Therapy & Fitness
October 19th, 2018
By Jennifer Reuby, RMT From September 29-Oct.5th Peterborough celebrated world breastfeeding week. To stay with that theme here are some quick tips on posture while breastfeeding. Breastfeeding can have long term affects on posture because of the forward and protective positions the body goes through in order to nourish the baby. Whether that’s sitting in […]
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October 19th, 2018
When the body’s cells do not receive enough water for metabolic processes, they are in a state of dehydration. The body gets dehydrated for various reasons including; stress, cooked foods, GMO foods, toxins in the environment, excess exercise, overeating, excess weight gain, frequent consumption of food or substances that are stimulating e.g. meat, chocolate, hot […]
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October 19th, 2018
When it comes to male fertility, plentiful, strong, fast moving, straight swimming sperm win the race! In Canada, approximately 16% of couples suffer with infertility, 30% of which are due to male infertility. As well, 30-40% of early miscarriages are due to genetic abnormalities related to sperm defects. The focus of infertility treatment tends to […]
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October 19th, 2018
Diane Belzil, RMT, CDT/MLD Pain is a tricky thing to understand, and in some ways the treatment of persistent pain (pain that continues for three months or more following an injury) has been moored to incorrect assumptions for decades. Luckily, it is becoming more and more common to find reference to the biopsychosocial model of […]
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May 25th, 2018
Bodies are a lot like cities. A central core, a network of connecting pathways that get smaller as they move outward, even a governing body that watches over the system and ensures that everything functions properly. The metaphor works surprisingly well, even down to the parts of bodies and cities that we forget—or simply never […]
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May 25th, 2018
Constipation is one of the most common medical complaints. It can be an acute or chronic symptom (it is not a disease) in which bowel movements occur less often than usual. The ideal bowel movement should be at least twice a day with an inoffensive odor. An approximate adequate transit time is considered between 12 […]
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May 25th, 2018
With Mother’s Day having just passed, it struck me how often we as a society can take for granted the miracle of conceiving a child. Infertility, and difficulty getting or staying pregnant is an increasing problem. In Canada approximately 16% of couples struggle to create a family and many look to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) […]
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November 24th, 2017
Synergystix Fitness is happy to announce that Nancy Smyth and Amanda Johnson have taken the course, passed the exam, and met all the requirements to be recognized as “Heart Wise Exercise” personal trainers Amanda says that this course has given them a far better understanding of working with people with chronic heart problems or those […]
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November 24th, 2017
Fibromyalgia, aka as muscle rheumatism, is an immune system disorder which affects the muscles (shoulders, neck, back, joints, etc.) in the body and can causes chronic pain due to toxins and inflammation. Allopathic medicine has no known cure for it. Alternative medicine has a variety of different treatments and one of them is a colon […]
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November 24th, 2017
Di Belzil, RMT Synergystix Partners in Health When most people think about posture, they hear phrases like “sit up straight,” “tuck in your chin,” or other catch-all correctives that many of us were told growing up. Over time, this creates an understanding of posture that involves holding the body in ways that feel unnatural, sometimes […]
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