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5 Foundational Practices to benefit your Mental Health
It is an universal experience these days to feel stressed out, spread too thin and worn down. You may be experiencing low mood, fatigue, increased anxiety, inability to stay focused, poor motivation, and so much more. It may have to do with the effects of prolonged social distancing, worries about our physical or mental health or coming out of the [...]
Get To Know Dr. Jenna Scott, ND!
Jenna's Journey to Doctors' Choice Integrative Dr. Jenna Scott joined the team at DCIM just over 6 months ago. During these past months we've all had the pleasure of getting to know more about her. Jenna and I took some time together to reflect on her time here at the clinic which gave me the opportunity to dig a [...]
Cranial Sacral Therapy, Why Your Body Needs It.
How Karen, our RMT Can Support Your Health During this Pandemic I sat down with our Registered Massage Therapist Karen recently to hear a little bit about what she was noticing in her patients since the pandemic started. She noted many differences in the body. The majority of her patients had or are experiencing higher levels of anxiety and depression. [...]
Menstruation: from curse to celebration. A time of power & peace.
Menstruation. Power. Peace. Three words that for the average person don't fit synonymously in a sentence together. Yet, what if our period were powerful AND peaceful? What if it were a celebration and not a curse? We often stand in awe of the forces of nature around us: the moon changes her face every night, the seasons shift, inch by [...]
Why Do I Wake Up at 3:00am?!
Lying awake, staring at the ceiling, you roll over to see the clock read 3:00am. The frustration and despair! Queue the tossing and turning of trying to fall back asleep. Everyone has experienced this, though some more than others. This isn't a problem if it's just for a quick pee, and you are able to fall back asleep right [...]
Seed Cycling to Help Balance Female Hormones
Hormones, a Balancing Act Many women are battling with an imbalance in hormones. Some may not realize that their frustrating symptoms could be caused by an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. When these hormones are imbalanced, it can lead to menstrual irregularities, PCOS, perimenopause, acne, severe PMS symptoms, irritability or anxiety, low mood or depression, unexplained changes in weight, prolonged [...]