Dr. Kim Bretz ND - Fundamentals Of Health, 6-420 Erb Street W (yes, we've moved 2 doors down, right next to Beechwood Wellness Pharmacy), Waterloo, ON (2026)

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6-420 Erb Street W (yes, We've Moved 2 Doors Down, Right Next To Beechwood Wellness Pharmacy)

02/05/2026

Last year, I was feeling lost.

The world of wellness started to feel misaligned.
Midlife was bringing new realities.
I was coming out the other side of burnout.
And I was tired of councils, committees, and meetings.

I started paying attention to what I actually needed.

More people.
More community.
More nature.
More movement.

That path led me to volunteering with Special Olympics.

And it has been more than I ever expected.

Being outside in winter.
Showing up consistently.

Watching people put themselves out there with courage, joy, and determination.
Learning from participants (some who are more skilled on skis than I am).
Learning from volunteers who’ve been doing this long before me.

My heart is full.

I’m loving winter again — not because it’s easy,
but because it’s shared with people who care.

Sometimes the thing that heals you
isn’t another framework, protocol, or program.

Sometimes it’s community.

❄️❤️

02/04/2026

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.
But most health advice still assumes everyone has the same 24 hours — and the same capacity.

For many women, real life includes:
– Caring for kids or aging parents
– Solo parenting stretches
– Travel & long work hours
– Invisible mental load that never gets counted

So where does the 60-minute workout fit?
Where does the 20-ingredient smoothie go?
Where does the perfect routine land when your life is anything but?

Health advice that ignores real life ends up excluding the people who need support the most.

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.
It helps you figure out what actually fits — for this season of your life.

02/03/2026

If women’s wellness feels confusing right now, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong.

It’s because a lot of hormone and wellness programs are built without a clear framework.

Good intentions + vague science =
more tests, more rules, more labels — and often, less clarity.

This series breaks down the most common red flags I see in midlife wellness programs —
so you can spot when support is actually helping… and when it’s just adding noise.

You deserve clarity — not more confusion.

01/29/2026

“𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.”
We see it everywhere – viral reels, bold headlines, even clinical advice.

And lifting heavy 𝘤𝘢𝘯 be helpful.

But when it’s framed as the 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 path to strong bones and muscle, a lot of people get left behind – especially women.

👉 Chronic pain
👉 Pelvic floor concerns
👉 Beginners
👉 Or anyone who doesn’t tolerate or enjoy max-effort training

That’s not a motivation problem.
It’s a messaging problem.

Because the science is clear: 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝.
Multiple rep ranges work. Adherence matters. Options matter.

Health advice should expand access – not gatekeep strength.

This isn’t anti–heavy lifting.
It’s pro-nuance. Pro-options. Pro-people.

If this narrative has ever made you feel like strength “wasn’t for you” – it’s not true. And it’s worth rethinking.

01/28/2026

We’ve made health feel like homework.

In our effort to prioritize wellness,
we turned it into a performance —
something to track, perfect, and optimize.

But when health becomes another checkbox
on an already overwhelming to-do list,
it stops serving us.

It adds pressure, not peace.
And ironically… often worse health.

Wellness isn’t something you hustle for —
it’s something you live.

It should support your life — not consume it.

Are you chasing wellness — or actually living well?

01/27/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

That doesn’t mean it’s automatically harmful.
But the 𝘸𝘩𝘺 behind the message matters.

Real healthcare isn’t usually fast.
It’s full of nuance, uncertainty, tradeoffs, and context—
and it's meant to be about 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

Online advice, on the other hand, is built to scale:
➤ Simple answers
➤ High confidence
➤ Urgency
➤ Sales

The truth is—real healthcare doesn’t compete with content.
It’s slower. Messier. Rooted in your context, not quick conversions.

But content is rewarded for being confident, urgent, and scalable.
That’s not always wrong—
but it 𝘪𝘴 different.

Next time you see health advice that feels a little too slick,
ask: 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?

Not everything that sounds like care 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 like care.

01/18/2026

Most people don’t 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 to get health advice from influencers.

It happens quietly - when they’re not feeling heard, and certainty starts to feel safer than uncertainty.

This post isn’t about blaming people for where they turn.
It’s about asking 𝘸𝘩𝘺 the system makes them turn there in the first place.

If you’ve ever walked away from care feeling unseen, you’re not alone.
And no - the answer isn’t louder advice.

It’s better care, clearer guidance, and support that doesn’t oversimplify.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈’𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

01/15/2026

There has been a long-overdue shift in how women’s health is discussed.

We started listening to women.
We started talking openly about menopause.

That part matters.

What didn’t change as quickly was the evidence.

We didn’t suddenly get decades of new data on:
– Menopause hormone therapy
– Long-term brain health
– Cardiovascular outcomes
– Lifetime bone health

And we didn’t complete large, high-quality trials on many of the tools now being confidently promoted.

What *did* change was the certainty with which claims are being made.

Uncertainty isn’t a failure of women’s health care.
It’s an honest reflection of where the science still is.

The problem?
When uncertainty is treated as something to eliminate — not explain.

And when confidence, repetition, or consensus
are mistaken for long-term data.

Women deserve clarity, not urgency.
Honesty, not hype.
Guidance that respects both evidence and lived experience.

We can support women without overselling certainty.
In fact, we have to.

01/13/2026

You know that feeling - like your body is failing, and you’re behind?
That if you don’t optimize something today, it might be too late?

That didn’t come from nowhere.

It’s the byproduct of content designed to trigger urgency:
— "Protect your brain before menopause takes it from you"
— "Reverse gut damage in 24 hours"
— "The 3 foods destroying your metabolism right now"

These messages don’t spread because they’re helpful.
They spread because they’re alarming.

The algorithm rewards fear, certainty, and speed.
Calm, contextual health information? It gets buried.

And when urgency drives the conversation, people act before they understand. They hop from protocol to protocol, hoping one will stick.

Smart people, stuck in a loop.
Still tired. Still frustrated. Still looking.

Health literacy doesn’t happen in a rush.
It requires time, context, and proportion.
Urgency short-circuits all three.

So next time something feels urgent, pause.
Ask: Is this education - or just urgency in disguise?

01/12/2026

Practitioners! Join me for a free session on Jan 28 @ 5pm ET

We’re finally starting to talk more openly about disorders of gut–brain interaction — IBS, functional dyspepsia (and 20+ other conditions), and the symptoms that don’t show up neatly on tests but still massively disrupt lives.

What we haven’t done well yet is explain:
– why symptoms persist
– why hyper-focus on food often backfires
– and why the nervous system isn’t an “extra” — it’s central

That’s what I’ll be unpacking in my upcoming talk on the future of DGBI care.

This is for practitioners who want nuance, evidence, and real-world application — not more rules. We're going to talk about how our biases and beliefs can hinder treatment and how to treat the person in front of us

🗓️ Free live session
🔗 Save your spot: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/future-of-dgbi-care

01/07/2026

I’m a naturopathic doctor —
and I don’t want to be associated with “wellness.”

I like what I do. I know I help people.
Not always. Not magically. But meaningfully.

Still, I know what people can assume when they hear my title:
• That I’m anti-science.
• That I think “natural” means “better.”
• That evidence is optional.

But here’s the thing - the wellness culture I’m pushing back on isn’t limited to my field.
It’s the influencer version of health: aesthetic, overpromising, and algorithm-optimized.
Wellness as performance & sales — not care.

I’ve spent years challenging that.
Studying harder. Collaborating. Calling out bad data — including from my own profession.

And yes — some of the criticism is valid.
There is misinformation. There are exaggerated claims.
That makes this harder.

I can’t abandon my title - it’s how I practice, how patients access care, how I’m regulated.
But I don’t practice certainty where the evidence is thin.
I don’t sell quick fixes.
And I don’t believe health should make your life smaller.

I don’t practice “wellness culture.”
I practice healthcare — grounded in evidence, honest about uncertainty, and deeply human.

If that puts me in the uncomfortable middle, I’m okay with that.
Because the middle is where real care lives.

01/05/2026

You can’t “optimize” your way to real health.

Not with a protocol someone posted on TikTok.
Not with advice that doesn’t know your body, your labs, or your life.

Influencer content is built for algorithms - not for you.

This post breaks down the hidden risks of following well-meaning health advice online, and and why protocols without context can do more harm than good.

👉 Swipe through, then ask yourself:
What’s one piece of advice that didn’t work for your real life?

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