If you’ve spent more than five minutes on social media lately, you’ve seen it: the “biohacker” shivering in a tub of ice, claiming it’s the ultimate secret to health. Cold plunges, icy showers, and refrigerated tanks are the wellness world’s current darlings. But here is what the highlight reel glosses over: The vast majority of this research was conducted on men. While the “bro-science” community is obsessed with freezing, a …
A question I have been asked countless times over the course of my career is “Does acupuncture hurt?”. Really there are so many variables here that come into play! Let’s explore a few of the things that can influence your acupuncture experience and whether it will hurt or not! Acupuncture Style Used by Practitioner There are a multitude of different acupuncture styles that are practiced around the world (I tried …
Are you struggling to get a good nights sleep and are searching for some easy changes that will help you improve sleep naturally without the use of medication? You are in the right place!! Skip the Caffeine I know! One of the simplist ways to improve sleep quality is to skip all caffeine, which when you are tired feels really hard to do! In my experience, even if you are …
What is Dry Needling? The term Dry needling was first introduced in the early 1940s by Janet Travell and David Simons. The technique they introduced originally was the use of hypodermic needles to inject and/ or stimulate trigger points or myofascial trigger points with medcines- such as corticosteroids, analgesics, or saline solution. The analgesics/corticosteroids were being injected to help reduce local pain in the area. The first instance of the term dry …
When I have new patients coming in wanting some extra support to increase fertility, I always direct them to the following information- it is all lifestyle advice that is free to integrate into your life, and it can help to increase your chances of a successful conception! Ideally it would be wonderful for you to be doing these things for a good three to six months prior to you wanting …
First of all take a big breath. Close your eyes, focus, and stop looking at Google. If you are starting to have cramping, or experiencing spotting it can be terrifying. Immediately you start to think the worst, you can see all of the hopes, dreams, and future you had imagined for your yet to be born child being swept away in the wind, that a miscarriage is inevitable. I have …
I am going there- lets talk about sex during pregnancy and post pratum. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I don’t have any issues talking about the things that other people might not want to talk about. I have no problems being honest with people about my experiences, or sharing my knowledge. Something that comes up quite often (very tentatively) is what about sex? Sex during pregnancy, sex …
This is a topic that is quite dear to my heart, I see far too many people wave good bye to this precious time without even realising it. The immediate time after birth is such a special time that should be treasured, honoured, and most of all respected. Not taken for granted and trampled on by everyone who just wants to smile at the beautiful new soul. I had vastly …
It is very common for us to be asked the question of “do you induce?”, as a general rule my answer is no.Before you stop reading- allow me to explain myself. Working as both an acupuncturist and a doula, it has given me a unique understanding of how the impact of inducing a birth (whether medically or with acupuncture) can change the birthing outcome- not necessarily for the better. It …
As an acupuncturist, when I tell people what I do the most common response is “Ugh – needles!”, so I thought I would talk about acupuncture needles compared to the needles that are used when going to the doctor. Unfortunately for me (and you!) the association that many of us have with needles is one filled with dread, tears, pain and fear. Hopefully as you read on you will understand that an …
