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!
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For many people, their introduction to acupuncture comes from their seeking relief from an injury or pain that just isn’t going away despite trying the conventional methods. As an Acupuncturist, I treat pain conditions almost daily, and from this experience, I have adopted a three part treatment to help effectively reduce or…
First, a disclaimer: I want to state that I will be making several generalizations about men and women in this article. Not every man is defined by these generalizations and not every woman is exempt from them either. Everyone is different, and so each person should be treated as an individual and…
When a couple is struggling with infertility, it is common for the woman to be put under the microscope while the man rarely has more than a sperm analysis done. The woman is often excessively treated before her partner has even been thoroughly assessed. Like most health concerns, it is important to…
You’ve probably heard of the TCM principles Yin and Yang, but do you understand their functions? In this article, Dr. Cheryl Lee outlines a few symptoms that are associated with excess and deficient Yin and Yang within your body, and introduces you to what acupuncture can do to help. Yin and Yang…
There’s always a new exercise routine hanging out on the front of grocery store magazines–new regimes that guarantee weight loss, or more energy, or better muscle tone, but sometimes pushing for that extra set of sit-ups, or that extra few metres on a run does a lot more harm than good. When…
Compared to other times in history, we as women currently have many more choices available to us. Under the law and within society, there are many more “acceptable” ways we can work, marry, raise children, etc. Women in my mother’s generation often talk about the privileges women in my generation are privy…
Inflammation is a word that we generally associate with redness, pain, and downright discomfort. It may not be our favourite thing, but inflammation is actually a process that our body undergoes in order to encourage healing and restoration. So what happens when the inflammation has went down, but pain is still present?…
