Many years ago, I was working with a client who was dying from cancer. She was in hospital for the last months of her life. Her doctor agreed that it was okay to treat her with complementary medicine to comfort her in her last days. For example, I gave her astragalus in ginger tea (ginger, lemon and […]
You have been rolling around in your bed hours. You feel wired, your legs are restless and your mind is full. You roll your eyes because it is only ten minutes after the last time you checked your clock. You pine for sleep, you feel exhausted, you have had a full day and yet, finding […]
As promised, here is the second part of my previously published article, Stay calm and keep your immunity strong, in which I described basic precautions that everyone should be taking and natural products (nutraceuticals), which can be used to reinforce immunity during these challenging times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Each year, more than 20,000 deaths […]
Mounting numbers of people are contracting the COVID-19 virus throughout the world. You are understandably scared. First step, stop and breathe; second step, please realize that there are many actions you can take to help you and your loved ones weather this storm and lessen the possibility of falling ill. This article will first discuss basic prevention and then […]
There are many masters in society. We have been acquainted with them especially in terms of martial arts. Master as a very word has an energy and different connotations for every individual. Let us work with the positive energy of this word for the purpose of this article. A true master is comfortable where he […]
If you knew that making critical lifestyle changes now might result in avoiding dementia or Alzheimer’s later, would you make them? Recent research indicates that lifestyle choices, exercise and certain activities may have an impact on those who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s. First things first, the bad news is that some people are destined […]
I remember discussing the differences between Western and Chinese medicine with my teacher Dr. Mario Wexu, who taught me acupressure and Tuina (Chinese Massotherapy) over 20 years ago. Mario’s father, Dr. Oscar Wexu, brought Chinese Acupuncture to Quebec in the early 1950s. The Wexu family were the famed founders of Acupuncture in North America. This article […]
In the seventeen years of practicing under Tai Chi master Irving Leong, I remember him suffering from one cold. His immune system seemed to be ironclad. In just a few short years practicing Tai Chi and Qigong with him, I noticed my resistance to colds and flu greatly improved. Craig Cormack and Irving Leong – Image: Paul Higgins […]