Acupuncture can help teens with anxiety
While it’s true that most teens take a minute to warm up to the idea of acupuncture, those who do try it tend to get…
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Healthcare providers support Safer Supply
On May 17 2021 the Guelph Community Health Centre opened a Safer Supply program. People with complex addictions can now be prescribed opioids for their…
Talking about the weather
I think we underestimate weather’s impact on our physiology. City dwellers in this part of the world tend to spend a lot of time indoors, especially in a pandemic, so it’s understandable, but weather changes are no joke. At the beginning of spring we tend to see increased headaches, irritability and insomnia in the clinic — this year we’re also seeing an unusual uptick in tinnitus complaints. So take this as a seasonal reminder that if you’re feeling off, it might just be the weather, and acupuncture can help.
Anniversary Grief
The one-year anniversary of the first Ontario shutdown is almost upon us. Everyone’s had a different pandemic experience, but I’m willing to bet that most of us have borne huge losses in the last year. If your body wants you to slow down and notice that over the next week, I hope your circumstances allow that to happen in gentle ways.
Lessons from Hospice: Total Pain and Community Acupuncture
According to Cicely Saunders’ concept of total pain, you cannot properly treat a person’s physical pain without addressing their other kinds of pain. In our experience at GCA we have also found that you can provide relief for one kind of pain by treating another kind of pain.
What should I do during acupuncture?
Lately, when someone asks what they should do during acupuncture treatment, I’ve been suggesting Daydream! which is to say, allow yourself to drift into wordless states. If you can. There are other options.
Autoimmune disease
About once a month someone comes in with an autoimmune diagnosis we’ve never heard of before. The most common symptoms seem to be inflammation, fatigue,…
Lyme
We know it can be risky for someone to identify themselves as having chronic or late-stage Lyme disease. We believe our Lyme patients.
How often should I get acupuncture?
Sometimes people try acupuncture and are disappointed because it didn’t work for them. In many of these cases, they were only able to come in…
Stressed-out people get pregnant all the time
In case it’s reassuring: highly stressed-out people get pregnant all the time.