Bronwyn's Blog
Acupuncture and Craniosacral Therapy
Mar 25, 2018 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., One of the things about moving into a new clinic space is the need to make new everything-that-had-the-old-address. For example my business cards, which Lorianne masterfully drafted last week, and they have arrived off the presses. There’s a new item on these ones: Craniosacral therapy, for which I was trained through the Upledger Institute. It’s something I practice with my patients sometimes, but I’ve never put it on my business cards.
Endometriosis
Mar 14, 2018 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., If you have been diagnosed with Endometriosis, you don’t need to be told how painful it can be. Many women I treat hope for a weekend period so they don’t have to keep making excuses to miss work, meetings, and parties. Endometriosis is not simply painful periods, although it is that. It is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age in Canada. We offer endometriosis treatments in Vancouver.
Acupuncture to Relieve Pain
Feb 08, 2018 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., In my practice, I treat a variety of health complaints, such as eczema, allergies, fertility, digestive problems, anxiety and sleep. However, when you tell your friend that you see an acupuncturist, usually they assume it’s for pain.
New Beginnings
Feb 02, 2018 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., Much of our practice at Acubalance follows modern research in our pursuit of health goals. However, we also have deep roots in traditional medicine from which we grow our modern practice.
Prebiotics
Jan 19, 2018 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., We hear quite a bit about probiotics these days. Everyone recommends we eat them, but what, if anything, do THEY find to eat in there...?
Humility and the Labyrinth
Jan 12, 2018 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., “I’m getting a lot of conflicting information.”
Give Yourself This Gift
Dec 17, 2017 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., Most of my patients express an earnest desire to develop a meditation practice, but a common roadblock they share is a lack of free time. We’ve all heard the recommendation to begin a practice, but the time commitment can be overwhelming. Even so, there is a solution: consider giving yourself the gift of 15 minutes per day, because that is truly all it takes.
Acupuncture for Anxiety and Sleep
Dec 01, 2017 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., With the busiest season of the year just around the corner, the number of patients arriving at the clinic exhausted and frazzled has increased exponentially: in bed late, up early, frantically meal/gift planning during your breaks at work. If this sounds like you, it may be time to revisit your acupuncturist for some much needed, rejuvenating sleep.
Recipe for Men
Nov 17, 2017 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., Ignoring the double entendre of this blog title, I endeavour to move forward in Movember fashion with a simple but powerful recipe. For men. A food recipe that is good for men’s reproductive health, to be clear, not a list of ingredients that make a man; everyone knows they’re made of puppy-dog’s tails.
Homemade Personal Care Products: It's the dry shampoo!
Nov 10, 2017 | Bronwyn Melville, R.TCM.P, FABORM, B.A., If you are anywhere near as big a fan of The Baroness Von Sketch as I am, then you’ve definitely seen