All of us at Brio Integrative Health Centre have enjoyed working with Dr. Vanessa Yu for the past 2 years. August 28th 2021, will be her last day working at Brio! She has learned so much working at Brio and has really blossomed as a fantastic Naturopathic physician. We will all miss her sense of [...]
Happy Easter from the Brio team! Here are a few fun recipes to make with the whole family this long weekend. Recipe #1: Easter Cookies Makes about 2 dozen (3 1/2-inch) cookies Recipe by Amy Tornquist Too cute to eat? Almost! This five-ingredient Easter cookie dough can be made up to three days ahead, making [...]
Epsom salt baths are popular for soothing sore muscles. Many weekend warriors and desk job-workers have experienced the benefits of taking a warm epsom salt bath. But soaking in epsom salt, or magnesium sulfate, has benefits beyond relieving achy muscles. Today I’ll highlight 3 of my favourite benefits and exactly how to take an epsom [...]
With growing anxiety and scarcity worldwide, facts are often jumbled with fiction. There’s a tendency toward empty talk (‘hot air’) or worse, fear mongering, when we just need reliable facts to stay informed and make responsible decisions: COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), like MERS-CoV (2012) and SARS-CoV (2002) Estimated global mortality rate is [...]
February 29, 2020-- It’s Leap Year! Check out timeanddate.com for more interesting facts about Leap Year, including when February 30th was a real date; what is a Leap Year; why we have Leap Years and some fun Leap Year customs and traditions! Are you a Leap Year baby? When do you celebrate your birthday? If [...]
In PART 1, I covered the basics: cycle / period length, quality, female hormones, and PMS. Now, let’s focus on the role of the liver, our primary detox organ, in balancing female hormones. An imbalance of the progesterone to estrogen ratio, specifically the condition of Estrogen Dominance (or relative Progesterone Deficiency), is at the [...]
Wow, the growth at Brio did not slow down as 2019 was coming to a close. I will say however, that this decade ended with fervor! This new and exciting energy has carried on right into the start of 2020. It is always excited to Brio take baby steps towards growth and lean into the [...]
Wishing all of our patients, friends, and family of Brio a wonderful new year. Here are some thoughts from the Brio staff reflecting on the past year, and looking ahead to 2020. 2019 - Wow, I don't know how to actually put into words and summarize this past year, it literally felt like such [...]
As the busy holiday season approaches us, it is a nice time to think about giving back to our community. As an outreach for the holiday season we will be collecting donations of non-perishable food items and cash. This year, you will also be able to donate directly through our website to the Richmond Food [...]
Last weekend, Dr. Carin and I had the pleasure of attending a Meet & Greet at The Gardens, a residential complex across the street from Brio Clinic. Photo courtesy of Audrie L. Seeing as it was a potluck, we did not want to arrive empty handed. We brought a gift basket of goodies to raffle [...]
