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Bryce Wylde

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Bryce Wylde, BSc, Nutritionist, Hom.


My passion is in evidence based natural medicine with a bent on a fuctional approach (emphasis on objective laboratory findings to investigate a patients need for an herb, vitamin, antioxidant, or anything else for that matter). As the director of natural medicine at The Centre For Health, an integrative health facility in Canada, I work along side conventional mainstream medicine pratitioners (MD's), a natural medicine team (ND’s and HD’s), and Chiropractors and other physical therapies (DC’s, Massage, Acupuncture, and Physiotherapy). More at The Centre For Health.

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  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What are the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
    Speak to your family doctor if you have these symptoms -- you may have seasonal affective disorder (SAD):
    • Depressed mood: feelings of hopelessness predominate. The future looks black, and life may not seem worth living. Normal activities and interests hold little pleasure. Sometimes depression
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    Bryce Wylde answered:
    How effective is light therapy in treating seasonal affective disorder?
    Seventy percent of patients with mild-to-moderate seasonal affective disorder (SAD) symptoms respond to light therapy from a light box at 2500 lux 2h/day or 10,000 lux one hour/day, within 1-2 weeks where about 50% achieve complete remission. "Lux" is a unit of illuminance or luminous emittance...  Full Post
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    Bryce Wylde answered:
    How do SSRIs help treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
    The conventional pharmacological treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) includes the class of drugs called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, or SSRIs. These drugs are postulated to work by keeping serotonin -- a feel good brain chemical -- "alive" longer to induce "feel good"...  Full Post
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    Bryce Wylde answered:
    Can homeopathic medicine treat mood swings?
    Homeopathic medicines used for mood balancing can be very effective, but it is always advisable to seek a professional's advice when selecting the right remedy for your condition.

    Aurum metallicum can be used if you are experiencing a depression and loathing of life after having worked through...  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
    S.A.D. is an appropriate acronym for Seasonal Affective Disorder. It is a recurrent mood disorder that can take the form of depression in all ages. But the interesting thing is it is limited to the months where sun and light is all but non-existent. Symptoms of S.A.D. include a depressed...  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    How do I manage my allergies on a daily basis?
    Here are 5 ways to help you manage your allergies.
    1. Test and treat an imbalance by immunomodulation -- the use of herbs, homeopathics, nutraceuticals, and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) therapy to balance your immune system. (I like plant sterols and the other remedies that are scientifically
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  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What can make allergies worse?
    Here are 5 things that can aggravate your suffering from allergies.

    1) Immunity: Imbalanced immunity, chemical and allergic priming phenomenon.

    2) Foods: You are eating foods that relate to your environmental allergies. This is called ''Pollen-Food Allergy" or oral allergy syndrome (OAS)....  Full Post
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    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What foods can make oral allergy syndrome worse?
    Depending on the pollen cross-over, certain fruit, nuts, or veggies can cause a person sensitive to a pollen to be sensitive to the related food.

    Alder pollen: almonds, apples, celery, cherries, hazel nuts, peaches, pears, parsley, strawberry, raspberry

    Birch pollen: almonds, apples, ap...  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What are benefits of devil's claw?
    Devil's claw is a native plant of southern Africa (especially in the Kalahari Desert), Namibia, and Madagascar. It has been traditionally used an anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Devil's Claw has been very effective in clinical trials to reduce chronic pain associated with the lower back,...  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    Can omega-3 fish oils help reduce inflammation?
    I can't emphasize enough the importance of consuming enough Omega 3 Fish Oils because of their important anti-inflammatory properties. The active ingredients' eicosapentaenoic acid EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) found in Omega 3 will reduce the occurrence of any inflammatory associated...  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    Is homeopathy safe for children?
    Homeopathic cough, cold and flu medicines are excellent choices for parents who want to help relieve symptoms of their child's cough, cold or flu. You should not give children under 12 echinacea, ginseng derivatives, or any herb without the explicit advice of their healthcare practitioners.  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What are health benefits of vitamin D?
    Many show that the vitamin from sunshine boosts the immune system and even helps prevent some cancers and heart disease. Vitamin D comes mostly from strong sunshine, pills, or milk and some fish. People with the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood are the most likely to catch colds....  Full Post
  • Bryce Wylde
    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What is allicin?
    Allicin, one of the active principles of freshly crushed garlic, has a variety of antimicrobial activities. Allicin in its pure form was found to exhibit antibacterial activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria (which is why it is so great at treating sinusitis),...  Full Post
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    Bryce Wylde answered:
    Can castor oil relieve pain?
    Castor oil has been used for centuries because of its fast acting ability to reduce acute and chronic pain and inflammation. The ability to create castor oil packs (or more properly referred to as compresses) makes it easy to focus on pain inflicted areas, such as the lower back, abdomen,...  Full Post
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    Bryce Wylde answered:
    What are benefits of California poppy?
    California poppy (Eschscholtzia californica) is a natural pain relief remedy that has been used historically to treat insomnia, aches and pains, nervous conditions, childhood enuresis, and bladder disorders. The herb is sometimes confused with the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), but it...  Full Post