by Richard Nahas | Mar 26, 2021
One of the most versatile and effective tools that we use at Seekers is ear acupuncture. We typically use needles to treat specific points we locate on each individual patient, but there are other ways to treat these points. Another approach, which we can use instead...
by Richard Nahas | Mar 26, 2021
The Latin word ‘medicatio’ means healing or cure. But in most cases, pain medication does not heal. At its best, it helps to reduce pain and relieve suffering, leading to improved function and greater well-being. At its worst, it leads to harmful...
by Richard Nahas | Mar 26, 2021
I spent the weekend reading a textbook. It was about fascia, and it was a delight. Fascia is one sheet of tissue on which your entire body is built. In the womb, embryo cells weave this web and attach themselves to it. Throughout life, fascia is woven by fibroblasts,...
by Richard Nahas | Mar 26, 2021
Every once in awhile I come across a study that blows my mind. A study that should have been talked about in the media, and certainly in the medical literature. But for some reason, it slipped past the system that needs to work in order for science to matter. It was a...
by Richard Nahas | Mar 26, 2021
I married into a Persian family, which introduced me to the alluring flavor and aroma of saffron. Some of the best saffron in the world comes from Iran, where it is prized and used in many foods. It comes from tiny red threads that hang from Crocus...
by Richard Nahas | Mar 26, 2021
Pomegranate season is coming soon. This once unknown fruit has become a brain food superstar. As an Arab-Canadian boy, I grew up eating pomegranate seeds in rosewater while watching Hockey Night in Canada. Back then, I was the only kid on my street...
