Recommended
Books & Movies
Some of my favourite Traditional Chinese Medicine and other health books and movies.
If you have any suggestions you’d like me to review and potentially add here, please let me know.
These are my suggestions:
To learn more about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Videos
Is acupuncture painful? (a short video I created)
TCM, acupuncture, and cupping (an interview/demo I did for a TV show)
What are acupuncture points? (from Spark in the Machine author Dr. Daniel Keown)
Why Western medicine needs Chinese medicine (from Spark in the Machine author Dr. Daniel Keown)
The Bladder channel and embryology (from Spark in the Machine author Dr. Daniel Keown)
Websites
TCM organs and emotions (I have some issues with this site and it’s not perfect, but it’s a decent outline and a starting point to ask questions)
Books
Yoga & Meditation:
Do Yoga with Me (free and paid options)
Gaia (paid, but inexpensive and offers yoga classes, meditation, and other wellness videos)
Food and Nutrition:
General Health:
White paper
Fundamentals for Health for Patients
Videos
4-7-8 Breath for calming nervous system
Books (print, ebook, or audiobook)
The Neuroscience of Change: A Compassion-Based Program for Personal Transformation
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Love, Service, Devotion, and the Ultimate Surrender: Ram Dass on the Bhagavad Gita
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles
The Wisdom of Your Cells: How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology
Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future (And a Way to Get There from Here)
Better Than Normal: How What Makes You Different Can Make You Exceptional
Websites
Exercises for your eyes (after all, you are reading on a backlit screen that’s hard on the eyes)
Support for the lymphatic system (my own blog with a link to a video on dry brushing)
Travel tips (my own blog with a link to acupressure for jetlag)
Self-Hypnosis for Pain Management (listen with earphones in for full effect)
Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Sleep
Counselling and Crisis Resources
Ask me if you want help finding a counsellor in the Vancouver Lower Mainland area that fits your needs.
But there are also some reduced-cost resources in BC: Click here.
For crisis services and hotlines in Vancouver, BC: Click here.
HealthLink BC mental health and substance use support: Click here.
Pain Resources
Pain BC offers a number of resources, including courses and support groups
Pain Canada has a free course on what to do pre- and post-surgery to accelerate your healing
Gentle movement videos for those who are dealing with pain
BC Various Health Resources
Have you ever had a hard time finding the healthcare resources you need? So have I. I’ve compiled here a variety of links to resources in BC (particularly in Vancouver Lower Mainland), that you might find helpful. Let me know if you know of others that should be added.
ICBC Dispute and Appeals and ICBC Fairness Officer
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) services, programs, and facilities
Quick Note on Health Books
Are you too busy to read all the health books you’d like? I’ll read and summarize them for you!