Health

by John Gray Both men and women require a new kind of emotional support that embraces greater authenticity, intimacy and personal expression. Gone are the days when a woman was...

Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey 1914 - 2015 by Roxanne Davies When Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (photo, above) applied for post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago, the employer mistook her...

Science shows we can DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. – Hippocrates There are very few golden bullets in medicine, very...

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina When you consider the diseases and deaths of older people in your family, does it seem like your life might follow a similar pattern? Well, it...

What can we do to keep our hearts beating to their fullest so we can live a long and healthy life? We need to get educated. by Krista Boulding February...

Prevention is the best medicine When I do get into the rhythm of being active – doing cardio classes, getting up a little earlier to make the walk or fit...

It starts by looking at prescribing practices DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels More than a decade ago, UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative (TI) published a very alarming newsletter. It made virtually no...

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Some people are saying, “Take extinction off your plate.” What? I already take shorter showers. Every week, I deposit my recycling into the right bins. I...

Winter’s short days can make us feel lethargic and a little depressed; the long hours spent indoors hibernating on the couch can have a major impact on our overall wellbeing....

Some physicians have gone so far as to label homelessness a palliative diagnosis. Not having a home can be lethal. Homelessness causes premature death, poor health and is a significant...