A comprehensive talk about women’s health by Dr. Brown that she recently gave sponsored by Medcan. Includes an overview of all things preventive health, from telomeres to stress, diet, and the importance of self-education to promote brain health.
The Non-Diet Solution to Weight Loss Dieting is defined as restricting oneself to small amounts of food to lose weight. An estimated 45 million Americans spend $33 billion dollars a year trying to lose those extra uncomfortable pounds. Which, as many of us have experienced will come back and then the whole cycle of food…
You’ve finally decided to get into shape, need more motivation or just want another ‘toy’ to add to your growing list of fitness gizmos. So you begin to check out fitness devices. I started on-line and then decided to go to one of the big box stores to take a closer look. There are now…
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Canada, which makes prevention of heart disease so important. Some risk factors for heart disease unfortunately cannot be changed, including your genes, gender and ethnicity. There are many other factors, however, that you can control. These are called modifiable risk factors, and include high blood…
As a family physician, I am often asked, what is the best diet to lose weight. The answer is that all of the well known popular diets whether it’s low fat, low-carb or high fiber is all pretty similar. The most important part is not the diet or weight loss plan you choose, but sticking…