Articles from our Therapists: Health & Wellness, Your Way
Essentials of Core Assessment & Conditioning Course
Fraser Valley RMT's and Kinesiologists – get your CEC's without travelling far. Newleaf Total Wellness Centre is excited to host Brian Justin, MKin, CEP, CSCS, CHEK-1, FMS-1, CES, PES, CSE-4, HLC-2, MOS, MMS . This is an amazing course and it is broken down into 4...
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How Sleep Alters Your Eating Habits
With obesity and diabetes on the rise, researchers continue to look for ways to better control appetite and help people make healthier food choices. Part of the solution lies not in the kitchen but in the bedroom. Sleep has a far larger impact on appetite control,...
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Feeling anxious or dealing with depression?
One out of three people deal with anxiety or depression at any time in their life. From dealing with everyday concerns to trauma to loss, anxiety and then depression can negatively affect your quality of life. And medication is not always the answer. The first...
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Why did I become an NIS Practioner?
In 2009 our son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of 4. Our journey has been at times very challenging, frustrating and difficult for our family, but we always maintained our faith and hope that there was help out there for us. When you become a...
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How often should you get a massage?
When it comes to massage therapy, we often only think to book an appointment when we’re injured or are experiencing pain or stress. Then we might schedule another session (or maybe a few) until we start feeling better and forget about it again. But is there a better...
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Understanding Whiplash
Whiplash is a term that describes a specific type of injury to the neck resulting from an intense, rapid force, typically from a motor vehicle accident. Damage to the muscles, joints and connective tissues in the neck occur when the head is suddenly jerked back and...
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Gardening and lower back pain
Its that time of year again when the temperature starts to warm, the birds begin to chirp and the flowers arise from the soil. Spring is here, and with it comes the nurturing of your plants and gardens after a long cold winter. Its important to take advantage of warm...
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What we eat for breakfast!
Comprised is a Staff list of our favorite or 'Go To' Breakfast foods . Foods that wake us up, give us energy, and help keep up our energy levels through the AM. Look through them, feel free to try some out or add some more 'Breaky' foods. Individual Favorites listed...
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Hop to it!!!
Spring break is here, which means I will be watching my nephew and niece for a couple of days. Time to get creative and prepare for the wiggles and giggles. Lots of activities geared to kids can also be be used to help common trouble spots for adults, so here are a...
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Self-compassion: What is it, why do I need it, and how can I do it?
What is self-compassion? Self-compassion is having the same compassion towards yourself that you have towards others. Compassion for others is when you notice that someone is suffering and you are moved by their experience. Your heart feels for the suffering that they...
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