Dr. Jules Cormier

01/26/2026

Social media can truly be a powerful place.

It allows us to reach thousands of people in seconds and share ideas, knowledge, and education at a scale that was unimaginable a generation ago.

But it can also be a place where people try to make themselves feel bigger by making others feel smaller.

As my reach grows, so does the likelihood that my content reaches people who strongly disagree with what the scientific literature says about nutrition and health.

People naturally enjoy hearing good news about their bad habits.

So when I say that processed meats like bacon, hot dogs, and deli meats are classified as Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, even in the face of global scientific consensus, it can feel deeply uncomfortable for some.

For some, that discomfort turns into dismissal.

For others, it turns into insults.

I recently enabled an automated filtering system on my page to reduce harassment and abusive comments.

Like any system, it is not perfect, and there can be collateral effects where respectful voices are accidentally filtered out.

That is not something I take lightly.

But maintaining a space that feels safe, respectful, and constructive for the vast majority of people here is a responsibility I am willing to carry.

Last week, I shared that physicians across the country are advocating for the removal of processed meats from school and hospital menus.

The reason is simple and grounded in evidence: even small, regular amounts of processed meat, as little as 30 to 50 grams per day, which is roughly one hot dog or a few slices of bacon or deli meat, are associated with measurable increases in cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic conditions.

When deeply held beliefs are challenged, it is human to react defensively.

As a doctor, I see this not only online, but also in my clinic, often intertwined with stress, fear, and mental health struggles.

Compassion always comes first.

But when suffering turns into personal attacks, those comments will be hidden.

Respectful dialogue is always welcome. Harassment is not.

The vast majority of people who follow this page understand that my content is not designed to be flashy, trendy, or sensational.

It is built on the basic principles of lifestyle medicine, shared without hype, without miracle promises, and without exaggeration.

When multiple lines of high-quality evidence all point in the same direction, that conclusion becomes difficult to ignore, even when it conflicts with what we wish were true.

Ultra-processed, calorie-dense, hyper-palatable foods high in added sugars, sodium, and unhealthy fats, along with processed red meats, play a major role in today’s chronic disease burden.

Once you have that information, what you choose to do with it is entirely up to you.

My role is simply to make sure you have access to the evidence.

Then the ball is in your court.

I’m not trying to make people change things that they don’t want to change.

But I am trying to make people reflect.

To reflect on whether or not their daily behaviours and choices are aligned with their values, their moral compass, and with the person they aspire to become.

I hope they already do. But if not, I hope my content helps you move closer towards them.

💚 Dr. Jules

01/25/2026

I’m proud. The team that made this event possible was amazing. Friends, teachers, students and parents all came together to organize a memorable, meaningful and impactful event.

While there were many moving pieces to making this event possible, they all came together perfectly.

All I had to do was show up and talk.

The organizers are the real heroes.

12834$ are being donated.

It’s quite incredible what we can accomplish when we put good people on the same team.

💚 Dr. Jules

École Mgr-François-Bourgeois

01/25/2026

Yesterday, something truly magical happened.

My wife is part of the parent fundraising committee for our local school, helping to raise funds so our eighth graders can experience a « voyage culturel », a school trip that many of them will remember for the rest of their lives.

Naturally, we started asking ourselves if there was a meaningful way we could contribute.

With my passion for education and lifestyle medicine, I offered to give a conference where every single dollar raised would go directly to the students.

What unfolded was something I will carry with me for a long time.

My two best friends volunteered their time to play live music during registration and intermission.

My oldest daughter Zara and her best friend stepped up as the MCs for the evening.

My wife and our friends organized the entire event.

My twin sister, uncles, aunts, colleagues from work, medical colleagues from outside work, friends, and family filled the room.

And among them were many of you here, who believe like I do, that our healthcare system and communities deserve a makeover.

I have never seen myself as any guru or the face of any « movement ».

I’m not looking for anything like that.

I simply let my values be my compass.

I am a person driven by meaning and passion.

I tend to overthink many things, but when something feels right, I step on the accelerator and trust the road ahead.

Yesterday, together through the event and silent auction, we raised $12,834.88, with every single penny donated to the students.

People drove in from Tracadie, Bathurst, and even Campbellton, nearly four hours on the road, just to be there.

We talked about our biggest killers as a society and what we can do, through our daily choices, to change that trajectory.

I tried to squeeze a three hour talk into 90 minutes and still walked away with more left unsaid than said.

But the feedback I received was deeply encouraging and honestly, the magic was just as strong on my side of the room.

My best quality is that I can talk for hours.

My worst quality is that I can talk for hours.

If there is one message I hope people took home, it is this: sustainable change is built on small, practical steps.

Extremes often set us up for failure.

Eat more whole foods. Move a little more. Connect with people who share your values. Protect your sleep, both its quality and its quantity.

Find simple, realistic ways to manage stress in everyday life.

It’s not easy, but the most meaningful pillars of health are still remarkably simple.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, supported, and believed in this vision.

That experience reminded me why I do this in the first place.

💚 Dr. Jules

Experience Shediac
École Mgr-François-Bourgeois
Jerm and Jeff Duo
Natacha Vautour- Dieppe- Memramcook
Dr. Jules Cormier

01/24/2026

Dernière chance !

Après midi, à Shediac, je parlerai de nos plus grands tueurs et comment vous pouvez les éviter.

On a plus de 220 billets vendus.

Y’en a 260 disponibles.

On anticipe avoir ramassé plus de 10000$ pour aider au financement du voyage culturel de nos enfants en 8e année.

Ceci assurera qu’aucun élève manque cette expérience enrichissante.

Comme plusieurs l’ont déjà fait, vous pouvez même acheter un billet même si vous êtes pas capable d’y assister. Le montant sera quand même remis à la cause.

Merci à nos commanditaires !

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01/23/2026

Just two minutes ago, I got off the phone with Khalil Akhtar, host of CBC’s Information Morning.

We had a thoughtful conversation about the challenges facing our healthcare system, and how lifestyle medicine can help reshape the way we care for patients.

One thing became very clear to me during that discussion.

Lifestyle medicine must be practiced on three levels.

At the individual level, it starts with making sure patients have access to accurate, evidence-based information and compassionate guidance.

This is where conversations happen, trust is built, and small, realistic changes begin.

At the community level, it becomes about advocacy.

Health is shaped by the spaces we live in, the food that is easiest to access, the safety of our walking trails, and the environments that either nudge us toward healthier choices or push us away from them.

If the healthy choice is not the easy choice, we cannot be surprised when people struggle.

And at the systems level, healthcare professionals must also become advocates.

This means pushing for policies and legislation that prioritize prevention, early screening, and care that truly considers the social determinants of health, not just the symptoms that show up in a clinic room.

The reality is that close to 80 percent of primary care visits are linked to chronic diseases.

Cardiovascular disease and its risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and smoking. Many cancers. Autoimmune conditions. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

The risk of developing these conditions is deeply tied to our daily habits.

Most patients already know what “healthy” looks like.

I do not believe this is an information problem.

I believe it is a systems problem.

People struggle with the how, not the what.

This is where lifestyle medicine shifts the role of healthcare.

It turns experts in knowledge into experts in coaching.

It builds multidisciplinary teams that include dietitians, pharmacists, health coaches, kinesiologists, physiotherap*sts, and others, all working together to surround patients with practical, real-world support.

Our healthcare system cannot sustainably carry the rising cost of a chronic disease epidemic.

Lifestyle medicine will never replace modern medicine, and it should not.

But it can and should complement it, by helping prevent disease before it ever needs a prescription, a procedure, or a hospital bed.

“Root cause” is a popular phrase online, but in many cases, the reality is simple.

The roots of most chronic disease live in our daily habits.

How we eat.
How we move.
How we sleep.
How we connect.
The substances we expose ourselves to and how we manage stress.

If we want healthier patients, we must build healthier systems that make healthy living possible, not just recommended.

💚 Dr. Jules



I’ll the interview link as soon as I have it!

01/21/2026

J’ai besoin de votre aide.

1 personne sur 3 décédera de maladies cardiovasculaires.

1 sur 5 décéde de cancer.

Ensemble, 1 sur 2 décéde de maladies cardiovasculaires ou de cancer.

Samedi qui s’en vient, je vais offrir une conférence sur comment réduire le risque d’être un de ces statistiques.

100% des fonds seront remis au financement du voyage culturel des étudiants de l’école MFB.

Ya 196 billets de vendus.

Ça coûte 45$ le billet.

Faites la math.

Ça prends 26 billets de plus pour casser 10000$ de levée de fonds pour un voyage qui risque de changer la vie d’un étudiant qui a vraiment besoin de cette expérience.

Merci de partager, d’acheter un billet en cadeau ou dons même si vous prévoyez pas venir.

Y’aura un encan silencieux, d’la musique LIVE par mes meilleurs amis Jerm and Jeff Duo p*s d’autres surprises.

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École Mgr-François-Bourgeois

La santé commence avec vous : les actions qui comptent et la science qui les appuie avec Jules Cormier

01/20/2026

It’s kind of a big deal.

Yesterday, a letter signed by more than 160 healthcare professionals was sent to Health Canada, the Federal Minister of Health, among others, calling for the removal of processed meats from hospital and school menus across the country.

We now have a growing and consistent body of scientific evidence showing that processed meats such as hot dogs, ham, sausages, bacon, and deli meats are carcinogenic, and are classified as Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

This means the evidence linking them to cancer is considered strong and conclusive.

What often surprises people is how small the risk threshold can be.

Increased cancer risk has been observed at daily intakes as low as 30 to 50 grams.

That is less than half the size of a deck of cards, about two to three slices of bacon, two slices of deli meat, or a single hot dog.

I know people who eat a lot more than that on a daily basis.

Food isn’t just about protein, fat and calories.

A deeper understanding of nutrition reveals that these foods, when cured, consumed or cooked, generate the production of compounds known to negatively impact health, like AGEs and nitrosamines, just to name a few.

Years ago, health professionals successfully advocated for the removal of sugar-sweetened beverages and ultra-processed junk food from school vending machines.

Today, we are facing another major contributor to chronic disease.

Beyond cancer risk, regular intake of processed meats has been linked to higher rates of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and premature death.

In alignment with Canada’s Food Guide and the growing emphasis on prevention-based healthcare, it is both reasonable and responsible to phase out processed meats from hospital and school menus nationwide.

I fully support this movement toward healthier food environments, and I encourage you to follow organizations like plantbasedcanada.org, a non-profit dedicated to improving the health of our people, our planet, and the ecosystems we all depend on.

What do you think of this initiative?

💚 Dr. Jules



Check out the comments for links to the article’s review.

Plant-Based Canada

01/19/2026

Here’s something most people probably don’t know about me.

My very first contact with social media had nothing to do with medicine, nutrition, or lifestyle.

It started with Ninja Warrior.

Almost ten years ago, I was complaining to my wife that there were no Ninja Warrior communities, no training facilities, and no real spaces to train in New Brunswick or the Maritimes.

She looked at me and said, “Stop complaining and create the first one.”

So we did.

We built a Ninja Warrior gym in our backyard and in our garage.

We started small, with homemade obstacles, borrowed tools, and a lot of trial and error.

I began posting videos, from our very first shaky builds to our most recent competitions at Worlds.

Somewhere along the way, my wife said something that changed everything.

“You’re reaching a lot of people online. Have you ever thought about sharing evidence-based education in medicine?”

I mean that is my day job.

That was the birth of these pages.

I never predicted that social media would give me a voice that could reach people who were actually looking for this kind of content.

Not controversy or negativity.

Not tearing others down. Just education, perspective, and practical tools to live better.

My hope has always been simple, to share the power of lifestyle medicine and the mindset behind it.

Discipline. Consistency. And finding your own deep, personal “why.”

One of my good friends once gave me advice that stuck with me.

“Instead of telling people what to do, show them what you do.”

So that’s what I try to do, every day.

Thanks for being a part of this community who advocates for change.

💚 Dr. Jules

01/18/2026

Changing is hard.

Whether it’s our diet, physical activity or simply being consistent with our sleep schedule, anything other than our usual routine is met with resistance.

When we step outside of our comfort zone, the mind almost always responds with doubt.

Is is really worth it? Can I really do this? Do I really want to do something challenging right now in this phase of my life?

We all have that voice that starts to question our abilities, our timing, and our readiness.

Most of the time, it’s not warning us about real danger, it’s protecting us from discomfort.

Hormesis refers to a biological principle where a low dose of a stressor triggers a beneficial adaptive response.

In simple terms, it’s the idea that a little challenge makes the entire system stronger.

When I feel that hesitation or doubt creeping in, I often use a simple mental tool I call projection.

But this tool is not for everyone and may actually cause symptoms of anxiety if used incorrectly.

I imagine myself either far into the future or back in my younger years, and I ask a very honest question: how would that version of me see this moment?

Years ago, when I asked my wife if she wanted to dedicate years of our lives to training for Ninja Warrior competitions and aim for the World Championships, we laughed at the idea.

It felt big, demanding, and slightly unreasonable.

Then we projected ourselves forward in time.

We imagined being in our 60s, sitting together, watching old videos of ourselves climbing, falling, laughing, and competing.

In that moment, our mindset shifted.

The stress of early mornings, long drives, and bruised hands suddenly felt small.

What felt heavy was the idea of looking back and realizing we never tried.

That we let a moment of fear decide for us.

So we committed.

From 2018 to 2024, we trained, competed in more than 20 events, qualified and stood on the stage at three World Ninja Championships, in Vegas, Orlando and California.

We drove ten hours to competitions, flew across the USA, fell off obstacles, got back up, and collected memories we will carry for the rest of our lives.

The best part was seeing my daughter’s eyes light up as they watched their superhero mom tackle obstacles that only a few dared to try.

That same tool, projection in the past or in the future, still guides me to this day.

If you are thinking about getting healthier, picking up a paintbrush, learning to sculpt, or dusting off that old woodworking equipment in your garage, try this.

Project yourself forward.

Would your future self thank you for taking the leap?

Then project yourself backward.

Would the younger version of you be proud of the person you chose to become today?

Most of the time, the real risk is not failing.

It’s realizing, years later, that you never gave yourself the chance to try.

I’m not the type of person who lives with regret.

But unfortunately, in my line of work, I see regret unfolding every single day.

Some mental health issues are born from regret.

And many physical ones as well. Changes that were always put on the back burner, or on hold for “later”.

I think most people know what types of foods and behaviours are healthy and good for us.

It’s not necessarily education and information that’s lacking.

It’s the how…

So I hope my post are educational and informative, but even more importantly, I hope they can help inspire and motivate you to make meaningful changes in your life.

They don’t have to be big.

Even small changes will compound overtime.

That’s exactly what happened to me.

💚 Dr. Jules

01/17/2026

Most of the time, our entire body functions on cruise control.

That cruise control is our autonomic nervous system, the part of our nervous system that works quietly in the background without conscious effort.

It keeps the heart beating, controls the rhythm of our breathing, adjusts blood vessel tone to redirect blood flow, and coordinates digestion based on when we eat, move, rest, or sleep.

You could almost say that a well lived life is one in which this system remains in balance.

The autonomic nervous system has two main modes, much like a car.

There is an accelerator and there is a brake.

When we need to overtake a car, leave a conversation where someone is trying to sell us unproven supplements, or to respond to danger, urgency, or perceived threat, we press the accelerator.

This accelerator is the sympathetic nervous system.

It’s a branch of our autonomous system that prepares us for action, increases heart rate and blood pressure, sharpens focus, and prioritizes muscles and survival.

When we feel safe, relaxed, and supported, we press the brake.

This is the parasympathetic nervous system.

It slows the heart, supports digestion, promotes recovery, and allows the body to repair itself.

Most of the time, we are on autopilot.

But just like driving on cruise control, there are moments when we need to accelerate briefly to pass a slow car, or brake suddenly to avoid an obstacle.

The problem arises when we are constantly pressing the accelerator, even when no real danger exists, or no supplement salesman to escape from.

This is where health and wellness diverge.

You can be healthy on paper, with normal blood work, good numbers, no clear diagnosis, yet still feel unwell.

One of the most common drivers of that disconnect is chronic sympathetic overdrive, living with the accelerator pressed down all day, every day.

Modern life constantly triggers false threats.

Social media comment sections, poor sleep, chronic inflammation, ultra processed foods, sedentary behavior, time pressure, and emotional stress all signal danger to a brain that evolved to detect predators, not phone notifications.

When the brain perceives a curveball or a threat, it initiates a very real physiological cascade.

It’s not “in your head”. It’s a complex neurobiochemical process that gets activated.

Corticotropin releasing hormone stimulates ACTH, which leads to the release of cortisol from the adrenal glands.

Adrenaline and noradrenaline can also get released by direct stimulation.

This stress pathway is super fast, since it’s not a hormone based mechanism, but a direct neural pathway.

The brain perceives a stress or a threat, and the hypothalamus sends signals down the spinal cord directly onto chromatin cells of the adrenals which trigger immediate release of adrenaline and noradrenaline.

And before you can even say boo, heart rate increases, blood vessels constrict, blood pressure rises, pupils dilate, and blood flow is redirected away from digestion and repair toward muscles and survival.

This is not psychological weakness. It is biology.

The problem with this system being easily activated is repetition.

Emails were never supposed to trigger sympathetic responses. Lions were.

But when we live in constant sympathetic activation, the accelerator becomes more sensitive.

Over time, it takes less and less to trigger it.

This is why anxiety can appear without an obvious cause, why sleep deprivation amplifies stress responses, and why poor nutrition and inactivity make the nervous system more reactive.

All lifestyle pillars interact.

Sleep, movement, nutrition, stress, and connection all influence how sensitive that accelerator and brake become.

The hopeful part is that this system is adaptable.

Good sleep, regular physical activity, and nourishing food make the accelerator less twitchy and harder to activate unnecessarily.

Practices like slow breathing, box breathing, meditation, mindfulness, gratitude journaling, humming, and moments of safety strengthen the parasympathetic brake.

All of these techniques are known to activate our vagus nerve where about 80% of parasympathetic traffic flows.

Over time, these behaviors recalibrate the system.

Health is not just lab values.

Wellness is how regulated your nervous system feels while you live your life.

You can have an excellent HbA1c and a pristine lipid panel, yet still feel exhausted, tense, and unwell if your nervous system is stuck in overdrive.

Sleep deprivation is a known major factor, but so is our highly processed food system and sedentary lifestyles.

Sometimes the most powerful form of prevention is not another test, supplement, or medication, but learning when to ease off the accelerator and gently press the brake.

Patients always ask me what they can take.

I’d much rather have them ask me what they could do.

💚 Dr. Jules

01/15/2026

Our capacity to normalize abnormal behaviors amazes (and saddens) me.

We’ve learned to normalize spending six to seven hours a day in front of screens, outside of work.

We’ve normalized spending close to 95 percent of our lives indoors, under artificial light, often disconnected from daylight, seasons, and fresh air.

We’ve normalized getting nearly 60 percent of our calories from ultraprocessed foods, many of which are engineered to last for years on a shelf without changing, while our bodies struggle to process them.

We’ve normalized eating while distracted, scrolling, driving, or watching something else, rarely tasting or noticing the mouthfeel or texture of our food.

We’ve normalized chronic sleep deprivation, calling it hustle, discipline, or adulthood, even though we function cognitively impaired when we are tired.

We’ve normalized sitting for most of the day, then trying to “undo” it with a short workout, as if movement were a punishment instead of a basic biological need.

We’ve normalized being constantly reachable, rarely bored, rarely still, uncomfortable with silence, and uneasy without stimulation.

We’ve normalized stress as a baseline state, anxiety as a personality trait, and burnout as a badge of honor.

We’ve normalized being in a state of constant sympathetic nervous system overdrive.

And maybe the most striking one of all, we’ve normalized all of this while being surprised that rates of obesity, diabetes, depression, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pain keep rising.

If you described our modern lifestyle to someone two generations ago, they would probably think you were describing an experiment, not daily life.

This is where lifestyle medicine steps in, not with hacks or extremes, but with a return to fundamentals.

Here are a few of my practical “resets” you can start today:

• Prioritize daily movement woven into life, walking meetings, active breaks, short bouts that add up. Parking further from the door, taking the stairs, walking while talking on the phone.

• Anchor your day with real food, mostly plants, cooked and prepared at home when possible.

• Reclaim sleep as non negotiable, with consistent bedtimes, dark rooms, fewer screens at night. Consider a sleep mask and a pre-bedtime routine.

• Get outside every day, daylight in the morning, fresh air, exposure to nature. Expose your eyes to natural sunlight within the first 30-60 minutes of waking, sooner if you can, to synchronize your circadian rhythm with your biology.

• Eat without distractions when you can, slow down, notice hunger and fullness. Taste and intentionally feel your food in your mouth.

• Create intentional screen boundaries, not elimination, but conscious use. Turn off notifications and leave your phone in another room when you can.

• Protect moments of stillness, boredom, and genuine human connection.

None of this is radical.

What’s radical is how far we’ve drifted from the conditions the human body was designed to thrive in.

Health is not built through perfection or complex health protocols.

It’s built by de-normalizing what never should have been normal in the first place.

💚 Dr. Jules