Acupuncture Blog | Essential Balance Toronto, Vaughan, Markham, GTA

November 18, 2019

The Health Secret No One Talks About – Part 1

What is holistic health? Most people equate it to mean a natural approach, but that’s not quite right. Holistic health means looking at the body as a whole. This makes sense as every part of the body is connected. Every part of the body includes the intangibles – our mind and thoughts. There […]

October 16, 2019

Eerily Healthy Eating at Halloween

Even with the best of intentions, eating healthy when celebrating a holiday can be daunting. Every holiday has its share of decadent desserts. There is one holiday, however, which is almost solely centered around children acquiring and eating lots of candy – goblin-ridden Halloween. But as a Nutritionist, I’m not scared of Halloween […]

October 7, 2019

Healthy Back to School Snacks for Kids – Keep Them Fueled and Focused!

Is your child always asking for a snack, even when it seems like they just ate? Well, there’s a reason for this. Sure sometimes they may be bored, or want attention, or want a specific yummy snack. But the truth is that children do need to eat more often than adults. Children are […]

September 19, 2019

Holistic Birth Planning: 12 Steps to a Natural Birth – Part 5

In the four preceding blogs, we have covered a lot of what you need to consider and plan for when giving birth. In Part 1 of this series we discussed Holistic Birth Planning: Healthy Pregnancy & Labour through Nutrition & Acupuncture. The second part talked about Preparing our Muscles, Joints, Tendons and Tissues […]