Can’t Sleep? Can Massage Therapy Help?
~ Joel Ackerman, RMT It is easy to associate massage therapy with relaxation, stress reduction, and ‘working out the knots’. However, one of the most underappreciated aspects of receiving a good massage is the wonderful night of sleep that so often follows a massage therapy treatment. In a societ…
Welcome, Dr. Gerann Murphy, ND
Hippocrates once wrote ‘wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity’. I chose to be a naturopathic doctor because of my passion to help people achieve their full potential through wellness. Many symptoms and medical conditions can be reversed or at the very least great…
Make My Pain Go Away…
What causes your headaches? Your menstrual cramping? Your arthritis flare-ups? The underlying cause of each must be vastly different, but most of us are likely to treat it the same way – with medications that block inflammation (i.e. anti-inflammatories). But is this good for us? Can it cause com…
Qigong Classes (November/December)
With Carol Belanger, BA, RM, BHS 10am to 11:15am, at KIHC $50 for the 4 week series 4 Mondays: November 19th to December 10th 4 Fridays: November 16th to December 7th The Lungs and Large Intestine program, as part of the 5 Element theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Qigong teachings. Focus…
Cold and Flu Prevention
“By creating an artificial environment, we’re not stimulating our immune system enough. Germs are immune-stimulants. They challenge you to be prepared.” ~ Deepak Chopra This Integrated Roots October e-newsletter issue is about our immune health. We’ve created a series of educational b…
Is your Smart Phone Smart for your Health?
The World Health Organization, Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, and Trent University professionals are only some of the institutions and people concerned about electromagnetic radiation and human health. Click here to view our August email newsletter for a check-list of ways to reduce y…
Healthy Human Electromagnetic Frequency (Energy) vs. Electromagnetic Frequency Pollution
~ Carol Belanger, BA, RM, BHS Humans are composed of and influenced by energy. We usually express energy as having too much (hyper) or too little (fatigued) and not as electromagnetic frequency. All of the systems of our body use energy to function. A fluctuating energy level is normal, we natura…
Qigong classes
September Qigong will be a short 4-week program focusing on the heart, which is the organ of the 5-element teachings for our September focus. Classes include theoretical 5-element teachings as well as energy work and functional biology, breath work and meditation in addition to the series movemen…
Menopause
~ Carol Belanger, BA, RM With aging comes the natural transition through Menopause. In some cultures, women are recognized and celebrated for the wisdom their years have accumulated, and they achieve newfound status at this time. Some women begin to experience mild to significant discomfort at th…
