by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 23, 2012 | Blog Awards, Cooking, Diet, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Health, Inspiring Blog Award, Nutrition, Paleo, Recipes
First of all, let me thank Mark at Endless Love and Light for my 2nd Very Inspiring Blogger Award nomination. That makes 4 blog nominations! While I’m not exactly sure what these nominations really mean, I’m grateful for the recognition from the blogging community and appreciate the love that’s sent my way (every time someone hits “like” or leaves a comment, or even reads a post). It’s a wonderful feeling when someone shows that they’ve resonated with a post, picture or thought that you’ve shared and it serves as a great motivating factor to keep on blogging. So, thanks, Mark!
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 22, 2012 | Acupuncture, Anti-aging, Asian Medicine, Balance, Health, Self-care, Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of my favourite courses, since I began my studies to become a naturopathic doctor, has been Asian Medicine. I am fascinated by the fact that this holistic form of medicine treated billions of people for the past 3000 years, how it remains a viable form of medicine and how, only now, when we put it to the test of our Western research methods, we find that it does work, but we’re still not sure how.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 19, 2012 | Acupuncture, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Community, Education, Health, Lifestyle, Motivation, Naturopathic Philosophy, Naturopathic Principles, Philosophy, Preventive Medicine, Professional Development, Student, Student debt, Toronto
Last Wednesday, November 14, a group of exceptionally socially-minded classmates and I held a Community Healthcare Panel. Despite the fact that it was held on a Wednesday night, the event proved to be nothing less than engaging and inspiring and, because of its success, I was asked by a number of students who couldn’t attend to offer up a synopsis of what was covered. So, here are my rough notes:
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 15, 2012 | Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Education, Finding yourself, Healing Stories, Health, Motivation, Nature Cure, Naturopathic Philosophy, Naturopathic Principles, Philosophy, Student, Travel
Every year the naturopathic student community holds a philosophical conference at one of the accredited naturopathic medical schools in North America. For three days, naturopathic medical students and “elders” – seasoned professionals in practice for about 20 years or more – gather together in an event called (fittingly) The Gathering to share philosophical insights about the art and practice of naturopathic medicine. I have personally attended twice: my first year, in 2011, it was held at our own Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in Toronto, Canada, and this year, in 2012, it was held at the National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) in Chicago, Illinois. Both times it hasn’t failed to be less than inspirational. Here are some golden nuggets of naturopathic insight from three amazing naturopathic doctors:
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 12, 2012 | Acupuncture, Addiction, Balance, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Community, Culture, Health, Mental Health, Nature, Naturopathic Philosophy, Naturopathic Principles, Professional Development, Student, Treating the Cause
As we often hear in our classes, one of the biggest risk factors for a variety of chronic, debilitating diseases, from diabetes to ADHD, is low socioeconomic status. Sadly, even in a country like Canada, in the year 2012, we see that socioeconomic status continues to be a vicious cycle that entraps its victims in a web of dis-empowerment when it comes to issues concerning health.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 7, 2012 | Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Clinical Science, Education, Evidence Based Medicine, Health, Naturopathic Philosophy, Naturopathic Principles, Philosophy, Relationships, Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic, Stress, Student
I found this thought-provoking blog post from a 4th year North American medical student on the computerization of med school. As naturopathic medical students we like to think that we’re the only healthcare professionals that actually “care” about people. However, this is simply not true. I believe that most people get into medicine – any kind of medicine – for the right reasons, one of those reasons being a love for humanity. It’s only whether those reasons are still with us at the end of the 4 years that truly makes the difference.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Nov 5, 2012 | Community, Culture, Dessert, Diet, Family, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Health, Mental Health, Naturopathic Philosophy, Paleo, Recipes, Relationships
While studying at the Lazy Daisy Cafe in Toronto’s east end with some classmates, I came across this inspiring poster in front of the washrooms:
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 29, 2012 | Asian Medicine, Balance, Digestion, Food, Health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nutrition
I eat fast. I love taking huge mouthfuls of food and I’m usually the first one finished at the table. Maybe it’s because I’m Italian and have spent years becoming comfortable stuffing my mouth with large, heaping forkfuls, roped in spaghetti.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 27, 2012 | Blog Awards, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Health, Student, Sunshine Blog Award, Writing
I want to thank Leanne at Eat and Get Moving for my 3rd blog award: The Sunshine Award. Receiving this award today is fitting considering the fact that it’s currently pouring rain outside. It’s an honour to receive recognition from the blogging community, knowing that other people are reading and appreciating your work. So, thanks, Leanne! I highly recommend visiting her blog, which is another good source of sunshine!
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 25, 2012 | Balance, Health, Nature, Nature Cure, Naturopathic Philosophy, Naturopathic Principles, Philosophy, Supplements
It’s astounding when I reflect on the fact that three years of immersion in naturopathic medical philosophy haven’t remedied the need for a quick-fix pill. The pill itself has changed, to become more “natural” (with the assumption that natural is far superior to a synthetic derivative of the same drug with similar pharmaceutical effects), but our desire remains the same.
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