Vol. 19 May 2010 Issue  In this issue: Asian Adventure New Acupuncture Research Coauthored by Dr. Tanaka How Acupuncture Works: Findings from Recent Research Sports Injury Therapy and Conditioning Recipe: Liver-Lovin’ Kale Curry Your Current Insurance Benefits May Expire Soon New Fee Schedule as of July 1, 2010 Comments

Emily Robinson, RMT, CST, CR   Hello, friends and clients of the clinic!  Thank you for your warm wishes regarding my recent trip to India, Thailand, and Laos.  I had a very inspiring, refreshing, and satisfying trip.  The memories will last a lifetime.  Some trip highlights include: A tour of a tea plantation in the [...]

The study entitled “Is There Any Difference in Human Pupillary Reaction When Different Acupuncture Points are Stimulated?” has been published in the March 2010 issue of Acupuncture in Medicine (BMJ Publications). The study evaluated the effect of different acupuncture points by measuring the changes in participants’ pupil size using infrared pupillography. The study’s findings contributed [...]

Tim H. Tanaka, Director A new study entitled “Is There Any Difference in Human Pupillary Reaction When Different Acupuncture Points Are Stimulated?” examined the effect of different acupuncture points by measuring the size of research participants’ pupils (the black central part of the eye) using infrared pupillography (Mori, Tanaka, et al.). Human pupils change in [...]

Sports Injury Therapy and Conditioning As summer approaches, more people are engaging in a variety of sports activities.  The sports injury and conditioning page on our website details the various benefits of acupuncture in preventing and treating injury, as well as enhancing performance.  Please visit http://www.pacificwellness.ca/sportinjury.html.

Meera Dossa, BSc, ND 1-2 tbsp olive oil 2-3 cloves garlic (minced) 1 Roma tomato (diced) 1 bunch of fresh Kale (trimmed stems and chopped finely) Ground cumin to taste Juice of 1 fresh lemon Directions: In a pot, sautee the garlic and diced tomato in olive oil. Stir in ground cumin to a paste-like [...]

A special notice for U of T employees and other Green Shield plan holders Some extended health insurance policies have a fixed policy year different from the calendar year ending on December 31. For example, University of Toronto Green Shield plans have a year end of June 30. Typically, unused insurance benefits cannot be transferred [...]

  Please be aware that due to provincial tax changes (HST implementation), we will have a new fee schedule effective July 1, 2010. If you are planning to come in for treatments after July 1, please check our website for any updates or call our front desk at 416-929-6958.

Here are some of the comments we have recently received from our clients.  We would like to express our thanks for their positive feedback and their kind publishing permission. “I would like to thank the wonderful staff at P.W.I. for all their time and attention during this trying period. Although I was not blessed with [...]