Acupuncture can lower baseline anxiety levels
When I say that acupuncture can help with anxiety, I’m actually saying two different things. A patient helped me realise last week that I should…
GCA Updates
Finding the sweet spot: how long to stay?
Everyone asks how long they should stay for their acupuncture treatment. The short answer is “We recommend at least half an hour. The average patient…
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…
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…
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…
What are ear seeds?
While I don’t think that ear seeds are quite as immediately effective as auricular acupuncture, I have observed that they work well enough that people ask for them again and again. A common question from regular patients is “Are my ear seeds still in?”