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Connection for The Heart and Soul

We’ve been focused this month on how certain things slow down in winter and ways in which we can use that for restorative purposes. But at the height of the holiday season, in the midst of cooking, cleaning, and shopping, you may feel an even greater need for rest and recovery than usual.

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Women's Health, Pelvic Health, Pilates, Wellness, Digestion, Gut Health, Nutrition, Nervous system Holistic Physiotherapy Wellness Women's Health, Pelvic Health, Pilates, Wellness, Digestion, Gut Health, Nutrition, Nervous system Holistic Physiotherapy Wellness

Rest and Digest With Your Parasympathetic Nervous System

Other things that help you relax will also help you extend your rest and digest stage. Reading a book if you love to read. Taking a bath with your favourite scented bubbles, if that’s your thing. Playing a musical instrument. Painting. You get the idea. If you’re feeling like you’re under constant stress, try to build some time into your day for the things that help you relax - it does more good for your health than you can imagine.

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Winter is a Time of Rest and Recovery

There are many different kinds of rest your brain and body need to feel whole and function at their best. As the darker days and cooler temps set in, remember that this time of year - which so many of us dread - presents an excellent opportunity to build a little more rest into our routines.

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The Link Between Gut Health + Autoimmune Conditions

If it seems like you know more women than men who are impacted by autoimmune diseases, you’re not imagining it. Current statistics estimate that women account for a whopping 78% of the roughly two million Canadians who suffer from autoimmune diseases.

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Gut Health is FOUNDATIONAL to Hormonal Health

You have a digestive system. You have a reproductive system. You might visit a gastroenterologist when you experience abdominal discomfort. You probably visit a gynecologist for reproductive concerns. But the truth is that these two distinct systems are not unrelated.

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Women’s Life Stages and Easing the Transitions Between Them

We all experience life transitions. They may correlate with our age and stage of life, like perimenopause when we go through significant biological changes, or with milestones - like entering adulthood, forming relationships, motherhood, divorce, empty nesting, retirement, or loss.

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 Functional Nutrition for Perimenopause Support

Before menopause, there is perimenopause. If you’re not familiar with it, or only vaguely familiar with it, there’s a reason for that. It’s simply not talked about enough, which means many women are either taken by surprise or simply never learn the root cause of perimenopausal symptoms.

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Roadmaps of Care for Perinatal Health

It’s common knowledge that pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing events. You grow a person inside your body! You bring that person into the world! Your life will never be the same - and your body will go through more transitions than you can count.

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Menstrual Cycle and Hormones

Our bodies are always talking to us. As a women’s health professional, it is my passion to listen to women and their health stories to identify a pattern with the signs and symptoms so I can help her feel her best. I also believe in empowerment, which is why I’m outlining some information that every menstruating woman should know, so that you can take charge of your own wellness.

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Connect Your Mind to Your Body Through Mindful Movement

If you’ve been to our practice before, you’ve probably heard us talk about the importance and power of mindful movement. That’s because, from a holistic standpoint, opening a line of communication and understanding between body and mind is good for the whole person.

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You Don’t Have to Live with Pelvic Pain!

One in five adults are living with chronic pelvic pain. As a pelvic health therapist, that statistic pains me. Because no matter how severe that pelvic pain is, there are natural ways we can alleviate it - or even relieve it all together.

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How to Heal a Sensitized Nervous System

Many of our clients walk through our doors for the first time without knowing what a sensitized nervous system is or how it relates to the levels of pain we experience. With an estimated 7.63 million, or one in four Canadians aged 15 or older, living with chronic pain, it seems like we should be talking more about the root causes of pain.

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Lifestyle Medicine for Optimal Prenatal Health

Since the start of the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression have been going up at an alarming rate. It can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, ancestry, etc. That’s why it’s more important now than ever before to pay attention to your mental health, to know the signs of depression and anxiety, and to build some self-care for mental health into your daily routines.

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Is Chiropractic Care Right For Your Pregnancy?

Let’s start with this simple statistic: women who receive prenatal chiropractic care experience labor times that are 25% to 31% shorter. That’s enough of an incentive for many women, amiright?! But we won’t stop there. Keep reading to learn about the many benefits of seeing a chiropractor throughout your pregnancy.

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Functional Nutrition for a Fabulous Pregnancy

Famed American midwife Ina May Gaskin says it quite clearly in her childbirth guide: “Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nutrient-rich soil. Why should nutrition matter less in the creation of young humans than it does in young plants? I'm sure that it doesn't.

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