our Holistic Health Blog

Each month, our therapists share their knowledge in articles they write about different health issues from a holistic perspective. You can read them all, here!

View articles by therapy type:  Osteopathy blog   |   Naturopathy blog   |   Acupuncture/TCM blog

View articles written by a specific therapist:  Raphaëlle Strub’s blog   |   Chloé Sardin’s blog   |   Natalie Pateman’s blog   |   Stephanie Bristow’s blog   |   Greg Sikorski’s blog   |   Dr. Laura Gauthier’s blog


Clinic News Update (Dec. 17, 2020) – Alberta Restricts Osteopathic Services, Clinic Closing in January

We Are Permanently Closing Jan. 23, 2021 More information COVID-19: No Osteopathic Services in AB As of December 14th, all Osteopathic services are suspended due to Alberta’s new COVID-19 restrictions. If this changes before our official closure date (January 23), we will notify you. UPDATE (Dec 17): signing this change.org petition to…

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The Role of The Mind-Body Connection in Osteopathy

Imagine a sudden pain starts in your leg and you come in to see an osteopath. Instead of just looking at your leg, an osteopath will do a full assessment and consider other parts of your body, stresses, or experiences that could be contributing to your discomfort. We osteopaths use this same…

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The Hard Knocks Life of Detox: Winter Edition

Let’s start off with what a Detox looks like. There’s a lot of misconceptions (or generalizations) out there—when most people hear the word “detox” they think of something extreme like being on the toilet for a day or two after taking pills/powders, or something like the master cleanse where you’re forced to…

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Dr. Bristow Maternity Leave Notice

Attention: Dr. Bristow’s patients! Dr. Bristow will be taking maternity leave soon. The week of February 24th, 2020 will be her last week in-clinic. She plans to return the week of June 16th, 2020. Dr. Bristow encourages her patients to come see her prior to this departure for any new issues and…

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Suffering from Chronic Pain? Here’s How Osteopathy Can Help

Osteopathy and Chronic Pain Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons someone will visit an osteopathic manual therapist. According to studies done in Europe, chronic pain has a significant and life-changing impact on all aspects of a person’s quality of life. A patient that is in constant pain with little…

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