Summer Season in Chinese Medicine

Summer Season in Chinese Medicine

Summer is the season of long days, abundant energy and lots of daylight. It is considered the ‘fire’ element and is the most active (yang) time of the year. It’s the best time for activity and movement. Your body has a higher metabolism in the...
Surgery Wait times in Victoria

Surgery Wait times in Victoria

I unfortunately see many people who are patiently awaiting knee replacements, hip replacements, shoulder surgery, and other pain alleviating procedures. It greatly upsets me that patients here in Victoria have to wait anywhere from 4-16 months for surgery depending on...
Hot Flashes – Tips to keep you cool!

Hot Flashes – Tips to keep you cool!

Menopause-related hot flashes can make life difficult. It’s hard to know when they will hit but when they do it can be uncomfortable and upsetting. Now that summer is creeping up and the weather is getting warmer, hot flashes can really become a bother. Try to...
Fall Qi Gong and Update

Fall Qi Gong and Update

I hope you have been enjoying the summer weather as much as I have! We were planning on starting the Fall Qi Gong session in September but unfortunately we will be postponing it until the new year. As you may know, I have relocated my clinical practice and I...
Exercise improves diversity of healthy intestinal bacteria

Exercise improves diversity of healthy intestinal bacteria

We all know that exercise is good for you, but did you know that it’s also good for your digestive and gastrointestinal health? Yes, that’s right…exercise can be like a good dose of probiotic. New research has shown that exercise can actually...