Summer end…
Summer is a free fall, a delightful melting time. Sure, there’s still work to be done, responsibilities to family, job and friends but its also time to walk a little slower. Enjoy the glorious display, the gold of life’s abundance,…
Massage and Soft Tissue Techniques can be the Bridge to Healthcare Integration
Massage and Soft Tissue Techniques can be the Bridge to Healthcare Integration By: Alfie Vente RMT, R. Ac It is an honour to be invited to do a guest blog for Eight Branches Academy of Eastern Medicine. I want to…
Making Babies!
Birds do it, bees do it, have you seen the pigeons on the street do it? Well it is Spring after all! And what a Spring it finally is in Toronto. This weekend I enjoyed the sun and the cherry…
Planting Seeds
Planting seeds! It doesn’t take much for any random seed to grow, some dirt, water and sun. As humans we can play a hand in these elements, but they exist before we do, from the beginning of form these things…
Raising The Bar
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine are being regulated in Ontario and practitioners are required to be members of the College by April 1st. We have been insured as practitioners and are members of professional associations; however officially becoming members of…
Groundbreaking research on lei dong tang shows potential for treating pancreatic and other tumors!
Drug from Chinese herb kills tumours in mice, researchers find Published on Wednesday October 17, 2012 Share on twitterShare on facebook Drew Armstrong A drug made from a plant known as “thunder god vine,” or lei gong teng, that has been…
When the Masters Come to Town.
This past weekend was an incredible learning opportunity and being the sponge that I am I was feeling pretty full by Sunday afternoon. So full that I took a rare opportunity to lie on my bed and swim through the…
Harvesting & Letting Go, the Duality of Autumn
It’s the time of year when lanterns are lit and sent into the heavens. Neil Young haunts our internal jukebox with forever love, singing of the harvest moon. While all Chinese pastry shops are stacked with Mooncakes filled with sweetness…
(Reuters Life!) – Acupuncture for a limping elephant? Herbal tea for a constipated orangutan? The Singapore Zoo has tried it all, and it works.
Around 200 animals, including giraffes, elephants, horses, pythons and sea lions, have successfully been treated with acupuncture and traditional herb-based Chinese medicine in the past decade, although Western medicine remains the first line of treatment in the zoo. "The Western…