United Medicine Group: The Balancing Act of Integrative Medicine

Balance is a crucial component of life, it keeps us centred and embraces the strengths of opposing means to uncover a harmonious solution to the problems we face. United Medicine Group (UMG) subscribes to this train of thought, combining conventional medical training with complementary and alternative therapies to harness the strengths of each for maximum results.

Those discouraged by the lack of compassion from conventional medicine, but also with the absence of alternative medicine’s access to modern technology, will find potential answers in UMG’s integrative medicine method. Medical technology such as MRIs and CT scans are made available, as well as specialist referrals, intravenous vitamins, Reiki, reflexology and other more personal complementary health-care services to better treat each patient’s Read more

Look Good Feel Better

An annual fall gala uniting beauty and health had Shoppers Drug Mart’s Beauty Boutique on Highway 7 and Ansley Grove Road tickled pink on Sept. 18, 2010. The Pretty in Pink event garnered much attention, with guests enjoying free makeup and skin care consultations as they fundraised money with pretty pink cupcakes by Gloria’s Cakes. The Look Good Feel Better Charity – a program helping women deal with the side effects of chemotherapy through makeup and wig workshops – was the main focus at the event, with cupcake sales and $5 from each gala ticket sold going towards the program. The Beauty Boutique on Highway 7 and Read more