Bahareh Hosseini, Registered Acupuncturist

04/19/2022

Happening today. Join us for a free Acupuncture treatment !

04/16/2022

It’s my pleasure hosting this FREE Acupuncture event for the community in Richmond Hill! Please share!

01/26/2020

Thanks to my colleague for posting this. Be proactive in taking care of your health regardless rather than panicking with this news. Lots of good tips. Get regular Acupuncture from a Registered Acupuncturist who can incorporate immune boosting approaches in your treatment !

Flu and Viral Infection Prevention - Chinese Medicine Way

There are many scary news about a corona virus case being confirmed in Toronto. But please REMAIN CALM.
This post is NOT to add fuel to people who are already feeling fearful, but to provide some ease that there are many simple things you can do as preventative measures.

There you go.

1. Hand washing

2. Gargle with Green Tea
- This is a practice I did when I was a nurse at a long term care facility in Japan. We helped patients clean their teeth/mouths with green tea. It is refreshing too. Make sure to use freshly brewed one.

3. Dietary Measure (good digestion = good immunity)
- Avoid anything heavy to digest; dairy, fatty food, deep fried food, sweets like cake, cookies etc, high in refined carbohydrates, or highly processed food.
- Avoid raw cold food such as smoothies
- Incorporate cooked vegetables and proteins
- Emphasize these vegetables; Green onion, ginger, garlic, cilantro, Daikon radish - These make a really good soup too!
- Lots of Vitamins; ie. Vit B complex, C, D...
- Take plenty of fluids
- Take extra fibre for a daily GOOD bowel movement

4. Fluids
- Green tea is protective to pathogens invading
- You may add citrus peel (ie. tangerine) in your tea
- Herbal tea with cinnamon (twig), mint, mugwort, fennel

5. Humidifier
- Keep your room moist, which the virus doesn’t like

6. Aromatherapy
- Tea Tree, Lemongrass, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Patchouli, Cinnamon, Clove, Rosemary etc.

7. Gentle exercises
- NO vigorous exercise that induces excessive sweating (Edited; Jan 27 2020; If you have a puffy mucusy tendency in general, sauna is recommended. If you are dry and thirsty, then don't.)
- Enjoy stretches, yoga etc. Instead

8. Breathing exercises
- If your breathing is shallow, work on inhaling air into the lungs
- Breathe through the nose

9. Dry Brushing

10. Keep Warm
- Keep your neck and ankles from cold air

11. Laughter
- A good laughter boosts our immune system
- Take an advantage and have a fun chat with your friends, families, or loved ones!
- Watch funny movies

12. Rest Well
- If you are tired, take extra nap
- Take it easy

13. Sleep Hyegine
- Go to bed before 11pm
- DO NOT bring your phone into the bedroom
- Keep your room complete dark for better quality of sleep

14. Remain Calm

No need to do them all if you feel overwhelmed!
Do what you can. Every bit helps, right? 🙂

But, if you are feeling weak, need some help with immune boosting, or need additional support, consider having acupuncture sessions with a Registered Acupuncturist. We are pro at preventative measures like this. We are fully trained to offer such acupuncture treatment from 2000+hrs of acupuncture specific education.

Akari Yokokawa, R.Ac, RMT

01/13/2020

Acupuncture is not just for pain! Incredible results for many conditions.

Press release posted 28 December 2019

12/20/2019

Wellness Trends 2020! I like the focus on sustainable beauty:

Well+Good's editors gazed into their crystal balls to name the fitness and wellness trends everyone will be buzzing about in 2020.

10/23/2019

I am honoured to be able to help York University students manage stress and improve their wellbeing with Acupuncture. Special thanks to my friends and dedicated colleagues Laura Shin and Evelyn Cho who helped out on our first pop-up Acupuncture clinic at YFS Wellness Centre York University. Our next clinic is November 28th just in time for final exams so please share with anyone you know who goes to York !

10/15/2019

Salma Hayek getting Acupuncture and moxibustion , are you getting some to maintain your health ?

The actress treated fans to a racy shot of her getting acupuncture — with each needle representing a million followers.

06/12/2019

Who else loves cupping?

04/26/2019

Fantastic visual demo ~ Yes we can help your skin tremendously with Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Acne (Fen Ci 粉刺) is when your hair follicles become clogged with oil and dead skin cells.

In TCM, it’s usually due to:
✔️Excess internal heat
✔️Stagnation / congestion
Ok, so where’s this coming from? We also check the colour, size, location, lesions, pain and other symptoms to find out the root cause.