by Dr. Melanie | Jul 31, 2018 | Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Meditation, Natural Healers, Spirituality, Travel, Try New Things
This article is based on my encounter with Wayan in March, 2018. Bali, Indonesia I don’t typically star gaze in the celebrity sense. If I did, I would’ve sought out Wayan back in 2015 during my first trip to Bali. Ketut Liyer, the famous palm reader from the same book...
by Dr. Melanie | May 13, 2018 | Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Culture, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Spirituality, Travel, Try New Things, Uncategorized, Yoga
This was definitely an interesting experience; the classic story of solo traveler stops in a quiet village for a few nights and learns from the locals about a “Medicine Man” of Sidemen who is also a holy man. This therapy did have an effect on me. Perhaps it was the...
by Dr. Melanie | Apr 29, 2018 | Brain Health, Culture, Global Health, Immune Health, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress, Travel, Try New Things
I want to first express my deepest sympathies to the victims of the Toronto tragedy. On April 23rd, this article was still in draft mode when I got in the car to head to work. It didn’t just happen in my hometown, it happened in my neighborhood of North York....
by Dr. Melanie | Jun 4, 2017 | Acupuncture, Brain Health, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, Culture, Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Immune Health, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress, Try New Things, Yoga
Rediscovering Inner Peace. A Gift From My Father. While cleaning out my house other day, I stumbled across something that triggered a deep seated fond memory of my father. When I was a young teenager he and I had a special father daughter trip to an indoor flea...
by Dr. Melanie | Dec 18, 2016 | Brain Health, Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Meditation, Mind-Body, Natural Healers, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stress, Try New Things
A Special Note from Me It seems appropriate for me to close out this year by sharing something I feel is so important in personal growth, health and happiness. It’s a fascinating ability which unlike animals, we tend to ignore and overlook because we are so busy being...
by Dr. Melanie | Jun 15, 2016 | Brain Health, Global Health, Healthy Thinking, Mind-Body, Personal Growth, Prevention, Spirituality, Stress, Try New Things
I know in my last blogpost I said I would follow up with an article about safe skin care for the summer. It is in the works. But a culmination of experiences talking with people, patients and friends as well as stepping back and observing what goes on around me...
