Bernadette Yu is an Ontario Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist and certified holistic nutritionist. After a successful career in Information Technology, Bernadette’s ongoing interest in health, healing and Chinese medicine led her to study Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and holistic nutrition. Following achieving her qualifications as a TCM practitioner and Acupuncturist, Bernadette works in her own practice in Mississauga. She has also lectured in Chinese Herbal Medicine for a number of years at the Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In her private practice, Bernadette uses TCM diagnosis and her understanding in western medicine to identify underlying imbalances, following which she prepares unique individual treatment plans for each of her patients. These plans may include a combination of acupuncture treatments, cupping, tuina massage, scrapping, herbal medicine, dietary and nutritional therapy.
Having also graduated as a certified holistic nutritionist, Bernadette has an abiding interest in Chinese Medical healing using dietary remedies and incorporates this with her knowledge of western holistic nutrition to assist her patients.
Bernadette combines her experience and knowledge of TCM, acupuncture, herbs and nutrition, both Chinese and western, with a keen interest in research. Her medical research interests and her knowledge gained from clinical studies have led her to work with patients suffering ailments such as cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver disorders, celiac disease, chronic degenerative disorders and other illnesses to alleviate their conditions.
Pancreatic cancer can be a very aggressive cancer. The survival rate is very low. High grade pancreatic cancer patients often have as little as days to weeks of life span once a diagnosis is made. As in China, the use of Chinese herbs to improve bodily constitution and to fight … Continue reading →
Should you eat food that contains high levels of selenium on a regular basis to prevent some forms of cancer, some types of auto-immune disease and some metabolic disorders? The evidence is growing, and it all points to the same answer: YES! According to Cancer Society’s in Canada and the … Continue reading →
Can Rosemary protect your vision, reverse retina damage due to frequent smart phone browsing, enhance your memory and kill various types of tumors? Are you reading this article on a smart device or on a computer screen? Do you know that all of these gadgets emit visible blue-light? This blue-light … Continue reading →
Are you experiencing short term memory loss and worried that this is an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease? Do you know that the current Alzheimer’s drug treatment protocol focuses on treating the symptoms rather than addressing the root cause? That is, the drugs that your doctors prescribe to treat Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →
Do you know that capers, the tiny little flower buds that many Mediterranean cuisines call for, are not only a great condiment but are extremely good for your gut? They may also be a good remedy during times when the food that you have ingested creates pain in your bowel … Continue reading →
Chemo and radiation therapies can kill cancer cells that grow uncontrollably. However, they also kill many normal healthy cells. As a result of this massive killing off of normal cells, many people undergoing Chemo and Radiation therapies may experience undesirable side effects such as fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, severe headaches, weight … Continue reading →
Do you know that walnut contains super nutrients which can suppress 13 types of cancer from growing! Other than loaded with vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids which are good for your cholesterol and heart health, medical researchers found that walnut contains many types of unique cancer fighting polyphenols, protein … Continue reading →
Eat homemade marmalade jam to kill cancer??!! What a tasty idea!! Why would you eat homemade marmalade to kill cancer? The key reason is that marmalade uses the peel of citrus fruit for its flavor. Hesperidin is a flavanone that is found mainly in the peels of citrus fruits. This … Continue reading →
Can Goji berry kill cervical cancer? A recent clinical experiment says Yes Can Goji berry kill cervical cancer? In a recent (2013) scientific study, an experiment was carried out using goji berries to treat HeLa cells. In this post, we’ll take a look at the findings of this study as well as outlining … Continue reading →
Barley in China is an ancient crop. According to research, as early as the mid-Neolithic, the ancient Qiang people (living in Qinghai) began planting barley in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This dates the history of barley cultivation in China back more than 5,000 years. Dating back 2000 … Continue reading →
