Happy New Year from all the staff at The Pacific Wellness Institute!  We sincerely wish you a healthy and happy 2008.  The new year is a time for starting fresh; and, once all the holiday festivities are over, “new year’s resolutions” abound.  Some people wish they could lose weight or quit smoking – some may […]

By Meera Dossa BSc, ND
Naturopathic physicians have a number of modalities in their “medical arsenals”, in order to help people achieve a sense of well being.  One such modality is called parenteral therapy (or more commonly called intravenous therapy), and it will be offered in the form of a Myers’ Cocktail as early as the […]

Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue.
Show someone your love,
With massage or shiatsu!
Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it.  Show your loved ones how much you care by treating them to a little pampering.  Gift certificates for reflexology, massage, or shiatsu are available at Pacific Wellness – ask reception for details.

December was a busy time at Pacific Wellness. Not only does the holiday season mark the end of the calendar year, but for many clients, it marks the end of an insurance year.  With so many people trying to make use of their remaining benefits during this short time, massage appointments filled up fast!  May […]

Why is our Toronto clinic called “Pacific” Wellness Institute?

Here at The Pacific Wellness Institute, the East meets West as a multidisciplinary practice.  Dr. Tanaka originally brought his experience and education of Oriental medicine from across the Pacific and established The Pacific Wellness Institute in Toronto, Canada. Natural eastern therapies of acupuncture and shiatsu are the […]

Original Recipe by Eevon Ling BSc, ND

“Make fiber your friend”.  Eating high fiber foods is helpful for lowering high cholesterol, managing diabetes, losing weight, preventing cancers (especially colon cancer) and promoting regularity.  Fiber is great, but can it taste great?  You bet!  This tasty lentil and spinach pizza is easy to make and is chock […]

One of the most convenient and reliable ways to determine body composition is with Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA). Most diets measure success solely by the number of pounds lost. But unlike scale weight, BIA reveals the overall health of a person, as well as the proportion and amount of fat and lean tissue. It can […]

Here are some of the comments we received recently from our clients. We would like to express our special thanks for their comments and kind permission to display them.  
I have been coming to the Wellness Institute since 1996.  I find that the atmosphere and the environment is very relaxing.  All the staff working in the […]