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Mother's Day Sip & Spa 2024
Treat your mom to a restorative and rejuvenating Spa Day this Mother's Day. Moms deserve a day to unwind! Show her how special she is by joining her for a Massage, Facial, and Brunch Bar at the Spa!
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Q&A with Dr. Lisa Bryant
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have been gaining traction in the medical community and are commonly used by the doctors at Vancouver Wellness Studio. Here are some common questions I receive and feel free to comment below with any other questions you may have.
Understanding Your Skin: Tips for Teens on Achieving Radiant Skin
As a teenager, having sensitive or blemish-prone skin can wreak havoc on one’s self esteem. While having completely clear skin is nearly impossible with the number of stressors we have in today’s society, I have some tips for promoting healthy skin both externally and internally. Get rid of all your sensationalized products, save your money, and let’s go back to basics! Watch your skin and your confidence transform with these easy steps.
The Seven Love Languages: How They Impact Relationships
Love languages offer a unique lens to understanding how we give and receive affection. They are a conceptual tool developed by Dr. Gary Chapman, designed to help individuals better understand their emotional communication preferences and those of their partners. They serve as a guide to understanding the various ways in which people express and receive love. By understanding our own love language and that of our partners, we are better equipped to communicate effectively, foster deeper connections, and nurture our relationships. Love languages can enhance holistic wellness by promoting healthier, happier relationships.
A Lunisolar Way of Being
Today is a very special day. Largely unnoticed here in the United States, an estimated 2 billion humans around the world are celebrating. What are they celebrating? The transition from one lunisolar year to another, the water rabbit hopping aside, making way for the wood dragon. Last year, Lunar New Year of the Water Rabbit fell on January 22nd, and this year we celebrate the year of the Wood Dragon, February 10th. As a child, I always found it confusing that Chinese New Year was never on the same day. It wasn’t until much later that I understood its ancient significance rooted in agricultural celebration of the phasing out of winter and embracing a new spring. Chinese New Year is always celebrated on the second full moon following the Winter solstice.
REVITALIZED Massage in the Off Season
Massage therapy has proven to be beneficial for those who are seeking to relax and renew their ease of movement. Now that we are about halfway through the rainy season and planning our spring and summer activities, it is a good time to recoup and/or prepare our bodies for the recreation they anticipate.
Some may not have had an off-season, just more of a season shift. Some may have been able to keep active on the slopes, in backyard or organized gyms or run clubs. Whatever the case, our bodies and mind could benefit by receiving some nurturing through a passive mode such as massage.
The Challenges of Navigating a Chronic Illness While Creating New Year’s Resolutions: Five Tools for 2024
As we bid farewell to another year, the promise of a fresh start fills the air. New Year’s resolutions, those annual commitments to self-improvement, are a tradition embraced by millions around the world. While embarking on this journey can be both exciting and daunting, it presents an opportunity for personal growth, positive change, and the chance to redefine your path in the coming year.
However, for those who are managing a chronic illness there can be a unique set of challenges when trying to incorporate a positive change. Here are five tools to help you navigate positive change in the new year.
Holiday Recipes: From our team, to you
Our team is sharing our favorite holiday recipes with you!
Stressed this Holiday Season? Try Acupuncture!
One of the things acupuncture is most helpful for, among many, many things, is stress and anxiety! Patients usually start coming in for treatments because of an ailment or pain point, and most find a bonus “side effect” of these treatments to be stress relief. I’ve heard countless times that patients look forward to their “acu-nap” they often get to indulge in during acupuncture treatments, or just the “light”, warm and fuzzy feeling they have as they’re leaving their appointment.
Herbs for Men’s Health
Gather the men in your life and show them the possible benefits of herbs! Herbs can be customized to fit each individual concern, constitution, or overall health goal. Do you have low libido, difficulty maintaining healthy hair, low energy, sluggish metabolism, etc., check out the following:
GOING INTO WINTER: CHINESE MEDICINE TIPS
Chinese Medicine views cold as constricting and stagnating, which are elements that create pain, dysfunction, and undesired outcomes in the body. When it is already cold in our environment and surroundings, we don’t want to make our bodies even colder.
Testosterone Therapy: A Useful Tool in Modern Medicine
Testosterone therapy has been utilized in medicine for decades, and when used properly, can help men to regain energy levels, libido, muscle mass and improved mood. But therapy should be individualized based on clinical history, risk factors, symptoms and lab values.