Got Anxiety? Here’s How a Psychologist Could Help “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” Can you relate? Mark Twain may have spoken the following words in 1934, but they can probably apply to almost anyone who reads them today. Worrying about this or ...
Ketamine Therapy for Depression: What You Should Know Statistics show that roughly 8% of all Canadian adults are suffering from depression at any given time. And the COVID pandemic has only made depression rates climb higher. As of April 2021, one in four Canadians were experiencing depression, anxiety, or PTSD. [1] Despite being so common, ...
Depression affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Depression, also known as Major Depressive Disorder, is a mood disorder that will affect one in eight Canadians at some point in their lives. For many of these people, neurofeedback offers a promising next step. As an alternative to traditional treatments, neurofeedback requires no prescription and no ...
Prolotherapy - Reducing Pain by Promoting Healing How does prolotherapy help with pain? Want to utilize your body’s own natural capacity to heal pain? Prolotherapy may be what you are looking for. Prolotherapy is a series of injections that, over time, help an unstable or painful body part regenerate and heal. The injection is a ...
How to Reduce Hypertension Naturally Today is World Hypertension day and we at Empower Health are eager to provide Naturopathic options for treating and preventing high blood pressure. High blood pressure (also known as hypertension) is a common concern in our communities as it increases our risk of more serious conditions that affect our heart ...
What is Neurofeedback? Neurofeedback, also called Neurotherapy, is a type of biofeedback that uses a real-time display of electrical brainwave activity to teach self-regulation of brainwave functions. The collection of this information for clinical purposes is called a qEEG, or Quantitative Electroencephalography. This information is analyzed and a “brain map” of the data is created. ...
Intravenous nutrient therapies, commonly known as IV drips, are sought after by high performance athletes, grandparents of the year, and everyone in between. IV medicine is unique to other forms of nutrient supplementation in its unparalleled ease of customization. Various components, from amino acids to vitamins and minerals, are selected and dosed by our naturopathic ...
There is a growing body of research and anecdotal evidence showing the effectiveness of psychedelic assisted therapies for a long list of health conditions including depression, PTSD, OCD, suicidal ideation, anxiety, end-of-life distress, alcohol use disorder and opioid dependence. Through the COVID-19 pandemic the mental health of many Canadians suffered with 40% reporting a ...
By: Dr. Carolina Leon, ND, Naturopathic Pratitioner Irregular cycles, frequent PMS symptoms, heavy periods, cramps – these are a common experience for many forty-somethings. Perimenopause usually hits in a woman’s 40s, but can also start much earlier, or much later. The hormonal changes you experience during this four- to six-year time period leading up to ...
Growing and delivering a baby is no small job for a women’s body. Pregnancy and breastfeeding require a large number of nutrients to be passed from mother to baby. This can lead to many different nutrient deficiencies such as iron, folate and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). In some cases, nutrient deficiencies can contribute to postpartum depression. ...
