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Eat like a Yogi
While many people explore yoga for better health, a calmer mind and a fitter body, consider whether your practice extend to your dinner table. Eating like a yogi is not about following a specific diet or fasting; the goal is … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, cancer care, diet, InspireHealth, integrative, nutrition, Vancouver, yoga
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The Glorious Transition into Spring
Spring is a time of change from the early vibrant colours of primulas and pansies to a hint at the beginnings of edible foods bursting forward from fertile soils. I love this time of year! I welcome the transformation from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhattacharya, breast cancer, cancer, cancer care, Centre for Integrated Healing, cleanse, cooking, Decision Clarity, detoxify, diet, diet disease, Embrace Life, farmer's market, healing, InspireHealth, integrative, Lisa Marie, nutrition, organic, recipe, soup, spring, Vancouver
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Cancer in the Bedroom
At InspireHealth, we view sexuality as an important part of health, our relationship with our body and our relationship with others. We are grateful to one of our partners – the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) – for sharing their thoughts … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Cancer Society, cancer care, Centre for Integrated Healing, connecting with our body, deep connection, Embrace Life, healing, InspireHealth, integrative, intimacy, meditation, pleasure, relationships, sensuality, sex during cancer treatment, stress reduction, Vancouver
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Stress Reduction
We bring you the 7th installment of ‘The 16 Foundations of Health and Healing’. Over the following months, we will be exploring each of these 16 components in more detail, one at a time. These are the foundations of InspireHealth and they … Continue reading
Posted in Healing Modalities
Tagged cancer, cancer care, Centre for Integrated Healing, Decision Clarity, Embrace Life, forgiveness, Foundations of healing, healing, inner conflict, InspireHealth, integrative, letting go, pressure, relax, relaxation, stress, stress reduction, stressors, Vancouver
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Laughter, the best medicine
Browsing through a magazine one day, Najwa Zahhar stumbled upon an article discussing the importance of breathing, relaxation and meditation in relation to health. Central to the piece was information about the work of the Centre of Integrated Health – … Continue reading
InspireHealth meets the Queen of Green
InspireHealth’s Nutritionist, Lisa Marie, meets David Suzuki’s ‘Queen of Green’ – Lindsay Coulter. Tell us about your latest sustainable seafood campaign? There is a saying that goes, “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” Unfortunately, this is a lie. … Continue reading
January Research Updates
Dear Reader: In this issue Joshi et al. found additional supporting evidence to indicate that soy can benefit men with prostate cancer. Vollbracht and colleagues found that intravenous vitamin C helped to reduce treatment-related side effects for women with breast … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, alcohol, breast cancer, breast cancer risk, cancer, complementary and alternative medicine, diet, environmental risk factors, healing, incurable cancer, InspireHealth, integrative, phase 1 clinical trials, research, risk factors for cancer, smoking, Vancouver
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December Research Updates
Dear Reader: In this issue, there were a number of studies that dealt with supplements and other complementary therapies. For instance, Cooney and colleagues found an association between low levels of Coenzyme Q10 and breast cancer in Chinese women. Also, … Continue reading
November Research Updates
Dear Reader: In this issue there were a number of studies about the psychosocial aspects of cancer. For instance, Yu and Bernstein found that patients with brain tumors prefer to have all of the information that they can when it … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, InspireHealth, integrative, postmenopausal, prostate cancer, psychological, smoking, Vancouver, walking
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October Research Updates
Dear Reader: In this month’s issue of Research Updates, Fang et al. reported that men with prostate cancer with higher levels of vitamin D had a better prognosis than those with lower levels of vitamin D. Kristal and colleagues found … Continue reading
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Tagged aroma massage, breast cancer, cancer, cancer breast, colon cancer, fish, fish consumption, integrative, japanese cancer patients, lung, meditation, smoking, uk lai
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