Poor Sleep Affects Pain

Did you know 1 in 3 Canadian adult age 35-64 does not get enough sleep per night.   Sleep deprivation is linked with increased pain. When we are not well rested, our bodies can become more sensitive to pain, reducing tolerance levels and making pain feel worse. Not everyone who experiences pain will find it affects their rest, but if sleep deprivation is contributing to your symptoms, it can be helpful to work on healthy sleep Read more

Just breathe! The Importance of Diaphragmatic Breathing

We all need to breathe to be alive. The simplest act of living is taking oxygen in and breathing carbon dioxide out. Too often, we don’t give this vital task the same kind of importance we do other things like eating and drinking well for our health, wearing proper foot wear for walking, or our sitting posture at work. Most of us don’t stop to think about how we breathe, we just do it automatically without Read more

Yoga at home: Cat Pose