HEALTH
Homeopathic First Aid: For Worry-Free Travel
“Summertime And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high…” Gershwin’s jazz standard always comes to mind as the season approaches...
Family Constellations: Explore and Transform Unconscious Family Dynamics
An Experiential Methodology By being born into our family, we not only inherit genes and physical traits, but also belief systems, behaviour patterns, thoughts and...
Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Fibromyalgia
If you’ve never had (or even heard of) fibromyalgia, consider yourself very lucky! Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a nasty, pernicious disease that predominantly targets women...
Taking the Irritable out of IBS: Naturopathy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a digestive ailment characterized by abdominal cramping, pain, bloating, diarrhea, and/or constipation. It has been estimated that 15% of our...
Hypnotherapy: A Powerful Tool to De-Hypnotize Yourself
Most people visit a hypnotherapist looking to be hypnotized in order to make changes in their lives. They want to convince themselves that they no...
Cilantro and Clay Detox
In his newly released book, Radical Healing: 2nd Ed., (Himalayan Institute Press), Rudolph Ballentine includes a comprehensive chapter on detoxification, drawing from Ayurveda, homeopathy, and...
Chelation Therapy: Alternative Treatment for Heart Disease Gets Good Results
Chelation comes from the Greek word chele, meaning claw. A chelating compound binds and removes heavy and other toxic metals from the body. There are...
Homeopathic Medicine for Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
Kyle’s parents were disturbed by their son’s behaviour at school. The 11-year-old was often in trouble for pulling other students’ hair, then laughing about it....
Homeopathic Medicine For Treating Acute & Chronic Eczema
Eczema is a generic term that defines inflammatory conditions of the skin, namely vesiculation in the acute stages. The word is broadly applied to a...
Chinese Medicine for Diabetes Sufferers
The invention of insulin has had a profound and destiny-changing impact on people with IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, also known as Type 1 diabetes)....
Turmeric: The Golden Spice of Life
Curcuma longa, or turmeric as it is more commonly known, has been used for over 2,500 years in India for its powerful healing properties. It...
Acupuncture for Pre-Birth Care Can Improve Labour and Delivery
As your journey towards giving birth approaches, you are undoubtedly making all of the preparations necessary to gently and safely welcome your baby into the...
Acupuncture for Treating Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia has now been recognized as a distinct disease entity by the World Health Organization and the American College of Rheumatology, and more physicians and...
Shiitake Mushrooms: Champion of the Immune System
Lentinula Edodes is a mushroom native to East Asia, which is now cultivated worldwide for culinary and medicinal purposes. This mushroom is usually referred to...
Spinal Decompression: Comprehensive Care for Back Pain
Back pain does not originate from a single cause – there are hundreds of causes, from simple sprain/strains to more complex biomechanical faults, spinal disc...
Shiatsu Therapy: A Japanese Approach to Pain Relief
What’s in a name? Shiatsu therapy tacitly and proudly announces its Japanese heritage with every introduction. This unique bodywork modality evolved over hundreds of years...