Catherine Morris
Writer
Catherine Morris is an award-winning journalist with a bad case of wanderlust and a passion for all things health and wellness. Originally from Northern Ireland, she worked as a news and feature writer for media outlets in the UK, South Africa, France and the Caribbean before settling in Canada. Catherine now lives in Alberta with her husband and rescue mutt and spends her time happily exploring the great outdoors with both.
Catherine's Articles
Why Nature Can Help You With Your ADHD
What do business magnate Richard Branson, surrealist painter Salvador Dali, and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps have in common? They might all be on your fantasy dinner party guest list, but that's not it. They all have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). It's not uncommon for people with ADHD to become ...
10/21/2020
Read MoreBad at Meditating? Try These 4 Lesser Known Meditation Styles
There are as many ways to meditate as there are studies on its many health benefits—maybe more. With its roots in various world religions and spiritual philosophies, meditation is one of the most diverse healing therapies out there. Mindfulness meditation is probably the most well known. It guides you to ...
10/19/2020
Read MorePut Down the Pumpkin Spice Latte! 5 Healthy Alternatives to the Fall Favourite (recipes included)
It's October, which can only mean one thing—we've entered pumpkin spice latte season. The PSL (as I like to call it) has become the drink for Fall, as synonymous with the season as trick or treating, backyard bonfires, and Thanksgiving. If you're a devotee, you probably look forward to Fall ...
10/16/2020
Read MoreHow to Make Work From Home Work for You
Lots of us are working from home now. Many of us are working at the dining room table, or the couch in our living room—and those places are not designed to be worked in for 8 hours a day. If you’re newly working from home, barely over 30, and suddenly ...
10/14/2020
Read More7 Wellness Trends We're Grateful for this Thanksgiving
With all the bad news around at the moment you'd be forgiven for having canceled Thanksgiving this year, but at Which Doctor we're still counting our blessings—gratitude is, after all, just another form of self-care. The pandemic currently sweeping the globe has focused our attention on our health. How to ...
10/14/2020
Read MorePCOS and Intermittent Fasting
As we bid farewell to PCOS Awareness Month, it's a good reminder that polycystic ovary syndrome isn't just a month-long concern, but a debilitating, multi-symptom condition that requires a multi-faceted approach. PCOS affects one in ten women, according to the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association. That's millions of women, many ...
10/06/2020
Read MoreWorld Wide Wellness: How Gua Sha Can Get You Through Flu Season
Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the world's oldest healing arts, and it's also been around in the West long enough for people to be familiar with acupuncture , cupping, and Chinese herbalism. There's one branch of TCM that might have you scratching your head...Gua Sha...
09/30/2020
Read MoreTune into Your Past, Present and Future With Time Travel Sound Bathing
Anything can happen in a time travel sound healing session. “People have these life-altering experiences,” says practitioner Sandy Mulroy . “Some people have traumatic experiences, and some people have adventures and can't wait to go back. I have to be prepared for anything.”
09/29/2020
Read More5 Common Pitfalls of Ageing & How to Avoid Them
Ageing is unavoidable. The body you inhabit at 20 will be different when you’re 70, but that doesn't mean you can't keep it in top condition. You'd maintain a beloved sports car by keeping the engine well-oiled, and the exterior well polished, because you know that’s what’ll keep it going ...
09/23/2020
Read MoreDon't Suffer With Your Auto-Immune Condition—Try Ayurveda
Chances are you either have, or know someone that has, an auto-immune disease. This family of ailments is incredibly common, and is becoming even more so. Today, millions of North Americans are battling conditions like Lupus, Celiac disease, Multiple sclerosis, Psoriasis and Rheumatoid arthritis . There are over a hundred ...
09/18/2020
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