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Curious to know the latest oriental medicine trends and findings? Keep up to date with my blog postings focused on relevant acupuncture news and research.

Ending the Stigma: Mental Health

Ending the Stigma: Red Leaf Wellness and Community Partners Come Together to Offer Mental Health Support and Giveaway In today's fast-paced and competitive world, people often prioritize their physical health over their mental health, which can have detrimental consequences. Neglecting mental health can lead to a variety of issues, and Read more ...

By |May 1, 2023|Categories: Acupuncture, Blog, Edmonton, Mental Wellness, PTSD, Stress, Wellness|Comments Off on Ending the Stigma: Mental Health

Pain: The Cost of Living with it Long-term

We all experience pain at some point in our lives.  It can originate from various sources, and it can also manifest in very different ways! Typically, we think of pain as short-term, acute, and stemming from an obvious injury. But pain can also become a long-term condition, either constant in Read more ...

By |November 1, 2022|Categories: Acupuncture, Blog, Energy Medicine, Massage, Mental Wellness, Nutrition, Pain Management, Reiki, Stress, Wellness|Comments Off on Pain: The Cost of Living with it Long-term

Top 5 Reasons to See a Nutritionist

If you’re like us, you love food! But sometimes it can be hard to know how to eat healthy when there are so many conflicting opinions out there. At Red Leaf Wellness, our Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultants will teach you how to incorporate more nutritionally dense foods into your diet Read more ...

By |September 28, 2022|Categories: Blog, Digestive Health, Mental Wellness, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, Wellness|Comments Off on Top 5 Reasons to See a Nutritionist

Back to School: Helpful Tips to Feed Your Brain and Your ADHD

Back to school can be a challenging time for lots of folks - not just kids or students, but also for adults. Returning to scholastic activities tends to demand certain tasks of our brain, such as organization, focus, prioritization of tasks, as well as time management. And our old friend, Read more ...

By |September 12, 2022|Categories: Blog, Mental Wellness, Nutrition|Comments Off on Back to School: Helpful Tips to Feed Your Brain and Your ADHD

Acupuncture for Depression: Does It Work?

Is Acupuncture Effective for Depression? If so, how?   Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have utilized acupuncture to treat various medical issues for more than 3,000 years. With more than 10 million acupuncture sessions performed each year, acupuncture has grown in popularity in North America in recent decades.   Acupuncture is Read more ...

By |August 30, 2021|Categories: Acupuncture, Blog, Edmonton, Mental Wellness|Comments Off on Acupuncture for Depression: Does It Work?

Stress and Anxiety Management: How Acupuncture, Massage, Reiki and Osteopathy Can Help

At Red Leaf Wellness, we believe in taking a holistic approach to improving overall health and satisfaction in life. While medical treatments are available to deal with stress and anxiety, we focus on combining the best of ancient Eastern and modern Western medicine to help our patients overcome the symptoms Read more ...

By |May 15, 2021|Categories: Acupuncture, Blog, Energy Medicine, Massage, Mental Wellness, Reiki, Stress|Comments Off on Stress and Anxiety Management: How Acupuncture, Massage, Reiki and Osteopathy Can Help

Benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine During the Pandemic

The novel coronavirus has turned our world upside down. Along with stress and worry, many of us have been locked down and need some kind of relief from worries, isolation, and fear. But imagine getting away for a little while. Imagine letting everything go and feeling better both in mind and Read more ...

By |November 7, 2020|Categories: Blog, COVID-19, Mental Wellness, Stress|Comments Off on Benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine During the Pandemic

Is Functional Medicine the Key to Stress Management?

No one is free from the stresses that life brings. The differences come in the amount of stress that each person is under and the way they handle it. Long-term stress with no healthy way of dealing with it has surprisingly ill effects on your physical health. Here are some Read more ...

By |March 2, 2017|Categories: Blog, Mental Wellness, Stress|Comments Off on Is Functional Medicine the Key to Stress Management?

Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized as an excessive tiredness and fatigue. It’s considered a complex disorder because it cannot be explained by a specific medical condition. Physical and mental activity can worsen this condition while rest doesn’t seem to make things better either. So how can one tackle this? Read more ...

By |January 17, 2017|Categories: Acupuncture, Blog, Mental Wellness, Sleep, Wellness|Comments Off on Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue

Conquering Anxiety with Acupuncture

Anxiety is a very tough and debilitating mental illness with a large spectrum. In Canada, 2.6% of people from ages 15 and over suffer from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a disorder characterized by frequent and persistent worry and excessive anxiety in their lives. Anxiety can be applied to a wide Read more ...

By |November 9, 2016|Categories: Acupuncture, Blog, Mental Wellness|Comments Off on Conquering Anxiety with Acupuncture

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