An anonymous Canadian foundation has granted two Ottawa brothers, one a Naturopath and the other a thoracic surgeon, 3.85 million dollars to research the use of Naturopathy in the treatment of cancer. The grant, called the Thoracic Peri-Operative Integrative Surgical Care Evaluation (Thoracic POISE), is the largest of it’s kind in the world. The research,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Optimize Athletic Performance with Sports Massage
Massage therapy has been used by healthcare practitioners for thousands of years as an effective treatment for an almost countless list of injuries and illnesses. As far back as 2500 BC, Chinese writings express the use of massage for a broad range of medical purposes, and is understood and promoted as an indispensable treatment option… Read more »
Beat the Winter Blues with Massage Therapy
winter [win-ter] noun a period like winter, as the last or final period of life; a period of decline, decay, inertia, dreariness, or adversity. That’s one of the Dictionary.com definitions, and although we wouldn’t be quite so dramatic, winter on the Wet Coast can indeed be dark, cold, wet, and miserable. We’re lucky out here… Read more »
Learn More about Network Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care has been evolving over the years, and it needs to be expressed that there is more to it than the common misconception that chiropractors only move joints and bones. As a matter of fact, it’s now evident that quality chiropractic care can improve brain function. This improvement restores regulation of the human body’s… Read more »
Know Your Cough to Treat it Naturally
By definition the term “cough” means – “A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis.” We all get a cough from time to time. Maybe you’ve got a sore throat from dry air, or some annoying phlegm in your… Read more »