By Tony Ho-Tong, RMT
Hopefully everyone is enjoying the warmer months! As we all remember, winter threw us a few storms to end the season. Some of us were even lucky enough to shovel our way out of our homes – some unexpected exercise! Now, along with the increase in temperature outside, also comes increased (and [...]

By EeVon Ling, ND
Growing up as a child, everyday my mother would ask me, “Did you go today?”. As far as my memory goes, I believe my answer was always “yes”. Some days she’d even ask me more details like if it was hard or soft … you get the picture. Of course, I thought [...]

Dr Tanaka was in Japan for the 57th Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibusion meeting, held at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Japan May 30- June 1, 2008. At the conference, Dr. Tanaka co-chaired the scientific session on the autonomic nervous system, where selected researchers and educators in the field presented their latest research. [...]

Currently, all of our female Registered Massage Therapists (Emily Crown-Robinson, Joanna Rogowska, and Rahel Kay) have additional certifications in Reflexology. Emily is also a certified shiatsu therapist. It is possible to combine any of these body work treatments to create the ultimate relaxation experience. It is recommended that these combined treatments be at least one [...]

No, we have only one location at 80 Bloor Street West, Toronto Ontario. Because some of our services are particularly distinct and highly specialized, we have many clients commuting from very far distances. Many clients have been asking us to open another location for their convenience. However, Dr. Tanaka believes that in order [...]

By Rahel Kay RMT, CR, CYI
My name is Rahel. I am a Massage Therapist here at The Pacific Wellness Institute.
Recently I became a Yoga instructor because Yoga is a field that I have been passionate about since adolescence. Studying to do so was an incredible journey that I will never forget. Yoga is so much [...]

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 came to Dr. Tanaka’s with a 3cm ovarian cyst. This was distressing because I was scheduled to start IVF on the very next cycle. Last time, [...]

By Meera Dossa BSc, ND
Ingredients:

2 cans kidney beans
2 tbsp olive oil
Curry powder (for taste)
2-3 ripe avocados
1 fresh lemon
½ head of iceberg lettuce (thinly sliced)
2-3 large tomatoes (diced)
grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

In a frying pan, slightly heat the olive oil. Once olive oil is heated, slowly add the two cans of well rinsed kidney beans into the frying [...]