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Over the past decade, researchers at the Patterson Institute for Integrative Oncology Research have teamed up with several other researchers and clinics across North America to conduct a study addressing the questions: How do naturopathic doctors (NDs) support patients, and can naturopathic care impact survival for people with advanced cancers? 🤔 Our work…
By Tarek Baklouti, Osteopathic Practitioner. If you’ve been benefiting from massage therapy, chiropractic or physiotherapy for pain relief, stress reduction, or injury recovery, you may be wondering if there’s another way to enhance your treatment. The good news? Osteopathy is a powerful, hands-on therapy that works in harmony with massage or any other practice and…
By Mark Legacy, CCRP and Dr. Erica Rizzolo, ND. Esophageal cancer can be a debilitating disease. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, only 16% of Canadians with esophageal cancer will live longer than 5 years past their diagnosis, and this decreases to 5% if the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. April is…
By Amber Young, Registered Massage Therapist. Your whole self is important to consider in your care, every part of you contributes to the experience of your wholeness. The parts we walk around with and a deep honouring for the parts of us that have changed or that we have lost over the years. I…
By Noha Zaghlol, Nurse Practitioner. Do You Need to Wait a Year After Your Last Period to Start Hormone Therapy? Absolutely not! This common misconception leads to unnecessary suffering. The best time to start bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is as soon as you begin experiencing perimenopausal symptoms. Perimenopause is the transitional phase where hormone…
By Anna Crandlemire, CST-T, RCRT. Fitness Instructor and Somatic Groundwork Teacher, Certified Craniosacral Therapist, Registered Canadian Reflexology Therapist, Lymph Drainage Therapist. We’re excited and pleased to announce that online Somatic Movement Therapy classes are starting at the CHI, taught by Mrs. Anna Crandlemire. These classes use gentle movement with mindfulness as therapy for improving flexibility,…
By Tarek Baklouti Osteopathic Practitioner. Sciatica and nerve pain can be debilitating, affecting daily activities and quality of life. Osteopathy offers a holistic approach to managing and treating these conditions by addressing the root causes rather than just alleviating symptoms. By using hands-on techniques to improve mobility, reduce pain, and restore balance within the body,…
By Dr. Erica Rizzolo, ND. Every year, the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) holds a conference for integrative oncology providers. For those practicing integrative cancer care, this conference is an event you don’t want to miss! Clinicians and researchers united by their passion for supporting patients and cancer research, come together to share new…
By Anna Crandlemire, CST-T, RCRT. Certified Craniosacral Therapist, Registered Canadian Reflexology Therapist, and Lymph Drainage Therapist. If you’ve never had a lymph drainage therapy session, you may have questions about it. This post is to address these hypothetical questions so you can be better prepared and get the best results. What is Lymph Drainage…
By Lisa Paterson, Yoga Therapist, Movement & Meditation Teacher, Retired Psychotherapist. Hello, dear people. I often feel a bit off at the start of a new year. I think, in part, this is because it doesn’t always feel like a new year to me. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we’re in the middle of…