Digestion used to be my superpower. I’d wake up in the morning ready full of energy and ready to “go”, then get on with starting therest of day with a solid sense of accomplishment and freedom already checked off of my list. In my teens and twenties I worked in

February is typically Heart Health Month but I feel drawn to talking about mental health instead. Pandemics will do that to you. Luckily for me, in Traditional Chinese Medicine the mind (the “Shen”) dwells in the heart, so I can honour Heart Health Month while reflecting on the last few months

I thoroughly enjoyed a few weeks of snow in my typically rain-sodden Vancouver, but before the snow has fully melted I’m already seeing buds on trees start to swell.  And that means that my patients with allergies are about to begin their no-fun seasons of sniffling and sinusitis as the

When my son was born three months early, weighing in at just over two pounds (915g to be exact), my husband and I were given a crash course in excellent hygiene…NICU style. All babies are born with naïve, immature immune systems.  Preemies are even more susceptible to germs as they

Even just sitting down with the intention of writing about the Covid-19 pandemic has brought on an internal weariness…but I can do this!  The fear, the constantly changing guidelines, the adjustments to our current situations, along with the reality that life will never quite be the same again has knocked

I now work Saturdays at Sina Pharmacy and Health Centre!   There have been numerous reports from around the world of the economic effects of Covid-19 being hardest on women (as well as youth and low-income earners), so I’m both proud and delighted to be able to offer in-person and telehealth