Oncology Acupuncture Toronto

09/16/2025

Astragalus Root: Nature’s Immune Support 🌿

A powerful herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, astragalus has been used for centuries to support immune health, boost energy, and aid recovery.

✨ Potential benefits include:
• Strengthening the immune system and blood counts
• Supporting chemotherapy recovery
• Promoting vitality and resilience

Always consult your healthcare provider before adding astragalus to your care plan.

📖 Learn more about natural cancer support. Link in bio.

09/11/2025

Breast cancer survivors often face side effects from treatment such as joint pain, hot flashes, neuropathy, fatigue, and anxiety.

A new open-access paper in the Annals of Palliative Medicine, co-authored by Hillgreen’s founder Pauline Hwang, highlights how acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can provide safe, evidence-based support for recovery.

🌿 Acupuncture may help with:
• Reducing hot flashes and night sweats
• Relieving joint and nerve pain
• Improving energy and mood
• Supporting emotional resilience

📖 Read the full article: https://hillgreen.ca/acupuncture-for-breast-cancer-survivors-toronto/

💜 Hillgreen provides integrative cancer care in Toronto, Vaughan, and Northumberland County.

08/19/2025

Ever wondered how Traditional Chinese Medicine taps into nature to support your health? ✨

From calming inflammation to boosting vitality, each herb in this series plays a unique role in your wellness journey.

Today’s spotlight includes:
🧡 Astragalus for immune support
🧡 Licorice Root to soothe digestion
🧡 Reishi to reduce stress
🧡 Ginger for circulation
🧡 Goji Berries for energy + eye health

Curious which herbs might help you specifically?
Let’s chat about your personalized healing plan.

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08/15/2025

Cancer care goes beyond treating the disease—it’s about supporting the whole person.
Integrative oncology combines evidence-based complementary therapies with conventional treatment to enhance quality of life, manage symptoms, and support well-being at every stage.
Download our free eBook to learn more about integrative oncology in a patient-friendly and accessible way.
Link in Bio / https://integrativeonc.org/taking-care-of-the-whole-you/

08/14/2025

Herbal therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine isn’t one-size-fits-all. 🌿
Whether you’re dealing with fatigue, digestive issues, stress, or hormonal imbalance, there’s a custom herbal formula designed to support you.

From roots to berries, mushrooms to flowers, each blend is personalized to meet your body's unique needs.
✨ Healing, naturally.

📍 Want to learn what formula might help you? Let’s talk.

08/08/2025

You’ve done the hard part—now let healing feel a little easier. ✨

At Hillgreen, we offer personalized care grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Whether you’re navigating recovery, managing chronic symptoms, or just not feeling like yourself, we listen deeply, treat holistically, and support you without judgment.

Book your free consultation today and take the first step toward feeling like you again.

✨ Acupuncture | Herbal Medicine | Nutrition

📍Toronto | Vaughan | Northumberland + Virtual

📞 416-890-7770 | hillgreen.ca

08/07/2025

Lots of options to relieve the side effects you might go through during cancer treatment!

What else can you do to deal with cancer treatments or symptoms and improve your quality of life? Download our new ebook that's patient friendly and all about Integrative Oncology
Link in Bio/ https://integrativeonc.org/taking-care-of-the-whole-you/

08/05/2025

Navigating menopause? Whether natural menopause, or induced through cancer treatment, acupuncture and herbs have been shown to reduce uncomfortable menopausal symptoms!

Mood swings, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, joint pain, dryness, and more can seriously disrupt your quality of life.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers different types of supports for this challenging transition period. Chinese herbal formulas like Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Root), and herbs like D**g Quai or Moutan Cortex are often used to alleviate menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and fatigue.

For those with hormone-driven cancers, we would use alternative herbal approaches carefully to avoid increasing your estrogen.

These herbs may not only ease physical symptoms, but also address emotional changes, sleep disturbances, and stress, helping you feel more like yourself.

Call us today for a free consultation at 416-890-7770, or visit https://hillgreen.ca to book one online. We look forward to getting you breathing better soon!

07/29/2025

Feeling exhausted or burnt out? Herbs may help!

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history of using herbal remedies to strengthen the body’s life force and day-to-day energy levels.

You may have heard of famous herbs for energy, like Ginseng or Astragalus root. We also use formulas with Atractylodes root, Siberian Ginseng, Goji Berry, Polygonatum, Bupleurum, Licorice, and many others to improve the body’s vitality and energy levels.

Our herbs can also work to reduce the energy drains of stress, poor sleep, digestive issues, and overwork. Along with acupuncture, qi gong, herbs and dietary suggestions can go a long way to renewing your zest for life!

A qualified TCM practitioner can create a formula tailored to your unique needs. At Hillgreen, we customize herbal teas, tinctures, or powders just for you.

Call 416-890-7770 or visit https://hillgreen.ca/ to find out more.

07/22/2025

Struggling with asthma or respiratory issues? Between wildfire smoke, summer humidity and seasonal allergies, you're not alone!

Luckily, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers herbal remedies that may help ease symptoms and improve lung health. In fact, hundreds of thousands of asthma, allergic or COPD patients benefit from Chinese herbal formulas every year.

Herbs like Fritillaria bulb, Perilla seed, Chinese Skullcap, Pinellia root, Platycodon Root, Schisandra Berry, Gingko seed, and Cordyceps mushroom are among the many we use to support lung function and reduce inflammation.

These herbs may not only help relieve wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath but also address underlying factors such as allergies, phlegm, inflammation and immune imbalances that can trigger respiratory issues.

Call us today for a free consultation at 416-890-7770, or visit Hillgreen.ca to book one online. We look forward to getting you breathing better soon!

07/17/2025

Free 4 week art workshop in Midtown Toronto, for people living with cancer!

Check it out at Wellspring Cancer Support GTA!

Learn about the benefits of cultivating a gratitude practice!

Each week, you’ll be guided through reflection and art exercises to help you notice the small, daily things in your life that you feel grateful for.

The workshop will involve creative exercises (no artistic skill or experience required!), meditation, journaling, and group discussion.

Join us on Tuesdays starting August 5th in person at our Toronto Westerkirk House.

Register here: https://loom.ly/MIWDGU8