summer in the backyard Garden Vibes These past few mornings I have been taking my coffee out to the garden. I have a rickety wooden chair I like to sit on while I take in all thegreenery. It's mostly vegetables... snap peas, kale, chard, collards, zucchini, black futsu, brussels, cukes and tomatoes. I like to watch the bees [...]
“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” – Abe Lincoln Rich and flavourful. Hints of dark chocolate and raspberry. Swirling clouds of cream and a spoonful of maple syrup. That’s my cuppa t̶e̶a̶ coffee. We are a nation (nay, world) obsessed with coffee. If you search #coffee on Instagram there are 173,602,564 posts [...]
Happy New Year friends! How is everyone doing? As we battle through cold and flu (and Omicron) season, you might be interested in some Traditional Chinese medicine tips to keep you well or to speed up your recovery if you do get sick. This is likely stuff you have heard before--TCM isn't rocket science--but that's part of its genius. Simple, [...]
Why We Like Coffee Rich and flavourful. Hints of dark chocolate and raspberry. Swirling clouds of cream and a spoonful of maple syrup. We are a nation (nay, world) obsessed with coffee. If you search #coffee on Instagram there are millions of posts and counting. Our fascination with this beverage deserves a post all of its own, but this is [...]
Covid-19 Office Policies Client Guidelines: Masks are required to be worn by both practitioner and patient. Please bring one with you if possible and put on before entering the treatment space (reusable or disposable is fine). Please wait outside the office or in your car before your appointment to avoid congestion in the waiting area, coming into the clinic only [...]
It seems that folks these days are pretty sleep deprived. So many of us spend our nights tossing and turning. It wouldn’t be such a big deal if we were napping to make up for the lost hours of sleep, but due to busy lifestyles, naps are not a priority for most... But maybe they should be--a brief mid-day slumber [...]
Have you ever tried rice for breakfast? Compared with lunch and dinner, breakfast is fairly limited in terms of choices. Oatmeal, smoothies, toast, eggs, granola with yoghurt… these are the Mon-Fri staples for most. Before studying Chinese medicine, I was an oatmeal kind of gal. And judging by the intake forms I see in clinic, I am not alone. Oatmeal [...]
"I was hoping you could tell me!" In all honesty, the easiest answer we can offer in biomedical terms is that no one has a definitive explanation. But many have taken a stab (pun intended) at explaining it. Here is what we do know: Acupuncture promotes blood flow. This is key because blood contains the oxygen, nutrients, immune substances, hormones, [...]