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


Acupuncture During Pregnancy: Is it Safe? Does it Help?

acupuncture can help pregnant women

  Acupuncture during pregnancy can help expecting mothers with the typical discomforts experienced during this time. Acupuncture is especially helpful with “birth preparation” treatments leading up to the due date, preparing the body for labour and helping induce contractions if needed. Even dads can use a little help relieving stress during this…

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Women’s Hormonal Health Promotion

Naturopathic Doctor, Stephanie Bristow

This month of November 2016, I am offering a special promotion for women of all ages to assess and assist with their hormonal health issues. The offer amounts to an approximately 30% savings off the normal cost for everything included. This month’s promotion includes: Initial visit (1.5 hrs) for $195 ($35 savings)…

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Protect the whole Family with a Healthy Gut Flora: Probiotics

healthy foods

There’s a reason why probiotics are starting to pop up more and more—between appearances in popular yogurt commercials, to an expansion of probiotics available in everyday grocery stores, it’s clear that a demand for these digestive helpers has exponentially increased (and for good reason). If you’re one of those people who has…

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How to Prepare your Family for going back to School

Welcome back to school!

The start of school is quickly approaching, for some it has already started. This can be a joyous time for many families, especially if it is the very first day of school for a child or an adolescent going off to college. Families are experiencing mixed emotions during this time. It is…

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Maintaining Good Mental Health in the Summer

gardening may have some mental health benefits

Many of us look forward to summer the entire year. It (sometimes) brings a relief from cold weather, meaning more opportunities to be outside and enjoy the beautiful sights this city and province have to offer. However, there are aspects of summer that have both positive and negative impacts on our mental…

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