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Life / Health & Wellness / Fitness How to avoid back pain while gardening Toronto chiropractor Dr. Stacy Irvine shares some tips to prevent back-breaking gardening Dreamstime photo illustration Using knee pads when pulling weeds and planting can help prevent back pain. By: Alex Ballingall News, Published on Mon May 27 2013 If you have green thumbs, be careful not to get your back muscles wrung. That’s the message for Toronto gardeners from local chiropractors, who see spikes in sufferers every spring when the garden beckons. “Especially a year like this, where we’ve had such a (bad) spring and everyone is dying to get out there,” said Dr. Stacy Irvine, a chiropractor at Toronto’s Totum Life Science. “When people are rushing, that’s when they get into

Collingwood Chiropractor, Low Back Pain, Complimentary Consultation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) , Complimentary Consultation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) WHERE IS MY OFFICE? The Collingwood Chiropractic & Sports Injury Clinic is located at 516 Hurontario Street, at the corner of 9th Street, in Collingwood, Ontario. 705 445-5401 DO YOU NEED A MEDICAL REFERRAL? There are three or four chiropractors that the local physicians do refer to, including myself. However, you DO NOT NEED a medical referral. It is as simple as calling Megan at the front desk (705 445-5401) and asking for an appointment. WHAT ARE MY FEES? The fee for your initial visit is a very reasonable $70. Each additional visit is $35. There may be additional fees for extended visits and services. These will be discussed with you as relevant. WHAT HAPPENS AT YOUR FIRST VISIT? Your initial appointment includes intake, consultation, examination, referral for x-rays and further tests as necessary, diagnostic impression, and usually a treatment to g

The Evils of Sugar!

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Is Sugar Really Toxic? Sifting through the Evidence From Scientific American By Ferris Jabr  | July 15, 2013 |   http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/brainwaves/2013/07/15/is-sugar-really-toxic-sifting-through-the-evidence/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_EVO_201307154800  Credit: Lauri Andler (Phantom), via Wikimedia Commons Our very first experience of exceptional sweetness—a dollop of buttercream frosting on a parent’s finger; a spoonful of strawberry ice cream instead of the usual puréed carrots—is a gustatory revelation that generally slips into the lacuna of early childhood. Sometimes, however, the moment of original sweetness is preserved. A YouTube video from February 2011 begins with baby Olivia staring at the camera, her face fixed in rapture and a trickle of vanilla ice cream on her cheek. When her brother Daniel brings the