When it all hits the fan: 5 top-tips for dealing with your anxiety
Dr. Shannon Morgenstern, ND Top 5 tips for anxiety Anxiety is a really common concern that many of my patients seek help to deal with. There are so many different options to getting things back on track, and often we do need to incorporate more than one big thing. Here are a few tips to […]
Exercise for Depression and Anxiety
Daily exercise is perhaps the most beneficial holistic treatment for depression and anxiety, though also the most challenging to implement. A regular exercise program doesn’t have to be as intense as swimming miles at the pool, or spending hours in the gym. A weekly movement practice which gets the heart rate up and produces a […]
Bad at Math – Try Using Your Hands
Many people given a problem like the following experience anxiety to the point of not being able to attempt solving the problem: Given 17 animals and 4 pens, how can you put animals in each pen so that there is an odd number in each one? Math anxiety inhibits some individuals from even attempting to […]
Aromatherapy for Mental Health Concerns
Dr. Kaitlyn Zorn, HBSc., ND. Essential Oils and More for the Winter Blues Feeling blue or irritable with the change of seasons and sunlight? There are many interventions that have been known to help with mood disorders such as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), as well as depression, anxiety and stress. Interventions such as light therapy, […]
Prescriptive treatment for mental illness: exercise
Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND The Mood Disorders Society of Canada put out a startling statistic in 2009: 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime1, including depression, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactive disorders and dementia (with anxiety and depression being the most common by far). If […]
Chiropractic Care may Ease Anxiety Symptoms
Maggie Martin We’ve all been in the fight or flight mode at some point; the human body automatically responds to what it perceives as imminent danger by increasing the heart rate and flooding the body with chemicals that prepare the body to perform. This response is helpful in times of crisis; however, for some people, […]
10 Reasons to Keep Your Landline
Publisher Razi Berry In a technology based world, landlines are almost becoming extinct. Our cell phones not only call, but text, email, write documents, video chat, shop and so much more. If our cell phones do it all, why keep a landline? Here are 10 reasons you and your family could greatly benefit from keeping […]
Love is the Remedy for Darkness
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman When people do bad things, they probably need more love. That’s one of the many things I’ve been telling my son since he started reporting to me about kids in school who are mean to other kids on the playground. I respond by saying that I imagine it would help […]
The Importance of Managing Mood During Pregnancy
Dr. Tanya Lee, H.BSc, ND Pregnancy is an exciting, hopeful and important time for expecting parents, but can also bring on a state of fear, and uncertainty. With the rapid change in hormones, the potential for unexpected events, anticipating labour, and becoming a parent, can evoke a level of anxiety and fluctuating moods in anyone. […]
Mind-body, a Functioning Whole
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @CharleyCropley As we more thoroughly understand the inseparability of mind-body we will cease to question “if” our thoughts and feelings affect our physical health. We will come to recognize our thoughts and feelings and physical sensations, movements and functions as different expressions of our whole self. Never is any action performed […]