating more plant based so I thought I would share some of his insights. He recommends eating the daily dozen. This includes eating 3 servings of legumes daily (1-2 cups of cooked lentils, peas or beans per day), 1 serving berries (1/4 cup fresh or 1/4 cup dried), 1 serving cruciferous vegetables eg 1/2 cup chopped, 1 TBSP horseradish, 2 servings other vegetables (1/2 cup non-leafy vegetables, 3 servings whole grains (1/2 c. hot cereal, 1 slice bread), 1 serving ground flaxseed (1 tbsp ground) omega 3 also found in chia seeds and walnuts as well as lignans, herbs and spices (fresh and dried), beverages -water filtered if possible, green tea, herbal tea.

Try to eat 30 different plants a week for maximum benefit. Try to move your body for 30 minutes daily. Include weights for 20 minutes 3 times weekly to maintain strength. Make sure you have things in your day that bring you joy. Connect to people that you love. Bring light into your daily interactions with others. Make this new year one in which  you are aligned with your values. Happy 2026

Source: Greger, M. How Not To Die. Get the daily dozen App on your phone

Book an appointment with me on Jane. I am a registered naturopathic doctor in the province of Alberta. www.robinvinge.com