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Enjoying the Summer While Protecting Yourself From the Sun
By Dr. Mary MacDonald, ND Protecting Yourself from the Sun: How to more safely enjoy the summer It’s that time of year again and this year in Ontario Mother Nature is providing us with an early summer. To take advantage of this fleeting time, I have put together some...
Enjoying the Summer While Protecting Yourself From the Sun
By Dr. Mary MacDonald, ND Protecting Yourself from the Sun: How to more safely enjoy the summer It’s that time of year again and this year in Ontario Mother Nature is providing us with an early summer. To take advantage of this fleeting time, I have put together some important tips to help you and your families get the most out of the season comfortably! Sun protection is now becoming a more...
Mindfulness over the holidays
Article courtesy of www.angelawarburton.com - It’s hard not to get caught up in the busyness that seems to plague our culture at the best of times, but often during the holiday season, the busyness can hit overdrive. Luckily there are some simple things that you can...
Massage Therapy and Cancer: The role of the RMT in cancer care
By Rhiannon Hughes, RMT, BSc The pervasive impact cancer has on an individual’s life is clear. The diagnosis alone can provoke extreme feelings of worry and fear. There are difficult decisions to make regarding course of action that require navigation through...
Naturopathic Home Remedies
It’s that time of year again… Don’t worry, we’ve got your back! Dr. Michelle Richea, ND It happened already. Mid-October I was flat on my back for three days with what felt like (at the time) the worst flu ever. It caught me by surprise - so early in the season - but...
The Importance of Sadness
Angela Warburton, R.TCMP We tend to run from sadness. To push it away, medicate it, ask ourselves what’s ‘wrong’ when we’re not cheery, chipper and filled with energy to get s*&$ done and dive into the world head first all the time. In Chinese Medicine –...
RMTips: Dragon’s Pose
Connecting to Spleen Energy and its Meridian Through Yin Yoga Myles Zacharias, RMT These humid summer days are perfect for becoming acquainted with your spleen. It's a juicy, warm, wet organ engorged with blood, a deep pool or reservoir for when the body is thirsty...
Summer Food Focus: Cucumber
Angela Warburton, R. TCMP Naturally cooling and slightly sweet in flavour cucumbers are a natural diuretic which make them a great summer food. Cucumbers help to cleanse the blood, uplift mood and can counteract toxins in the body. And because of it's cooling and...
5 Amazing Health Benefits of Ground Flaxseed!
Do You Flax? by Dr. Tiffany Eberhard, ND #1 Excellent source of fiber Fiber improves blood sugar and cholesterol levels and helps improve digestion. #2 High in healthy omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation in the body and promote skin...
Broccoli Detox Soup & Dandelion Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Kristin Tait, B.Kin, RHN, RNCP Hallelujah it’s spring! ‘Tis the season of renewal and growth. The days are longer and warmer and everywhere you look green sprouts and shoots and leaves are making their way out of the earth. According to Chinese Medicine the spring is...
Liver Love for the Spring
Angela Warburton R.TCMP, R.Ac Our livers take a beating in this modern world – processed foods, medications, stress – all of which tax our livers. Everything from what we eat, breathe or put on our skin will have to be processed by our liver. It’s a huge organ AND one...
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