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Tips for Busting Tension Headaches!

TCNMadmin 2017 May 24

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

A reminder to be gentle with yourself, in situatio

A reminder to be gentle with yourself, in situations that are beyond your control.

Are you waking up tired every morning? Have you n

Are you waking up tired every morning?
Have you noticed unusual body aches?
Do you get lightheaded often during the day?

If you answered YES to all of these questions, then you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue.

Adrenal fatigue is a term applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems, but is not a medical diagnosis.

Your adrenal glands produce a variety of hormones, particularly hormones your body uses to respond to stress. Adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease) refers to inadequate production of one or more of these hormones as a result of an underlying disease. Adrenal fatigue is a mild form of adrenal insufficiency caused by chronic stress in which your adrenal glands are unable to keep pace with the demands of your stress load.

If your adrenal fatigue goes untreated, may manifest as feelings of depression.

At our clinic the goals of adrenal fatigue treatment are to reduce your reactivity to stress, improve the capacity of your adrenal gland to respond to stress and prevent recurrence of symptom episodes.

*There is no conventional medical treatment for adrenal fatigue*

If you think that you might have adrenal fatigue, please reach out to us asap to see how we can help:)

✨Practitioner Spotlight✨ Meet Dr. Du La, ND,

✨Practitioner Spotlight✨

Meet Dr. Du La, ND, Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist, and Birth Doula.

Dr. La is the co-owner and co-founder of our clinic!

She has been practicing naturopathic medicine for over 18 years, with a clinical focus in:

🍃Children’s health and paediatrics
🍃Women’s health and hormonal health
🍃Infertility, natural fertility and pregnancy optimization
🍃High-risk pregnancy care

As a working mother of two, Dr. La, knows first hand the challenges parent(s) face in fostering healthy habits, in their own lives, as well as the lives of their children. She offers naturopathic care to families, helping to establish a strong foundation and offers ongoing care for improving and supporting whole family health.

Dr. La has devoted her career to helping women and families achieve healthy conception, optimizing health during pregnancy and preparing for natural childbirth. She is a naturopathic leader in pregnancy care with significant experience in working with high-risk pregnancies.

She has assisted thousands of women and men in the resolution of their fertility challenges. She can work independently to help achieve natural conception or work collaboratively with reproductive endocrinologists while families are working with assisted reproductive technologies such as IUI, IVF, egg donor IVF or while women are preserving their fertility with egg freezing.

📌Notable Academic Achievements
Dr. La is a graduate of the University of Toronto, the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is certified in Bowen Therapy from Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia, mind/body medicine from the Mind/Body Medical Institute and has completed training in medical herbalism. She has also completed an acupuncture internship at the paediatric neurology clinic at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.

Du enjoys experimenting in the kitchen with her two young daughters, Esmé and Anja, staying active and spending time in nature. She makes time every day for mindfulness, meditation and to laugh and play with her family.

An peasy lunch! Dr. La and her kiddos just made s

An peasy lunch!

Dr. La and her kiddos just made some avocado rolls with sushi rice wrapped in nori, sprinkled with sesame seeds. Paired with steamed edamame pods, fresh veggies and some orange slices.

This is a great lunch for your little vegan or vegetarian who happens to be gluten-free.

This week, we encourage everyone to take a step ba

This week, we encourage everyone to take a step back and reassess the energies around you.

✨Practitioner Spotlight✨ Meet Dr. Jonah Lusis,

✨Practitioner Spotlight✨
Meet Dr. Jonah Lusis, ND and Bowen Therapist.

Dr.Lusis, ND is a co-owner and co-founder of our clinic!

He is a licensed naturopathic doctor who has been practicing Bowen Therapy (a unique pain treatment technique), since 2002, and is a dedicated practitioner of meditation.

Dr.Lusis’ treatment areas are:

🍃Gastrointestinal health concerns (e.g., heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease)
🍃Lifestyle medicine programs (treatment of health concerns such as obesity, heart disease or pain conditions by focussing on dietary change, exercise and stress management)
🍃Health optimization programs (use of a lifestyle medicine approach and natural medicines to feel and function at your best, every day)
🍃Metabolic detoxification programs
🍃Weight management programs
🍃Men's health

Not only a teacher, but also a practitioner of healthy living, he is able to incorporate personal experience with approaches such as mindfulness and personal motivation, meditation, intermittent fasting, and a wide range of dietary and exercise approaches, into effective, but also “implementable” plans for “living your best life”.

📌Notable Academic Achievements

Dr.Lusis, is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Bachelor of Physical and Health Education [Kinesiology], 1997) and Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (2003). A committed lifelong learner, he has complemented his naturopathic training with study in medical herbalism, classical “Hahnemannian” homeopathy, Suikodo™, and mind/body medicine (with Herbert Benson, MD, the pioneer of mind/body medicine in the Western world and founder of the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Mind/Body Medical Institute).

He enjoys educating about naturopathic medicine. His teaching experience includes lecturing at the University of Toronto, the Law Society of Upper Canada, Environment Canada and the Canadian Television Fund. He has written articles for EcoParent magazine, Metro, Toronto’s daily commuter newspaper, and has been featured on CTV National News and in the Toronto Sun and Now Magazine as a health expert.

Did you know PMS can be well managed with acupunct

Did you know PMS can be well managed with acupuncture?

Dr. @dula.nd, is our licensed acupuncturist. Dr.La has earned a Diploma in Traditional and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, has completed an acupuncture internship at Mackay memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, and is licensed to practice acupuncture in the province of Ontario as both a naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist.

Send us a message to learn more about how acupuncture can help manage your PMS.

With back to school around the corner, this month

With back to school around the corner, this month we will be sharing quick, lunchbox inspiration, to take the guess work out for you!
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Today's lunchbox meal features easy, peasy rice paper wraps with any sauce you like. We recommend sunflower seed butter or hoisin sauce.

We paired this tasty lunch with blueberries, mangos and a couple of energy balls.

This is a great lunch for any gluten-free kiddo out there.
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We'd love to hear in the comments how parents are preparing for back to school.

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