Posts Tagged: wellness

‘Keep Calm and Go To Dr. T’

September 25, 2018

“Keep Calm and Go To Dr. T”. This phrase is actually how a client got referred to me. Your pain is complex, but the solutions shouldn’t be complicated. The health and wellness ecosystem is complicated—even for those of us who are practitioners within it. There are no factual statements; it’s not math. Everything in biology […]

The Fix: Own Your Brain

April 03, 2018

The Danger of Assuming Potential Experience The fundamental issue we are all facing is the assumption we make about our potential. We think we have this massive amount of potential and, whether that is true or not, the assumption of it is not helpful in attempting to actualize it. In assuming that anything is unlimited, […]

Catapult Your Confidence

January 18, 2016

By Dr. Jen Newell, Naturopathic Doctor We’ve all seen the recent Kelloggs commercial – “97% of women have an ‘I hate my body’ moment every single day.” This is a powerful statement and a sad reality. How often have you looked in a mirror or caught a glimpse of yourself and fell victim to those […]

Say “No” to Aveeno

May 18, 2015

By Dr. Jen Newell Jennifer Aniston has pioneered a number of epic fashion statements – who didn’t have “the Rachel” haircut? That being said, I can’t get behind her promotion of Aveeno skincare products, which masquerade as “natural” products. This is really deceiving and confusing to customers looking to make smart choices for personal care […]

What is Yoga Therapy?

May 04, 2015

An Introduction to Yoga Therapy at IHI By Meghan Walsh, BFA, Certified Yoga Therapist Imagine being prescribed a pill that gradually healed your back pain while eradicating your worry around the limitations it caused you and as a result opened your eyes wider to the gift that is your life. If you broke open that […]

Sitting is the New Smoking

March 02, 2015

By Melanie Gillians, RMT There is a movement happening, a movement on moving! Recently I have read countless articles, dedicated to the importance of movement for optimal health. As a society, we have become stationary. Our careers and lifestyles in North America have become directed by technology. This keeps us sitting for long periods of […]

Stand Up for Health

August 18, 2014

By Dr Jen Newell, ND Last year I tried stand up paddling (SUP) with the awesome ladies at SUPGirlz in Qew Beach, Toronto. This year I dove even deeper into SUP and have been getting a great workout learning more advanced paddling techniques and how to surf on a SUP board. Stand up paddling is […]