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The holiday season: make it healthy, meaningful and memorable

For many years, I greeted December and the upcoming holiday season with both anticipation and trepidation. I looked forward to time with family...

04 December, 2019

Sports medicine – treating the athlete in all of us

Despite teaching fitness classes for almost three decades, running for years, and cycling, boxing, skiing, playing tennis, taking up Hip-Hop in my forties,...

25 November, 2019

Statin users have an elevated risk of dysglycemia and new‐onset‐diabetes

Statin users have an elevated risk of dysglycemia and newonsetdiabetes...

08 November, 2019

Challenging beliefs of testosterone therapy and prostate cancer

Challenging beliefs of testosterone therapy and prostate cancer_...

08 November, 2019

5 Reasons to get a flu shot

Every year at this time, millions of Canadians roll up their sleeves in the name of prevention. After all, who really wants the...

01 November, 2019

Most Canadians fall short when it comes to physical activity

If you think it's just kids and teens getting too much screen time these days, think again. How many hours a day do...

30 October, 2019

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Canada. Did you know that in Canada, about 74 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each...

02 October, 2019

Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopausal Women: making informed choices based on facts

There are few topics in clinical medicine as divisive as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women suffering from menopausal symptoms. Recently, The Lancet...

30 September, 2019

Podcast: Gut-Brain Axis with Dr. Simran Rattan

The connection between the gut and the brain is fascinating! In this episode, Dr. Simran Rattan, MD, an integrative medicine physician, integrative health...

19 September, 2019

Trial hints at age clock reversal

Trial hints at age-clock reversal: In a small trial, a drug cocktail seemingly rolled back the epigenetic clock, which tracks a person’s biological...

19 September, 2019

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