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Tips for Busting Tension Headaches!

Toronto Naturopathic Doctor

A short demonstration of a simple and effective technique for reducing the common tension headache from Melissa Dunseith, RMT!

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Posted: 2017 May 24

This week we have @drjwund’s special recipe. Th

This week we have @drjwund’s special recipe.

The change of season from fall to winter is always a sign for me to start changing things up in the kitchen too. I like to kick off this time of year by making a batch of “Change of Season” soup!

“Change of Season” soup is a Traditional Chinese Medicine formulation that helps to protect the lungs and immune system from the changing temperatures by using 4 essential herbs: Codonopsis root, Astragalus root, Dioscorea root & Lycium berries⁠.

" I like to combine it with a good ol’ fashioned chicken bone broth so that I get the best of both worlds to protect ourselves from any colds, flus and infections. Slow cooking bones, vegetables and herbs allows for the extraction of so many great nutrients and proteins which in turn boost your immune system and digestion.

Enjoy this tasty way to ramp up your immunity!

Ingredients:
4 sticks Astragalus root (Huang Qi)
4 sticks Codonopsis pilosula root (Dang Shen)
4 sticks Dioscorea villosa root (Chinese wild yam)
Small handful Lycium barbarum (Goji berries aka wolfberries)
Chicken bones - carcass from roasted chicken, 1lb extra chicken feet, leftover bones from previous dinners that I’ve saved and frozen)
2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
2 carrots, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
Small handful of peppercorns
Pinch of salt
Any other odds and ends of vegetables from the crisper or veggie scraps
8-10 cups of water

If using an instant pot, then sauté all the vegetables and herbs for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
Chuck everything else in and pour enough water to cover everything.
Reset IP to soup setting for 60 min.

If using a slow cooker, then just toss everything in and set it on low overnight.

If cooking stove top, then sauté vegetables for 5 min then cook everything for 2 hours.

Strain and use broth for stews, soups, or as a hot drink alternative to coffee or tea.

Let me know if soup making is a tradition in your family around this time too!"

Afternoon thoughts 💬

Afternoon thoughts 💬

Another week in the books! We hope everyone has a

Another week in the books! We hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Even Darth Vader gets sick sometimes! Just like th

Even Darth Vader gets sick sometimes! Just like the rest of us, that's why our team is here, on standby to help you through the colder months.
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One of the many illnesses we see around this time of year is bronchitis, which can be well treated using naturopathic medicine.
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Acute bronchitis often develops from a cold or other respiratory tract infections, but can also be caused by environmental exposure to tobacco smoke, pollutants or heartburn.
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Acute bronchitis usually resolves within a few days without long-term consequences. A single acute bronchitis episode does not warrant concern, but can lead to pneumonia, particularly in older adults, infants, smokers and people with chronic respiratory disorders or heart problems.

👇Possible symptoms of bronchitis include👇

🌱Cough
🌱Wheezing
🌱Production of clear, white, yellowish-gray or green mucous
🌱Shortness of breath, increased by mild exertion
🌱Chest discomfort
🌱Fatigue
🌱Low fever and chills

At Toronto Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, the goals of bronchitis treatment are to clear airways of mucous, resolve inflammation and heal bronchial tube lining, identify and address triggers and causes of bronchitis to prevent recurrence and manage associated health conditions and possible side effects of conventional treatments.
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If you have any of the symptoms above and feel that you might be suffering from bronchitis, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.

👩‍💻info@tcnm.ca
📲 416-598-8898

Here is a great Almond Plum Cake recipe. It's perf

Here is a great Almond Plum Cake recipe. It's perfect for cold autumn nights.

- Ingredients-

🌱 1 cup sprouted spelt flour
🌱 ½ cup ground almonds
🌱 2 tsp baking powder
🌱 ¼ tsp sea salt
🌱 2 large organic eggs, room temperature
🌱 ½ cup coconut oil, melted
🌱 ½ cup plain buffalo milk yogurt
🌱 Zest of one lemon
🌱 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
🌱 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
🌱 10 Italian plums, halved or quartered, depending on size
🌱 1 tbsp coconut palm sugar
🌱 1 tsp ground cinnamon
🌱 ½ tsp coconut oil (for greasing pan)

- Method -
🌱 In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, ground almonds, baking powder and salt.
🌱 In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, yogurt, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Stir in the sugar.
🌱 Add the wet ingredients to the dry flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
🌱 In another bowl, mix your plums with coconut palm sugar and cinnamon.
🌱 Spread your batter in a greased spring form pan.
Place your plums on top in a pretty pattern and cover entire pan.
🌱 Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes

Feeling very thankful this long weekend🙏

Feeling very thankful this long weekend🙏

Today, on International Day of The Girl, we celebr

Today, on International Day of The Girl, we celebrate all of the incredible young women who strive to live out their dreams, while being their authentic self.

We are hopeful for a future filled with endless opportunities for girls without having to face gender inequality issues.

This year our practitioners have been getting a lo

This year our practitioners have been getting a lot of questions about flu season and covid-19.

To give everyone actionable information on this topic we will be hosting a LIVE webinar.

This webinar will be accessible to everyone, across the globe. You will have a chance to ask our practitioners questions and you will be given a downloadable PDF with additional information.

Our flu workshop is FREE for anyone to join.

If you are serious about protecting your family and yourself this flu season, we highly recommend this workshop.

To register, please send us a DM to be added to our waitlist.

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