Have a Healthy, Happy Holiday Season This Year

Have a Healthy, Happy Holiday Season This Year

‘Tis the season for joy, togetherness, and celebration – but also stress. Despite the festive, happy images we are bombarded with in the media, many people find the holidays a difficult time. Financial pressures, loneliness, shorter and darker days are just some...
Start Now to Maintain Brain Health As You Age

Start Now to Maintain Brain Health As You Age

We tend not to think very much about our brain when we’re young. That might be a bit of a philosophical conundrum (can a brain think about itself?), but it also can carry unfortunate repercussions down the road. It’s important to build a strong foundation of brain...
Food Additives: Look Beyond the Label

Food Additives: Look Beyond the Label

Think about any item in your kitchen pantry, flip over to the ingredients list and odds are…you’re going to find some kind of food additive! Food additives are typically added to enhance the flavour, appearance, or texture of a product, or to extend its shelf...
Thyroid Problems are Hard to Diagnose: Here’s Why

Thyroid Problems are Hard to Diagnose: Here’s Why

Your thyroid is a small organ with a huge impact on all aspects of your health. Thyroid hormone impacts every cell in your body, so even a small disturbance in thyroid hormone levels affects your digestive tract, brain, heart, metabolism, glucose, and cholesterol...