How to Tell if Acupuncture Is Working Even if You’re Still in Pain
Chronic pain can be overwhelming. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if acupuncture is working. Progress is not always linear or straightforward. If you’re receiving acupuncture…
Author: Lisa Baird
You Can Keep Your Socks on if You Want
When I first started learning Dr Tan’s Balance Method it was a huge adjustment from how I’d learned to use acupuncture in school. Dr Tan…
It’s January.
Each year at this time we see an uptick in cultural pressure to start a diet or “fix” our bodies in some way. As Virginia…
We will not comment on your weight or monitor your size
We know that weight stigma causes terrible harm ♦ We don’t think foot pain, back pain, depression, asthma or any other health issue is necessarily…
How we use the sliding scale
We’ve welcomed quite a lot of new patients since our move, and with that comes questions about our sliding scale. Sliding scale models are relatively…
Acupuncher
A conversation with my five-year old shortly after the latest photoshoot at GCA: K: “Mama, what’s that? Is that pictures of your clinic?” Me: “Yes…
We’ve moved to 85 Norfolk St!
After 10 excellent years at the Guelph Community Health Centre, we’re moving into the Norfolk Medical building, at 85 Norfolk St, only 500 metres away. We’ll be…
GCA’s 10th Birthday
GCA turns 10 on Feb 2nd! Thank you to every one of you who’s made this possible. In honour of the clinic’s 10th birthday, here…
The Invention of Hydration
Decoder Ring is one of my favourite podcasts. The two Decorder Ring episodes to most thoroughly blow my mind so far are The Alberta Rat…
Tetris, post-trauma
On March 4, 2022 I was in a car crash. The car was totalled. I won’t share any more details except to say that while…