HOW MANY DONUTS???
OBESITY & DIABETES ARE ON THE RISE. PARTLY DUE TO SUGAR CONSUMPTION.You may think you’re eating healthy but check out the sugar content in your fav foods. Flavored low-fat Greek Yogurt has more sugar than 2 donuts A salad with…
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Organ & Tissue Donation -Not an easy conversation
Approximately 4,100 Canadians await a lifesaving organ transplant. Each year hundreds of Canadians die waiting. 90 percent of Canadians say they support organ donation, yet only 32 percent have actually registered their decision It is not easy to have the conversation. Learn…
Mindfulness works just as well as medication to curb anxiety, study finds
MIndfulness meditation can be as effective as taking anti-anxiety medication study finds.
Should you get a 4th Covid Booster?
Should you get a 4th Covid Booster? The answer is yes for certain people. Those over 70+, immunocompromised, severe chronic underlying health conditions.
Meningitis B. Is Your Child/Grandchild fully protected?
Your child may already have received a meningitis vaccine when they were younger. But that doesn’t mean they are protected against Meningitis B. The meningitis vaccine most people receive covers meningitis groups ACWY but not B. The vaccine was not…
The MIND DIET REDUCES RISK OF ALZHEIMER’s
Follow the MIND Diet to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s. It’s believed to protect the brain from inflammation and lower the rate of the disease by as much as 53%! The diet focuses on lots of veg, legumes, whole grains,…
Shingles Vaccine Recommended for Immunosuppressed
The Difference between Canadian and US Bivalent Vaccine
Dr. Brown explains the slight difference between the Canadian Bivalent vaccine and the US.
BIVALENT COVID VACCINE APPROVED BY HEALTH CANADA.
Moderna’s Bivalent vaccine combines and targets the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2019 and the Omicron (BA.) the prevalent virus today. I highly recommend that you get the booster this fall. Studies have shone the vaccine greatly reduces the severity…
What is BLOOD PRESSURE? What do the numbers mean?
Blood Pressure measures the pressure inside your arteries as it beats. The top number (systolic) is blood flow pressure when the heart contracts, bottom number (diastolic) is the pressure between heartbeats. 120 over 80 is normal. More Healthy Aging Tips…