Health and Wellness
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The luxurious art of hand washing
Today I treated a nurse who works in the Neurotrauma unit at St. Mike’s Hospital. Her description of her duties is admiral but also stressful. When you are running on adrenaline, your breath becomes shallow and your body will store tension in your upper body. Especially when you are trying to deflect the emotional aspects of caring…
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Santa depends on a chiropractor. What about you?
Like Santa, we lift, stand for long periods of time and work around the clock. During this holiday season, ask yourself this: “Why am I so quick to invest in material things and not my own body?” Being young and full of vitality takes work. A healthy lifestyle trumps depending on “good genes”. (oh yes…
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Who needs a corset when you have abs?
Look what a corset can do…. You can use your abdominal “corset”: the transverse abdominus muscle to achieve the same effect. Photo taken from http://pinterest.com/pin/421016265134695384/ via @pinterest The transverse abdominus is the deepest layer of abdominal muscle and is a muscle that stabilizes the spine and improves posture. It’s a muscle that requires endurance. Pilates…
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Nerves are like USB connections to your computer which is your brain
It’s important for me that my patients understand what is happening in their body. This is why I come up with analogies. A lot of times, they come so spontaneously I surprise myself. When a patient complains of pain and numbness and tingling that radiates from the neck to their fingers as a result of…
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The importance of being grounded
It is often emphasized that balance is the key to good health, but really balance in the sense that all aspects in life have an equal part of your “energy pie” never happens. The the amount of energy that you give to each part changes in ratio with each day or season of life. For…
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Hibernating Athletes, Follow These Spring Tune Up Tips!
The season of spring not only wakes up hibernating animals from their slumber, but hibernating athletes as well. The rise in temperature brings out more people being physically active outdoors. This is a wonderful thing, but please take this word of advice: Although your mind may feel that your body is as fit as it…
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The Philippines reveals the key ingredient to true happiness.
Historically, the Philippines was ravaged by many years of colonialism from Spain and Japan. Despite this, Filipinos are master survivors whose culture has family at its nucleus. I am a first generation Canadian Filipino whobrought up to value family, yet I didn’t realize how true to nature family is to Filipinos until I visited the…
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Inner happiness can resonate as “soul food”.
They say that you can’t truly give love to another or to your work until you love yourself. Inner peace, joy, health and true happiness will not unfold until you make the steps to live a healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Blessyl Buan 