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A Beginner’s Guide to Acupuncture: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Acupuncture Appointment
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP If you’re reading this, you’re probably contemplating booking an acupuncture appointment for the first time – or maybe you already have! Either way, welcome to the wonderful world of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am a...
A Beginner’s Guide to Acupuncture: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Acupuncture Appointment
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP If you’re reading this, you’re probably contemplating booking an acupuncture appointment for the first time – or maybe you already have! Either way, welcome to the wonderful world of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am a Registered Acupuncturist based in Toronto and in today’s blog post, I’m going to give you everything you need to feel educated and...
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....
2024 Intention Setting
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Lots of people are setting intentions for the new year right now, including me. For others, it doesn't quite feel like the right time, and that's okay too. Making plans in the depths of winter isn't for everyone. In TCM, Winter is less about...
January Detox
By Dr. Mary MacDonald, ND Detox - a controversial topic and often discussed after the holidays. Here's what my patients are usually asking about when they're asking about detoxes: how can I get my energy back after eating less healthy foods, sleeping less, and...
Improving Resilience & Reducing Inflammation: How Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Strengthen Your Immune System
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP It’s that time of year again: the time when there are never enough tissues in the house to blow your nose, when you’re running to the pharmacy to stock up on cold medications on what feels like a weekly basis, when you’re cursing your...
Spare Some Change
By Jordan Lewis, MSW RSW It’s that time of the year again. The leaves are changing, the kids have gone back to school and the scent of pumpkin spice hangs heavy in the air. Fall generally feels like a new beginning for most people. It’s probably because we were all so...
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...
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