Traditional Chinese Medicine 101: What is Cupping?

Traditional Chinese Medicine 101: What is Cupping?

By Kavita Gill, R.Ac, R.TCMP Traditional Chinese Medicine 101: What is Cupping?   I Love Cupping Cupping is one of my favourite modalities to introduce patients too. It’s joined the zeitgeist in recent years thanks to celebrities and athletes. And I find its...
Traditional Chinese Medicine 101: What is Acupuncture?

Traditional Chinese Medicine 101: What is Acupuncture?

By Kavita Gill, R.Ac, R.TCMP Traditional Chinese Medicine 101: What is Acupuncture?   The acupuncture points have the power to govern or connect with a body part it’s not even close too. Isn’t that incredible? Lets take a moment to understand why that is by...
Exploring Gynecology Through Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Five Elements Theory

Exploring Gynecology Through Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Five Elements Theory

By Kavita Gill, R.TCMP, R.Ac Welcome back to the continuation of my blog series on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Gynecology. My aim is to illustrate how this ancient medicine has helped people for over  three-millennia to address their reproductive health and...