Acupuncture is not just about pain relief; it can also be used to treat a number of other conditions, such as stress and anxiety. But there are a number of other ways that you can reduce stress this holiday season, even without medical treatment. Check out our list of 5 easy ways to lower your stress over the holidays, and stay healthy.

As the seasons change, so can your internal schedules and sleeping patterns. You may find yourself staring at the ceiling at 3am, or be unable to get out of bed when your morning alarm clock goes off. More and more insomniacs have been turning to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture in order to relieve the symptoms of insomnia or other sleep disorders.

Acupuncture has been practiced as a part of traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, and has become widely accepted in North America due to its drug-free effectiveness in treating many different acute or chronic conditions, including infertility, depression, migraines, and even colds and flu.

Acupuncture can be used to treat a variety of different conditions. S.I.T. Acupuncture has successfully treated the following common conditions at our holistic acupuncture clinic in Toronto.

Reviving and preventing further brain cell damage is the ultimate goal in acupuncture treatment of Alzheimer's disease (and for all brain conditions, as a matter of fact).

Years of experience have given our Toronto acupuncture practitioners valuable insights in treating a wide range of conditions.

“You’re not drinking enough water”, “never wave off the urge to go to the bathroom”… These familiar words keep resonating in your ears whenever you’re at the doctor’s office, feeling distressed about your recent, recurring UTI flare up.

Holistic Health, as defined by Wikipedia, is “a concept in medical practice upholding that all aspects of people’s needs, psychological, physical and social, and mentally should be taken into account and seen as a whole.” This defiinition holds true only partially in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The holistic viewpoint in TCM states that not only the human body is seen as a whole, but all aspects in the universe is seen as a whole. We as humans are simply miniscule in this big environment.

Recent studies have found the possible cause for infertility is due to long-term use of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), including Advil, Aspirin, Motrin, etc. These drugs cause problems in ovulation, preventing the release of eggs from follicles. Without mature eggs, fertilization is impossible.