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Acupuncture for Cold and Flu Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights From A Registered Acupuncturist
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Acupuncture for Cold and Flu Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights From A Registered Acupuncturist Feeling under the weather with a cold or flu at the beginning of the school year, again? Instead of just toughing it out with tissues and tea,...
Acupuncture for Cold and Flu Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights From A Registered Acupuncturist
By Dee Dorrance, R.Ac, CNP Acupuncture for Cold and Flu Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights From A Registered Acupuncturist Feeling under the weather with a cold or flu at the beginning of the school year, again? Instead of just toughing it out with tissues and tea, why not add a little extra oomph to your recovery routine? Cold and flu recovery don't just have to be a waiting game, and evidence...
Spring Cleaning Our Spirit
Over the next few weeks as the weather gets warmer and warmer, as the trees awaken from their WATER Element winter's slumber, so are does our Spirit strive to capture the essence of this beautiful WOOD Element Spring. When our Wood energy is abundant, we have clarity...
ART THERAPY & ANXIETY
Art therapy can help to reduce anxiety, and the associated tension. Activities such as painting to music, creating mandalas, working with scents and sculpting with clay can be calming, and can at the same time, promote the cathartic release of pent-up tension. In...
Urban Wellness named one of the Top 10 Wellness Centres in the City
We have been ranked among the top 10 wellness centres and clinics in Toronto. We are humbled and very grateful. Thank you Blog T.O! http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2015/03/the_top_10_wellness_centres_and_clinics_in_toronto/
Body Awareness Fascial Stretch
Where does anxiety manifest in your body? For a lot of people, the front of the chest and throat area becomes tense and restricted during times of high anxiety. Here is a quick neck/jaw fascial release that you can do either seated or standing. Sit or stand up tall...
Methods to help with symptoms of anxiety
Living in fear is a terrible way to be. It seems I am encountering people who are experiencing this more and more often. Anxiety is the fear of the future. It is when we go to the worst place of an unknown event. It is when the anticipation of something in the future...
YOGA. FOOD. WISDOM.
A Weekend Retreat -May 29-31st, 2015 Join us for this amazing weekend retreat at the beautiful Sugar Ridge Retreat Centre. We will be looking at the ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine and how it applies to everyday life, our yoga practice and the foods we eat. Join...
Cold & Flu Prevention: The Key is Sleep
We’re making a close on cold and flu season but many are still fighting the battle. I'm going to focus on how sleep is connected to this. Before I get into the "how" let's back up and look at how and why we catch colds and flus. We do not get colds and flus because we...
A Three Part Series: Anxiety and Depression in Traditional Chinese Medicine
A THREE PART SERIES OF LIFESTYLE, FOODS, SELF CARE TIPS AND TCM PATTERNS TO HEAL FROM THE INSIDE OUT Part one – The Basics: Daily Practices and Lifestyle tips TCM is very holistic in its approach – everything from how we feel and think to what we eat and how we live...
Acupuncture Point for Congestion
Most cold and flus result in a stuffed up nose, nasal discharge or phlegm. You can use the acupuncture point 'Large Intestine 20' to clear out your nasal passages. Originally known as Ying Xiang, the name "Welcome Fragrance" indicates that this point is used to...
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