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Effective Cold and Flu Prevention

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If you’re older than 65 or have a chronic illness such as diabetes or heart disease, you’re considered at high-risk of developing life-threatening complications from the flu. You may have more control than you realize over whether this happens to you this winter.

Our general public health approach to cold and flu prevention is “attack or be attacked”. Regular use of antibacterial soaps, antibiotics, and flu vaccines that target the “bad guys” are common. However, our lives actually depend on trillions of good bacteria that live inside us and teach our immune system to kill harmful microbes. War strategies that simply target the “bad guy” not only initiate collateral damage against our “good guys”, but may also harm us by neglecting to directly support our immune function.

A healthy digestive tract is critical for immune health.

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Naturopathic Legislation is Changing

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Patient Letter to Support Legislative Transition

Dear KIHC patients,

The legislation governing Naturopathic Medicine in Ontario is changing, and we need your help to ensure that the naturopathic profession continues to grow as a critical health resource for Ontarians. Though not all of us at KIHC are Naturopathic Doctors (NDs), the legislative changes made to the ND scope of practice will impact all of the professions practicing at KIHC and consequently you, our clients and supporters of integrative medicine. These changes have the real potential to remove barriers from an integrative team like ours working more closely with family health teams, community health centres, and hospital programs…

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KIHC Fall Workshop Schedule

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Our workshop series provides specialized information in a concise, affordable format, and is one important way we like to support our Kingston community. Please contact us for more information. Our classes often require a minimum and maximum number of participants, so please be sure to register as early as possible. Advanced registration is required.

Please help us make our workshop space a critical health resource for our patients and our community. A pdf copy of our fall workshop schedule is available here: KIHC Fall Workshop Schedule 2011.

Some classes are eligible for reimbursement by extended healthcare plans and may be tax deductible.

We welcome your telephone calls and emails with questions and feedback.

Qigong

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Every Monday for 6 weeks, 10am to 11am, October 24th to November 28th
Facilitated by Carol Belanger, BA, RM
$60 for all 6 classes, or $12 per class ● Maximum 8 participants

Qigong is an ancient Asian practice that uses breath and movement to cultivate energy and health. It is similar to Tai Chi and Yoga but with easier movements and less strain. Please wear loose comfortable clothing.

Mindfulness Meditation

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Every Tuesday for 4 weeks, 7pm to 8:45pm, October 11th to November 1st
Facilitated by Jocelyne Leyton, DOMP
$80 for the 4 week course ● Maximum 10 participants

This four-week course is an introduction into mindfulness meditation and a support to those who wish to deepen their practice. Meditation may be practiced by followers of any (or no) religion.

Fall Detox, Safely & Effectively

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Wednesday October 12th, 7pm to 8pm
Facilitated by Dr. Christina Vlahopoulos, ND
Cost: $10, or a donation to the food bank

Seasonal detoxification includes the practice of supporting our body’s efforts to efficiently eliminate harmful chemicals and metabolic waste. Dr. Christina will lead a question and answer session about why cleansing is important for overall health, how to do this safely, and how to navigate the dozens of health store “detox kits”.

Mindful Photography

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Saturday November 5th, 10am to 4pm
Facilitated by Kaye-Lee Pantony, Psychotherapist, and photographer Tracy Olan
$110 for the day
May be covered by extended health insurance plans under “Psychology”

Discover the healing power of stillness. This course is designed to help you become aware of the difference between your inner chatter and internal stillness. Through guided reflective exercises and photography instruction we will begin to see the differences between these two states of mind. Moving ourselves to an inner state of stillness we will use our cameras to “see” what this looks like. We will learn how to choose between these different states of mind and how this can positively impact our over all well being.

Cooking with Whole Grains

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Wednesday November 2nd, 7pm to 8pm
Facilitated by Dr. Christina Vlahopoulos, ND
$10 or a donation to the food bank

Confused by quinoa but tired of rice and potatoes? Please join Dr. Christina for a fun evening of cooking with whole grains. Diets that include whole grains help to maintain healthy weight and prevent many chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes.

Chronic Pain & Self-care with Trigger Points

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Wednesday November 16th, 7pm to 8pm
Facilitated by Joel Ackerman, RMT

Learn to manage pain by identifying and treating your own trigger points, a common underlying source of many types of pain. Trigger points are areas in muscle tissue that can refer pain to other areas in the body and are common aggravating factors in chronic pain conditions, including headaches, back pain, arthritis, sciatica, carpel tunnel syndrome, and tendonitis.

KIHC Fall Workshop and Class Schedule

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We’re gearing up for our October and November series of classes!

Next week we’ll release the 2 month calendar, which will include six Monday morning qi gong classes with Carol Belanger, another 4 part Mindfulness Meditation course Tuesday evenings with Jocelyne Leyton, detoxification and cooking classes with Christina Vlahopoulos, trigger point sessions with Joel Ackerman, and finally, a tremendous 3-part Art Therapy course by Psychotherapist Kaye-Lee Pantony and artist Vicki Westgate, that takes women through a refreshing method of self-exploration for insight and healing.

We welcome your telephone calls and emails with questions and feedback.

Our classes often require a minimum and maximum number of participants, so please be sure to register as early as possible.

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