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Plant and Rake Without Ache!

Date: 16 May 2012
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Common Conditions
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
With eighty-eight per cent of Ontario chiropractors reporting that gardening is the most common source of back and neck pain during the warm weather season, the Ontario Chiropractic Association's Plant and Rake Without the Ache public education program is aimed at helping gardeners to avoid the stiff and sore joints, muscle, neck and back pain that sometimes accompanies work in the yard. The program...


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Trigger Point Therapy

Date: 05 May 2012
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Low Back Pain
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
STRESS & PAIN? RELIEF WITH TRIGGER POINT THERAPY When stressed or injured muscles form trigger points, like knots in a shoe lace it causes pain and tightness. WHAT IS TRIGGER POINT RELEASE? Erasing Trigger Points can be done by applying pressure directly at the site of the Trigger Point for a short period of time, usually, several seconds. This breaks up the muscle fibers within the adhesion...


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Benefits of Massage Therapy

Date: 05 May 2012
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Massage Therapy
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
Guest Post Akari Yokokawa, RMT/CDT (Lymphedema Therapist) Scar Healing and Manual Lymph Drainage Lymphatic system is the body’s wonder, and it plays important roles in healing. Lymphatic system is responsible to collect waste products, debris, dead cells etc that are produced after cell activities and damages, and transports essential substances such as fat soluble vitamins, fatty...


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Health Talk at Stern Cohen LLP

Date: 04 May 2012
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Corporate Wellness,General
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
Health talks in the work place provide employees with increased awareness of many health issues.  May 4, 2012, Stern Cohen LLP invited Kate Whimster, ND & Rubina Tahir, DC to speak about beating stress and achieving better sleep.  Simple easy strategies can be implemented right away and keep you feeling energized and productive at work. How can your company benefit from a talk?  Please email...


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Personal Training and Bootcamps

Date: 03 May 2012
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exercise,General
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
Guest Blog Benjamin Paley  www.benjaminpaley.com Summer Fitness and Bootcamp Classes It’s May already and summer’s right around the corner.  Summer brings some of our favorite memories including beaches and weekends at the cottage. It also brings some of our most traumatic moments, like trying fit into that bathing suit that you haven’t worn for 8 months.  But there’s no reason...


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Walk to end Women’s Cancers

Date: 30 Apr 2012
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Events
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
The Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers™ benefiting The Campbell Family Institute at The Princess Margaret Hospital is a Weekend you’ll never forget. It’s a Weekend to remember those lives we have lost to breast or gynecologic cancer and a Weekend to celebrate the lives we are saving. This is a Weekend creating hope for every woman’s future.  On April 29, 2012 I was proud...


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Blood Type Diet Information

Date: 30 Apr 2012
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Nutrition
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
  Guest Blog By Kate Whimster, ND www.wavelengthwellness.com “One man’s food is another man’s poison.” This saying has never been more true! What is blood type? There are four basic blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Each individual carries two alleles (one from each parent) that together determine blood type. Types A and B are dominant, while type O is recessive. Therefore,...


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Health Talk List

Date: 28 Apr 2012
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Corporate Wellness
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
Health talks can cover many topics of interest. Here is a list of popular topics we have covered for many Toronto companies: Achieving Wellness Lecture Series Topic overview: 1. Achieving Wellness lecture series: What is your mood? “Beating the blues” Do you feel burnt out? Tired? Stressed? Find out what you can do to boost your mood and energy. 2. Achieving Wellness lecture series:...


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Shoulder, arm and neck pain?

Date: 27 Apr 2012
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Shoulder Pain
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
Shoulder and arm pain? Perhaps one day you noticed a twinge occurs with a specific movement?  Or an exercise session at the gym suddenly makes your shoulder, neck and arm feel stiff. Maybe you woke up one morning with your head in an odd position. Perhaps the simple task of brushing your hair caused pain. Does this sound like you? This description is more common than you think. In many cases the causes...


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Spring Into Good Health

Date: 27 Apr 2012
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exercise
Posted by: Dr. Tahir
"Spring" into health: Movement is good medicine for joints!!! By Dr. Rubina Tahir, DC, CCAMA A body in motion tends to stay in motion. It's certainly a statement worth heeding when it comes to osteoarthritis (OA). You might think OA is inevitable as you grow older. But it's not. Joints contain fluid that lubricates them and makes it easier for them to move. Exercise and chiropractic adjustments...


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