An interview with Distinctive Women
Who is Dr. Brown? that’s the first question asked by Ashley Robson of the Distinctive Women organization. I answer that as well as talk about my endeavors to educate women about the importance of healthy aging.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
November 6 Women’s Brain Health Initiative: Women, Technology & Diabetes Mars Discovery District November 8 Harvard Business School : Better Brain Health for Top Performers Medisys Corporate Office Toronto December 4-6 Canadian Immunization Conference, Ottawa : Speaking on HPV January 12 Women’s Health Day St. Michaels Hospital Cardiology Group: Vaccines for older women January 31-February 12 …
OPTIMAL BRAIN HEALTH MEANS HEALTHY AGING
Optimal Aging Means Good Brain Health, Especially For Women By Dr. Vivien Brown Published by http://www.youareunltd.com/ Healthy aging is a lifelong process. We want to optimize opportunities for improving and preserving all aspects of health: physical, social and mental wellness and independence. We all want to live a long life, but also, a life that…
Common Sense Solutions & Dieting
One thing I’d like every woman to understand is the true meaning of diet. I cannot emphasize enough how much potential harm comes from our society’s insistence that diet simply means restricting caloric intake to lose weight. The current trend in maintaining a healthy weight is the non-diet approach for health, and although I say…
Top Trends in Preventative Healthcare
Science and Technology Converge Part I As a passionate advocate of preventative healthcare and wellness, I am glad to see that there will be an increased focus on prevention, because many older people continue to have chronic diseases which overwhelm their daily activities and are not enjoying a good quality of life in their later…
PAP TESTS HELP ELIMINATE CERVICAL CANCER IN CANADA
Every year there are 400,000 Canadian women who receive news that their Pap test results are not normal. The voice of women physicians, The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (www.fmwc.ca) wants to change that. This month they are launching an awareness campaign aimed at physicians to urge their female patients to have a PAP…
New Intrauterine System (IUS) – Advances the IUD Concept
More Choices Available for Long Acting Birth Control Perhaps you may remember the IUD or the Copper T that was first introduced in the 1980’s. Now there’s a new birth control device called IUS or Intrauterine System. Like the IUD (Intrauterine Device) it’s placed in the uterus and made of soft flexible plastic in the…
Top ways to protect prevent skin cancer
Skin Cancer in Canada is on the rise While the rate of new cancer cases and death rates for many types of cancers are going down, Melanoma or –skin cancer- is on the rise. It is the most common cancer in Canada affecting one in five people today. A tan especially among young people is…
How to stay healthy and vital over 65
Research shows that people are living longer. Today a man who is currently 65 can expect to live another 17.4 years, a woman, 20.8 years*. Whether you are edging towards sixty-five or beyond or have parents that are aging, modifying risks will increase your chances of staying healthy and vital as you age. We know…
Brain Drain and Menopause: Reality or Myth ?
Is there such a thing as Brain Drain and Menopause? Research shows that the female sex hormone, estrogen, plays a key role in brain function. Estrogen declines during menopause, but that doesn’t mean your brain function will decline along with it. Although estrogen produced by our bodies helps the brain function, there’s no clear clinical…