What is diabetes? Diabetes is an epidemic, it is a disease we have probably all heard of, and perhaps know someone who is diabetic. Commonly known as diabetes, the full name is actually “diabetes mellitus”.  The word “diabetes” is derived from Greek to mean “that which passes through”, while “mellitus” has its origin from Latin [...]

Author: Lei Gu, ND It is official, summer is here! Certainly, as North Americans, summer time is to be cherished and not to be taken for granted. Even just for pure health reasons, we should be spending more time outdoors, to be more physically active, to be able to get more fresh air and also [...]

Young boy diagnosed with Chronic constipation by medical doctors due to a lack of nerve innervation to the large intestine. Used Dulcolax suppositories on a daily basis before being able to have a bowel movement. Stools were very dry and pebble-like. Child also diagnosed with autism. Previous treatments included changes in diet (increase in fiber), [...]

45 year old female with persistent axillary (armpit) sweating for two years. Sweating during the day but will subside during the evenings. Worse when under stress at work. Treatments: Regulate the sweat pores by supporting the lungs and calming the mind. Patient had 4 acupuncture sessions with a 2 week course of herbs and dietary [...]

30 year old client came in with a complaint of weekly headaches that at times would be debilitating lasting for weeks without relief. Headaches were described as throbbing in character bilaterally at the temples and the forehead. Patient believed the headaches to be work/stress related. She also had headaches upon waking but was less intense [...]

30 year old female was diagnosed with stress related hyperhydrosis by neurologist and dermotologist. Episodes of sweating will occur during times of stress and on a weekly basis. Sweat beads will appear on hands and feet and at times some sweating all over the trunk of the body. During the episodes of sweating, patient will [...]

40 year old male came in with persistent chest pains that was described as “bruised and sore”. Breathing was painful and was worse when bending forward. Other symptoms included a sensation of a lump in the throat while swallowing or drinking, persistent coldness that is not alleviated with wearing more clothes and feels as if [...]

Constipation is not a disease but a symptom. Most people growing up with constipation doesn’t even realize it to be abnormal until the discomfort starts to interfere with how they are feeling over all. In fact, some think that their bowel habits are quite normal when they have only one bowel movement a week. Constipation [...]

Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In Canada, there are about 3,000 new cases each year. For some, the infection can become deadly when the condition becomes chronic leading to liver scarring (cirrhosis), liver failure or liver cancer. Once our liver is compromised we lose a major [...]

Sweating (diaphoresis) is a natural physiologic response when the body needs to cool down (physical activity or from fever) but it can also occur in emotional situations, high environmental temperatures or even in some disease states such as an overactive thyroid to an underlying malignancy. Therefore, in any case of excessive sweating it is necessary [...]