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Acupuncture for Preconception: Evidence-Based Insights & Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Acupuncture for Preconception: Evidence-Based Insights & Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips I'm Dee, a Registered Acupuncturist and Holistic Nutritionist at Urban Wellness in Toronto's Little Italy. In today’s blog post, I’m...
Acupuncture for Preconception: Evidence-Based Insights & Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Acupuncture for Preconception: Evidence-Based Insights & Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips I'm Dee, a Registered Acupuncturist and Holistic Nutritionist at Urban Wellness in Toronto's Little Italy. In today’s blog post, I’m sharing some insights into how acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can support preconception and fertility. Let’s get...
Angry? Your Liver Health Might Have Something to Say About it.
Angela Warburton, R.TCMP Understanding your emotions according to Traditional Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine is an ancient system of healing that evolved by empirical measures… which basically means, observing people, their bodies, their environments and their...
Winter Cleansing
Angela Warburton, R.TCMP Most people don’t need to be sold on the benefits of cleansing. And it’s not uncommon that people feel the need to cleanse, or at least clean up their diet after the indulgent holiday season. “Toxic overload” can have many faces: headaches,...
How I Practice Dying Every Day
When I was 26, my boyfriend’s dad and brother both died unexpectedly in a relatively short time period. It was at this time that my mentor said something I never forgot: “Practice dying every day.” What does this mean? To practice dying? When we think about it, our...
Give a Warm Welcome to Anita Rajan
Please say hello to a new healer here at Urban Wellness, Anita Rajan! Anita works in the field of soft-touch chiropractic care, and has been making waves in the health and wellness world with her unique, holistic treatment method. With a gifted touch in her hands and...
Nourish Your Soul this Holiday Season
Written by Kristin Tait, B.A. KIN, RNCP, CFSP The holidays are officially upon us and with them come magic and joy, excitement and generosity of spirit… and oftentimes some stress too. Whether it is in the form of exhaustion and overwhelm, travel, challenging family...
A Workshop on Beyond Self-Care: Recognize and Metabolize Oppression in the Body
Oppression can be felt, held and metabolized within our bodies. It may show up as a lack of energy, knots in our stomach, muscle tension, hopelessness, depression or anxiety. As many of us begin to feel stress and anxiety over the business of the holiday season, it’s...
Food in focus – The Medicine On Your Plate
In the fall, our energy starts to turn inwards as we prepare ourselves for winter. During this season, things start to dry up, leaves dry and fall of the trees, grass or other plants start to wither and dry up to shut down for the dormancy of winter so that recourses...
Hello Fall!
As a natural introvert (I recharge in stillness and need time away from the hubbub of modern life and socializing to gather my energy and sort through my thoughts and experiences), there is a natural bit of 'yahoo' energy that accompanies the cooler more quiet and...
What Causes Varicose Veins and How to Get Rid of Them
Angela Warburton, R.TCMP Varicose veins, those knobby little (or not so little) bluish veins that pop out, ache, and can make one second guess wearing those short shorts of summer. Most commonly these are seen on the legs, but they can show up anywhere on the body...
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