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Seeking Health Care Professional

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Kingston Integrated Healthcare is interviewing now for a full-time health professional (private practice) who is eager to work in a busy multidisciplinary integrative health clinic. This could be a Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Therapist, Podiatrist, Acupuncturist, Naturopathic Doctor, Psychologist, Chiropractor, or other professional. Our candidate will be motivated, team-oriented, and eager to build their practice. In return, KIHC will endeavour to provide a refreshingly supportive and friendly environment with like-minded individuals who are a joy to work with.

Kingston Integrated Healthcare provides exceptional professional natural healthcare services and remains one of the most comprehensive integrative natural healthcare facilities in Kingston. Our multi-disciplinary team of 8 practitioners includes Naturopathic Doctors, Registered Massage Therapists, Osteopathic Manual Practitioners, a Reiki practitioner, and Psychotherapist. We also have an on-site medical laboratory, IV therapy room, acupuncture room, health dispensary, and workshop space for meditation, Qi gong classes, and health-specific education classes.

Other benefits for the candidate include easier compliance with the legal concerns of running a practice (e.g. privacy policy and informed consent), marketing opportunities (e.g. access to our workshop space, high-traffic website, monthly e-newsletter, and social media), and inter-professional referrals for truly comprehensive patient care and optimal patient outcomes.

Exceptional full-time administrative support is offered at KIHC to benefit both practitioners and patients.
Please contact Dr. Sonya Nobbe, at drSonya@kihc.ca if you are interested in joining our vibrant and growing clinic. Please view www.KIHC.ca for more information.

Naturopathic Medicine and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A new study shows benefit!

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View our entire May e-newsletter, Reversing Heart Disease, here.

Dr. Jennifer Wheeler, ND

An exciting new study just released in April 2013 in Canada’s top medical journal, the CMAJ, demonstrated how naturopathic medicine can help prevent cardiovascular disease. It was a milestone achievement for the naturopathic community, as the study was conducted by the naturopathic doctors from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, and was one of the first to compare naturopathic medicine as a system of medicine to that of our standard medical system.

The study followed 207 Canada Post workers, aged 25-65, over the course of one year. Each participant was evaluated for cardiovascular risk before and after the study, including body weight, waist circumference, cholesterol levels, fasting blood sugar and blood pressure. All participants received standard conventional care from their family physician throughout the study period. The control group only received conventional care while the naturopathic intervention group included 7 visits over the course of the year. Naturopathic interventions were limited to individualized dietary and lifestyle counseling, stress management, exercise and a select list of dietary supplements with proven cardiovascular benefit. These included fish oil, plant sterols, cinnamon, ALA and CoQ10.

The results showed that the naturopathic intervention group had a 17% decreased rate of metabolic syndrome over the control group! Metabolic syndrome is a condition that is a precursor to many diseases,

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IV Nutrient Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease: Did you know?

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by Dr. Jennifer Wheeler, ND

Intravenous magnesium:
 was found to be as effective as oral anti-hypertensive medication in one study
 can inhibit blood clot formation by about 35%
 dilates blood vessels in the brain and is currently being researched as a treatment after a stroke
 is one of the few safe treatments for hypertension in pregnancy
 is used as a treatment for some types of arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat)
 is likely to be even more effective than oral magnesium in its ability to improve heart cell function, cardiac output and vascular tone!

Intravenous vitamin C:

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Engage your Heart-Mind

Written by KIHC on . Posted in Blog, Newsletters.

Please see our entire May e-newsletter, Reversing Heart Disease, here.

by Carol Belanger, BA, RM, BHS

Our heart can be both the strongest and the most tender organ in our body.

On the strong side of things, according to standard calculations the entire volume of blood within the circulatory system is pumped by the heart each minute (at rest). During vigorous exercise, the cardiac output can increase up to 7 fold (35 liters/minute). That means a healthy heart pumps about 4-5L of blood through approx. 97km of blood vessels in our body in about 1min. The heart is responsible for keeping activity happening in a crucial way and needs to be kept functional and tuned-up. The brain uses approximately twenty percent of the body’s blood and needs twenty-five percent of the body’s oxygen supply to function optimally. Rejuvenating activity helps keep blood oxygen levels up.

On the tender side of things, our heart is exposed to every strong to nuanced emotion that passes through our body, that changes our hormone levels, nervous system signals, influences how our organs are functioning, how tense our muscles are etc., and how our heart is responding to it all. The heart, and more accurately, the heart-mind, is the epicentre of us. It’s just that we give more of our attention to our minds, mistakenly believing that it alone is ‘running the show’.

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Osteopathy’s Role in the Management of Heart Disease

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Please see our entire May e-newsletter, Reversing Heart Disease, here.

by Graham Wiltshire, CAT(C), CSCS, DOMP (Thesis Writer)

As most of my patients know I am currently knee deep in my research to complete my thesis for the Canadian College of Osteopathy, the last step in my osteopathic education. I am working with researchers from Queens University, the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Hotel Dieu Hospital and Cardiologist Dr. Stephen LaHaye, to determine if osteopathy can improve the ability to exercise for people diagnosed with heart disease.

Osteopathy has been shown to benefit patients with a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases.

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Qigong: July/August

Written by KIHC on . Posted in Blog, Programs and Events.

with Carol Belanger, BA, RM, BHS
10am to 11:15am, at KIHC

$75 for the 7 week series on Mondays: July 8th to August 26th (no class Civic Holiday Monday, August 5th), and/or
$65 for the 6 week series on Fridays: July 12th to August 30th (no class August 2nd or 9th)

“I will be teaching a series of seemingly gentle flowing exercises, that in fact through Qigong provide many health benefits for our bodies and also for our mental, emotional, and spirit health. Classes provide an active and dynamic forum for strengthening your physical healing capacity. You will learn about the body, breath, energy and meditative mind. You are welcome to sign up for Mondays, Fridays or both days.”

Community Acupuncture @ KIHC!

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Ever wondered what acupuncture is like? Are you in pain, feeling down, irritable, not sleeping, always sick, stressed, trying to quit smoking, experiencing difficulties with digestion, unable to focus…acupuncture can help! In fact, acupuncture can help with most health concerns…please don’t be shy, drop-by and ask me!

Beginning May 27th every Monday from 4:30pm-6:30pm,

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High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Put Me at Risk of… Dementia? Really?

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Most patients associate having high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugars with their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or developing type 2 diabetes. A fascinating new look at some old data from the famous Framingham study has found that these risk factors also accurately predict the 10 year risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia. Some symptoms of cognitive decline could include forgetfulness, difficulty following instructions, trouble making decisions or irrational thoughts and emotions.

Another 2013 study in Sweden took these findings further by following approximately 500 women at high risk of a heart attack or stroke, as determined by the Framingham risk assessment. This assessment takes into account blood pressure, cholesterol levels, age and smoking. Some of the women in the study were treated with 81mg aspirin per day.

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Mindfulness Meditation

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Facilitated by Jocelyne Leyton, DOMP

4 Tuesdays, April 9th to 30th OR 3 Tuesdays, June 11th to 25th
7pm to 8:45pm

$80 for the 4 week course / $60 for the 3 week course ~ Maximum 10 participants

Mindful awareness helps us to better understand ourselves and find peace amid the ups and downs of life.

Jocelyne is an experienced Mindfulness Meditation instructor. She maintains an Osteopathy practice here at KIHC.

For more information about Mindfulness Meditation, please see our educational brochure on our website, here.

Healthy Memory Program

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Facilitated by Occupational Therapist Megan Edgelow, BSc(OT), MSc(RHBS), OT Reg.(Ont.)

This program is based on leading research from the Baycrest Centre for Brain Fitness.

Wednesdays 9:30-11:30am for 5 weeks at KIHC
May 22-June 19 OR August 7-September 4
$150 for the 5-week series, registration includes a participant workbook

To register, call Megan Edgelow at 613-331-1449, or email healthymemorykingston@gmail.com

Designed for people 50+, this 5-week program is intended to answer your questions about memory and aging:

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