Life Hacks for Healthier Meals
If your diet needs a power boost, a bit of creativity and variety can provide what it lacks By Wendy…
Health & Wellness
Antibiotics Are Being Overprescribed
By Lola Augustine Brown Canadian seniors are being prescribed unnecessary antibiotics at alarming levels, according to newly released study results. The Ontario-focused study, reported online in the journal Annals of Public Medicine, looked at data from 8,990 primary care physicians…
10 Minutes a Day to Beat Anxiety
By Lola Augustine Brown If you deal with anxiety, a mere 10 minutes of meditation each day can help you…
New Hope for Those With ALS
By Lola Augustine Brown For the first time in 22 years, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved…
Probiotic Yogourt Claims May Be Baloney
By Lola Augustine Brown If like millions of Canadians you choose probiotic yogourt over other kinds in the hope…
Medical Tests You Don’t Need
Should you really have a chest X-ray before knee surgery? Probably not By Lola Augustine Brown More than a…
Healthy gums for a longer life
If you floss every day and take care of your oral health, you may be rewarded with more than a…
More elders but less elder care
By Lola Augustine Brown Better access to home and community care reduces the load on hospitals, so you’d think access…
A User’s Guide for Caregivers
If you don’t take care of yourself, you’ll end up being unable to take care of the one who needs…
Interval Training Best for Anti-Aging
If you’ve ever done any high-intensity aerobic interval training, you’ll know how physically demanding these fitness classes are. You definitely…