Optimal Health Osteopathy

05/02/2020

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09/03/2018

I am a proud member of the Osteopathy Chronic Pain Clinics of Canada. Visit our website to learn more and find out if osteopathy is right for you.

07/07/2018

Why I believe learning to meditate is a cornerstone of transformation and why I meditate daily:
It's no secret that practicing healthy lifestyle habits often involves unlearning our basic impulses and adopting new thoughts around our actions.
My favourite example of this is our natural tendency to crave high-calorie, fattening foods. This is a result of our species evolving from scarcity of nutrition and (at that time) needing to consume whatever nutrients available in order to survive in our early stages of evolution. Of course, in today's day and age, we are surrounded by an excess of nutritional options and no longer require this instinct. However, it remains in our psyche, leading to a widespread difficulty with managing caloric intake among humans.
My point here is that we are tied to our roots in ways that aren't always logical due to our origins. For this reason, lifestyle advice is everywhere. Most of us are reading it daily or at least hearing about it on a regular basis, yet most of us are not implementing it in to our daily lives. Most of us recognize the value, often making plans for change and failing. Because we are, in some senses, inherently irrational, we fall back in to the same routine and can not understand why change is so difficult. I believe it's easy to feel overwhelmed with the excess of advice out there and to get caught on a 'treadmill of transformation'. Approaching transformation with a step-by-step attitude is, in my opinion, the key to escaping the treadmill. Beginning the process with mindset allows us to be mentally equipped to adopt other practices in the future, and meditation is widely regarded as one of the most powerful tools for focusing thoughts.
Main benefits of meditation include:
1. Reducing Stress
2. Controlling Anxiety
3. Promoting Emotional Health
4. Enhancing Self-Awareness
5. Lengthening Attention Span

Too long, don't read: Transformation begins with mindset, meditation is a powerful tool in combating illogical impulses and implementing healthy lifestyle practices.

06/30/2018

Today is International Scoliosis Awareness day. Scoliosis is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Most cases of scoliosis are mild, but some children develop spine deformities that continue to get more severe as they grow. Severe scoliosis can be disabling. An especially severe spinal curve can reduce the amount of space within the chest, making it difficult for the lungs to function properly.

This picture is taken from www.osteopathy.net.ua, showing the phenomenal impact of Osteopathic Treatment with this case of scoliosis.

06/26/2018

Strengthening exercises in combination with manual therapy is the most effective approach to treating lower back pain. Take care with these exercises.

06/24/2018

I saw my sister over the weekend and did a little bragging about my results from my at-home workouts. She exclaimed 'I didn't know you could get results like that without going to the gym!'

I'm a big advocate for at-home workouts. I save at least an hour in commute, my pocket thanks me and I never feel self-conscious!

Lack of time is the #1 excuse people use for not working out. Working out at home allows me to spend a total of 1hr on my workout.. all of which is spent working out!

Results are about consistency, not fancy machinery!

06/22/2018

Happy World Osteopathy Day!

Founded in 1874 by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, osteopathy has revolutionized health care world-wide. Dr. Still envisioned medical care beyond pharmaceuticals, and his legacy lives on today.

Thank you Still, thank you osteopathy!

06/20/2018

End the cycle and target ailments at the source with osteopathy. Osteopathy is gentle, hands-on therapy that acts on muscle, bone, joint and nerve conditions.

03/29/2018

03/18/2018

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03/15/2018

Did you know this week is Brain Awareness Week? Stay up to date with the latest neuroscience by visiting their website or attending one of the events scheduled during this week. Just another wonderful way to keep in touch with your body, mind, and soul.

The amygdalae, a pair of small almond-shaped regions deep in the brain, help regulate emotion and encode memories—especially when it comes to more emotional remembrances. Now, new research from Emory University suggests that direct stimulation of the amygdala via deep brain stimulation (DBS) elect...