No need to try to describe the feeling of straining a muscle as we all know what it’s like. What were you doing when it happened? Lifting groceries out of the trunk? Reaching for a glass on the top shelf? Doing the ‘slip on the ice shuffle’? It hurts, it spasms, and it can really…
“Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don’t remember what life was like without it” – Andrew Bernstein In the last 24 hours, how many times have you experienced some sort of stress? Most likely you have biologically reacted to stress in more ways than you’re aware of. The reality is that…
Vancouver Naturopathy Article of the Week – Food Allergy vs. Food Intolerance It’s common to have a reaction to certain foods – many of us are careful to avoid eating things like shellfish, dairy, gluten, wheat, peanuts and so on. The determining factor in diagnosing the reaction as a food allergy or food intolerance is…
Vancouver Massage Therapy Article of the Week: Treating Scar Tissue with Massage Therapy Almost everyone has a scar, and every scar has a story. Scars have all sorts of street creed and are firmly implanted into popular culture. In the 1975 blockbuster ‘Jaws’, three quarreling and sea hardened sailors bond and settle their differences over…
We humans are equipped with a primitive and automatic response, a genetic wisdom, that readies the body to ‘fight’ or ‘flee’ (flight) from a threat to our survival. When we feel threatened, a part of our brain called the hypothalamus is stimulated and releases a series of hormones that cause the body to go through…
Summer months make an icy beer on a patio appealing. 🙂 Thing is, most beer contains the protein gluten, and gluten (to put it nicely) is associated with some things not conducive to being well, for some people. Those who have, or are attempting to, eliminate gluten from their diet, are faced with the challenge…
Vancouver Chiropractic article of the week: What is Network Spinal Analysis? Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) is an exciting area of chiropractic treatment that employs a softer touch than the traditional spinal realignment methods you may know of or have experienced before. Some people receive great benefit from traditional chiropractic adjustments, while others experience a chiropractic adjustment with a negative connotation of…
Vancouver Naturopath Article of the Week: Acupuncture and Depression Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to life’s ups and downs, but depression is a real and widespread medical condition. About one in ten Canadians will experience an episode of major depressive disorder in their lifetime, and it’s among the leading causes of disability…
Vancouver Massage Therapy Article of the Week: Posture in a “Flexion Addicted” world As we’ve moved from an active life-style of an agrarian society to a society that spends long hours in stationary positions hunched over computers, driving in cars, or even spending leisure time in front of a TV, we are often in a…