By Detlef Friede For most of their lives, women have been inundated with the negative stories of other women’s birth experiences. Everyone, from their mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, and even strangers, wants to tell them the horrors of giving birth. They have been conditioned to believe that excruciating pain is associated with labour; and…
10 Top Detox Foods A detox is typically characterized as a respite from your favourite foods, but it can also be a time to discover new foods and ways of enjoying them. Check out this list of detox-friendly foods and whether you’re detoxing or not, try adding a few of them to your diet today….
By Dr. Rebecca Handford, ND “Detoxing” is a term we hear more and more frequently these days, especially when looking for ways to get healthy. But what is detoxing? What are toxins? Should we even be worried about toxins? How long does it take to detoxify? In this article we will explore the world…
By Mihael Mamychshvili It has been my privilege to work with mothers’ from every sort of culture and socio-economic background in the last fifteen years as a therapist. But I have found that there continues to be little advancement in the concept of their own self care first. The vast majority of mothers who I have…
By Dr. Rebecca Handford One of the great things about life is we almost always get second chances, including the chance to develop healthy habits. While good health in youth is ideal, there are many of us who choose unhealthy habits in our younger years, such as a poor diet, poor sleep habits, and overindulgence…
By Dr. Caitlin Kolbuc, ND I grew up as an eldest child. For those of you out there in my position, maybe you share this experience. I was told that to be successful and to do well in life that I needed to do my best and to put 110% into everything I did….
By Delphine Baumer RAc Registered Acupuncturist Too often in our society I see examples of messages to bring us back to the centre line, away from our quirks. In other words, trying to numb or dull our unique qualities. Even in Chinese Medicine, we talk about keeping things balanced and stable in the midline….
– Why self-acceptance is the key to a happier life. By Dr. Rebecca Handford It is that time of year again, time to make resolutions you probably won’t keep for more than three weeks, and for most of you, time to feel guilty, shameful, and bad about your “inability” to stick to them. This…
Depression and anxiety can be amplified during the holiday season by all the societal pressure to be happy and merry. A person feels doubly bad for being blue at this time of year. And when the holidays are over, there are at least a couple of cold dark months to get through. It can be…
Have you considered how the food you eat has an impact on your moods? Having a stable psyche depends on a multitude of factors. One of them is having a balanced amount of neurotransmitters in your brain, which are responsible for determining your mood and personality. Various aspects of personality can be altered by the three major neurotransmitters: dopamine,…
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