Recently we were at a Christmas function when a family member collapsed at the dinner table. One moment he was talking with his daughter, and the next minute he slumped forward. I sensed something was wrong and was just a few steps away when something kept me there. His face was ashen and …
Silly Season arrived early this year. We have been busy since early November, and will continue until the end of the year, when time runs out on yet another year. Silly season is defined as, when individuals realize they have extended health benefits and try to use them up all in one month –usually December. …
A 2003 survey of back pain found that as many as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in their life. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. Seemingly odd questions (ie. your sleeping posture) tell me whether your low back pain stems from sleeping on …
Have you ever had such a restful sleep, that nothing ever hurt when you woke up? To get adequate sleep, you need 7-8 hours to fully recharge and awake refreshed. Our posture can have an impact on the amount of satisfying sleep which we get, especially from the position it’s in. Consider these tips, and …
With the return of school kids in September, are they computer athletes in training? If you watch their posture (and backpacks), they are weighed down by books, pens, and paper that no hurricane could ever blow over. They are heavy on the upper back and light on the hips, when it should be the other way around. …
When I do an assessment on a patient, I ask them to look at their reflection in a mirror. What they see usually astounds them when they notice that one shoulder is higher than the other, or their head is sitting crooked on their shoulders. Disturbing –Yes, but definitely fixable. I can point out a few minor adjustments that …
While the Olympic and Paralympic Games captivate our lives for the next few weeks, do you feel like getting out there and pretending that you are Usain Bolt or any other great athlete? Before you do, you need to prepare yourself otherwise you could get injured or hurt. Here are a …
Our clinic winning streak has been broken (voted three consecutive years as BEST Health Clinic by Beach-Riverdale Mirror), but replaced by Janelle Albas, ND voted as Gold-medal winner for Naturopathy. This award appropriately enough coincides with the Olympic games. Janelle has been with the clinic for a number of …
During these past few months Kingston Road (from Main Street to Victoria Park Avenue) is a construction zone. In 2012, they will be ripping up the street to replace the water mains. In 2013, they will repeat the process and replace the TTC tracks. You would think they would coordinate the work and do it all at once. …
Massage therapy has infiltrated oncology circles, as hospitals and doctors blend alternative therapy with mainstream cancer care for the management of disease symptoms and treatment side effects. Once an obscure therapeutic technique that cancer patients had to seek on their own, massages are …