Wellness Blog
Healthy Salty Tidbits
[March 2025]
Bite-sized wellness tips; effective uses for the Chinese herbal formula Xiao Yao San, spring and liver health, microplastics, and with elections around the corner, a word about political discourse!
Healthy Salty Tidbits
[Feb 2025]
Bite-sized wellness tips; the importance of self-love, the need for a digital cleanse, supplementation with creatine, and it being time to come out of hibernation and get back outside!
Healthy Salty Tidbits
[Jan 2025]
Bite-sized wellness tips; new year goal setting, how to combat the aches and pains when the cold & damp weather settles in, how to keep our mood bright when our days are so dark, and how a focus on clean breathing may help prevent or reduce the severity of the nasty colds and flus so many islanders are facing!
Acupuncture & Mental Health
It’s truly heartening to see how the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a much-needed global conversation about mental health. Acupuncture has been increasingly recognized as a valuable tool in managing various mental health conditions.
Acupuncture for Optimal Health
Acupuncture, a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has gained significant attention in recent years for its potential to improve overall health and well-being. This ancient practice involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body, known as acupoints. If you’re seeking a natural and effective way to optimize your health, acupuncture may be worth considering.
Stress Relief with Acupuncture
Stress is a common human experience, but it can have significant impacts on our physical and mental health. It’s a response to a perceived threat or challenge, whether it’s a job deadline, a personal relationship issue, or a global pandemic. It can also be described as a resistance to existence (simply not accepting and surrendering to the way things are).
Stress & Weight Gain
Time pressure. Family drama. Work demands. Money. Kids. House or car trouble. Health concerns. In-laws. HR. Hardly enough time to shop let alone prepare healthy nourishing meals. Countless upsetting social/political/economic issues of the world creeping onto your favorite method of information consumption (maybe you should put that down!). Possibly worst of all, a lack of self-love, resulting in lack of self-care.
Acupuncture for Migraines
Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical practice, has gained increasing attention as a potential treatment for migraines. While the exact mechanisms underlying its effectiveness are not fully understood, studies suggest that acupuncture can offer relief for many migraine sufferers. Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture for migraines. There are different types of acupuncture that may be used to treat migraines. Acupuncture is often used in combination with other migraine treatments…
CONCUSSION
A concussion is typically a mild brain injury caused by an impact to the head. These are common among athletes but can happen to anyone experiencing a significant fall. Effects are often short term but in many cases can last months and affect quality of life. If you have had a concussion and are experiencing any of the following, ACUPUNCTURE can be an effective part of your recovery treatment plan;
LOW BACK PAIN
Inevitably, having practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture for over 20 years has brought me deep into the world of pain and injury, low back pain being a majority of my cases (i.e. sciatica, SI joint pain, slipped/herniated discs, osteoarthritis, facet joining syndrome, vertebral degeneration, piriformis syndrome, etc). Contrary to common belief, in my experience, in most cases there is much that can be done to relieve and manage these conditions.
Solutions for Symptoms of Menopause
Traditional Chinese Medicine has been successfully treating the symptoms of menopause, both in management and prevention, for thousands of years. As with any medicine in modern times, it is a constantly growing and evolving therapy; but its roots remain firm in time-tested philosophies, and provide the strong foundation for its healing principles.
Treatment of Chronic Pain
As a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncturist since 2004, I have treated a lot of people with pain. For the purposes of this post I will exclude mental-emotional & spiritual pain, but that said, it is certain that physical pain affects mental-emotional-spiritual life, and issues with mental-emotional-spiritual life can also be the causes of much chronic physical pain. Therefore, treatment with me rarely is simply superficial, as the ‘whole’ must be addressed for the greatest treatment effect.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Postpartum Care on Salt Spring Island
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine For over 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine has provided specialized treatment for women during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Today this care is becoming increasingly popular and is used by acupuncturists all over the world. Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum recovery
Is pain taking the spring out of your Salt Spring?
Acupuncture Provides Effective Rapid Relief from Acute and Chronic Pain Pain affects more people than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Nearly 8 million people in Canada live with chronic pain (does not include acute cases). That means approx 20% of the population.
Healthy Salty Tidbits
[March 2025]
Bite-sized wellness tips; effective uses for the Chinese herbal formula Xiao Yao San, spring and liver health, microplastics, and with elections around the corner, a word about political discourse!
Healthy Salty Tidbits
[Feb 2025]
Bite-sized wellness tips; the importance of self-love, the need for a digital cleanse, supplementation with creatine, and it being time to come out of hibernation and get back outside!
Healthy Salty Tidbits
[Jan 2025]
Bite-sized wellness tips; new year goal setting, how to combat the aches and pains when the cold & damp weather settles in, how to keep our mood bright when our days are so dark, and how a focus on clean breathing may help prevent or reduce the severity of the nasty colds and flus so many islanders are facing!
Acupuncture & Mental Health
It’s truly heartening to see how the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a much-needed global conversation about mental health. Acupuncture has been increasingly recognized as a valuable tool in managing various mental health conditions.
Acupuncture for Optimal Health
Acupuncture, a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has gained significant attention in recent years for its potential to improve overall health and well-being. This ancient practice involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body, known as acupoints. If you’re seeking a natural and effective way to optimize your health, acupuncture may be worth considering.
Stress Relief with Acupuncture
Stress is a common human experience, but it can have significant impacts on our physical and mental health. It’s a response to a perceived threat or challenge, whether it’s a job deadline, a personal relationship issue, or a global pandemic. It can also be described as a resistance to existence (simply not accepting and surrendering to the way things are).
Stress & Weight Gain
Time pressure. Family drama. Work demands. Money. Kids. House or car trouble. Health concerns. In-laws. HR. Hardly enough time to shop let alone prepare healthy nourishing meals. Countless upsetting social/political/economic issues of the world creeping onto your favorite method of information consumption (maybe you should put that down!). Possibly worst of all, a lack of self-love, resulting in lack of self-care.
Acupuncture for Migraines
Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical practice, has gained increasing attention as a potential treatment for migraines. While the exact mechanisms underlying its effectiveness are not fully understood, studies suggest that acupuncture can offer relief for many migraine sufferers. Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture for migraines. There are different types of acupuncture that may be used to treat migraines. Acupuncture is often used in combination with other migraine treatments…
CONCUSSION
A concussion is typically a mild brain injury caused by an impact to the head. These are common among athletes but can happen to anyone experiencing a significant fall. Effects are often short term but in many cases can last months and affect quality of life. If you have had a concussion and are experiencing any of the following, ACUPUNCTURE can be an effective part of your recovery treatment plan;
LOW BACK PAIN
Inevitably, having practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture for over 20 years has brought me deep into the world of pain and injury, low back pain being a majority of my cases (i.e. sciatica, SI joint pain, slipped/herniated discs, osteoarthritis, facet joining syndrome, vertebral degeneration, piriformis syndrome, etc). Contrary to common belief, in my experience, in most cases there is much that can be done to relieve and manage these conditions.
Solutions for Symptoms of Menopause
Traditional Chinese Medicine has been successfully treating the symptoms of menopause, both in management and prevention, for thousands of years. As with any medicine in modern times, it is a constantly growing and evolving therapy; but its roots remain firm in time-tested philosophies, and provide the strong foundation for its healing principles.
Treatment of Chronic Pain
As a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncturist since 2004, I have treated a lot of people with pain. For the purposes of this post I will exclude mental-emotional & spiritual pain, but that said, it is certain that physical pain affects mental-emotional-spiritual life, and issues with mental-emotional-spiritual life can also be the causes of much chronic physical pain. Therefore, treatment with me rarely is simply superficial, as the ‘whole’ must be addressed for the greatest treatment effect.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Postpartum Care on Salt Spring Island
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine For over 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine has provided specialized treatment for women during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Today this care is becoming increasingly popular and is used by acupuncturists all over the world. Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum recovery
Is pain taking the spring out of your Salt Spring?
Acupuncture Provides Effective Rapid Relief from Acute and Chronic Pain Pain affects more people than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Nearly 8 million people in Canada live with chronic pain (does not include acute cases). That means approx 20% of the population.
