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Acupuncture for Pain: Managing Winter Joint Pain the TCM Way
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Acupuncture for Pain: Managing Winter Joint Pain the TCM Way Have you ever noticed that your joint pain ebbs and flows throughout the year? For some people, winter’s cold and damp conditions often exacerbate joint pain, making this season...
Acupuncture for Pain: Managing Winter Joint Pain the TCM Way
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Acupuncture for Pain: Managing Winter Joint Pain the TCM Way Have you ever noticed that your joint pain ebbs and flows throughout the year? For some people, winter’s cold and damp conditions often exacerbate joint pain, making this season particularly challenging for those with arthritis or other musculoskeletal issues. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), joint pain...
Boosting Immunity with Traditional Chinese Medicine
By Kavita Gill, R.TCMP, R.Ac Traditional Chinese Medicine was born in a time before microscopes and petri dishes; a simpler age when the elements themselves were beneficial or harmful for all human beings alike. The ancient Chinese keenly observed the ways in...
Sun Protection Guide
Protecting Yourself from the Sun By Dr. Mary MacDonald, Naturopath It’s that time of year again and this year Mother Nature is providing us with an early summer. So, to take advantage of this fleeting time I have put together some important tips to help you and your...
Is There a Cure for the Summertime Blues?
Strategies for coping when you feel you can’t. By Jordan Lewis, Registered Psychotherapist As we roll into summer, we can’t help but notice the flowers in full bloom, kids playing at the parks, dogs walking lazily in the heat, music playing on the street. The...
Feeling Matters
By Kaushiki Rao, Mental Health Therapist When I started training as a therapist many years ago, it blew my mind that feelings mattered, that they weren’t inconveniences that we have to “get through”, “get out of”, “get away from” but that they were a language for...
How To Make A Solar Herbal Infusion
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Let's Make Some Sun Tea! With the weather warming up, I thought I’d share a super easy and lovely way to prepare your herbs and harness the Yang energy of the sun by making a Solar Infusion (aka “sun tea”). Solar infusions are the oldest,...
A Guide to Finding Your Perfect Practitioner
By Kavita Gill, R.TCMP, R. Ac Where to Begin? Spring is a great time of year to take stock of our health. With the sun rising earlier and the air feeling so fresh, many of us feel inspired to shake off the winter blahs and get moving. But change can feel daunting....
Do I Really Need to Supplement with Vitamin D?
By Dr Kristen Mark ND What’s vitamin D good for? Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that plays a critical role in many of our body’s systems. Not only is it key to keeping our bones strong by helping us absorb calcium, but it also has an impact on our immune system,...
FALL SELF-CARE NATURE RETREAT
FALL SELF-CARE NATURE RETREAT Wellness Retreats - Come Home to Yourself OCTOBER 21 - 23 Loretto MaryHolme Retreat Centre with Julie Gladstone & Angela Warburton Nestled on the shores of Lake Simcoe, this personal wellness retreat is designed to help you slow...
Why Is Breathwork Being Compared to Psychedelics?
Why Is Breathwork Being Compared to Psychedelics? It’s been two decades since my last mushroom trip, but the feeling of being completely connected to everything is something I’ve never forgotten. I remember the love I felt towards my friends and family. My gratitude...
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