Author: KIHC

Let’s get growing, Kingston! Loving Spoonful launches Urban Agriculture

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Loving SpoonfulThis excerpt is from the Loving Spoonful newsletter. We’re sharing it with you because, though challenging to see at first, our individual health is intimately tied to the health of our community and environment. Supporting local programs such as this one is part of our mandate and responsibility to you. 


“The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inequities and vulnerabilities in our food system – as well as the limitations of the “food charity” model for addressing food insecurity. Loving Spoonful has been thinking about these questions for a long time, since well before this current crisis:

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Musings

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Musings Unprecedented TimesIn this unprecedented time of self isolation and suffering it is the opportunity to seize the moment. The monastery has come to us.

What to do:

Relish this period of slowing down to be here now. Explore the present moment. Every time you are aware you have leaned forward into the future or leaned back into the past; come back NOW to this exquisite moment before it slips away. What is present in the moment for you to See, Hear, Feel? How can this present moment support you?

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Do you know anyone?

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We need another full-time regulated health professional to join our team! If you’re interested in pursuing self-employment with an integrative and supportive healthcare team, please visit our website and get in touch with Dr. Sonya Nobbe.

Our current team is open to many possibilities, including a Nurse Practitioner, Naturopathic Doctor with an oncology focus, Psychologist, or Chiropractor.

New Program for Physiotherapy Clients!

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We’ve noticed that a well-chosen botanical or nutraceutical anti-inflammatory supplement can significantly speed up the recovery process for some clients receiving physiotherapy. While Christine works on the mechanical and structural causes of your pain, let a Naturopathic Doctor address some of the functional and biochemical factors. This synergy is one of the reasons why practitioners at KIHC work so closely together.*

Naturopathic medicine is designed to address underlying causes of discomfort by assessing the entire person. A well developed plan can take an hour or two to create. But we understand that sometimes, all you want is a little bit of targeted support with professional guidance

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Benefits of Mental Illness

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By Olivia Mew, Queen’s Student

We’re grateful to have had Olivia complete her Queen’s University Community Internship with us here at KIHC. 

 

Having a mental illness is often considered a flaw or weakness, but does it have to be? With a small change in perception, mental illness actually provides many strengths and positive attributes in an individual.

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We respectfully acknowledge that Kingston Integrated Healthcare is situated on ancestral Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory. Since time immemorial they have cared for these lands and waters, and we are grateful. We recognize that a healthy environment is essential to the wellbeing of all people and all life.

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