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Gynecology in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Gynecology in Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Kavita Gill, R.TCMP, R.Ac A Natural Approach To Modern Challenges    Aa a 21st-century practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it never ceases to amaze me how this ancient approach has clinically relevant solutions to modern-day gynecological health....

Gynecology in Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Kavita Gill, R.TCMP, R.Ac A Natural Approach To Modern Challenges    Aa a 21st-century practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it never ceases to amaze me how this ancient approach has clinically relevant solutions to modern-day gynecological health. This is the Age of Energy and I truly believe these tried and true medicines of the East will continue to prove their relevance in...

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How to Sleep Better

How to Sleep Better

By Dr. Kaleb Montgomery TCM Sleep is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately for many of us a good nights sleep is something that happens all too infrequently. In fact some studies have shown that most of us in North America are chronically sleep deprived. In the second part...

Simple Fruit Crisp

Simple Fruit Crisp

Submitted by Joshna Maharaj You can substitute virtually any flour for brown rice flours in this recipe.  This is a versatile and reliably delicious crumble topping for any seasonal fruit.  You can easily substitute apples or pears for the peaches.  And when the fruit...

Maintaining the Correct Posture

Maintaining the Correct Posture

By Matvey Kipershtein BA RMT I always start my treatments with a quick postural scan, and all too often I hear my patients say: “Oh, my posture is awful”. “If only I could keep myself properly positioned at the desk, my neck would feel so much better”. So why is it so...

Vitamin C Therapy and the Treatment of Cancer

Vitamin C Therapy and the Treatment of Cancer

By Dr. David Denis ND The use of vitamin C for the treatment of cancer has been an issue in the medical community and in the media since the 1970’s. In the 1970’s two researchers named Ewan Cameron and Allan Campbell along with the help of Linus Pauling published...

TCM and Cancer Care

TCM and Cancer Care

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is in its essence, about balance. The idea being that if the body is in balance, there is health, well-being and vitality When the body is out of balance it will exhibit a variety of symptoms showing up in tings such as sleep...

PCOS – A Chinese Medicine Diet and Lifestyle Approach

PCOS – A Chinese Medicine Diet and Lifestyle Approach

By Dr. Angela Warburton TCM Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), affects 5-10% of women in North America and is the leading cause of ovulatory based infertility. Women with PCOS are known to have high levels of male hormones (androgens), which interfere with the normal...

The Importance of Postpartum Care

The Importance of Postpartum Care

The month after giving birth is called ‘the golden month’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and it is of utmost importance that the mother along with the newborn, get exceptional care during this time. So often in western society mothers are ‘back at it’ at rapid...

Food For Thought

Food For Thought

TCM, Food and Fertility By Dr. Angela Warburton TCM The latest research on diet and fertility states a diet consisting of complex-carbohydrates (ones that are slow to break down in the body like beans, whole grains, vegetables), whole foods (avoiding processed foods...

Lean Green Vanilla Ice Cream (NO Ice Cream Maker Required)

Lean Green Vanilla Ice Cream (NO Ice Cream Maker Required)

Credit: Adeline Chan, C.N.P. (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons) Registered Nutritionist Ingredients (use organic whenever possible): 1/2 cup kale leaves (deveined, washed, and patted dry) 2 frozen ripe or overripe bananas (frozen overnight) 3 pitted medjool dates 1 tbsp or so...

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