What Men Should Know About Prostate Cancer

Each year, more than 1.3 million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide. It is important to know the facts about prostate cancer and to act early when there are signs. Only men have a prostate gland. Its main function is to help make semen. Prostate cancer...

How safe are canned foods?

September is here and kids are on their way back to school – albeit in a much different environment than usual. For many families, the end of summer means that they are reverting back to a compressed schedule, looking for ways to make cooking easier. Some choose to...

Metabolic Syndrome – It’s a real thing!

Slowly but surely pandemic restrictions are being lifted. Have you noticed that friends and neighbourshave put on weight around their mid-section? An unfortunate biproduct of isolation is a condition that medical professionals have named Metabolic Syndrome. The World...

Protect Yourself Against Ticks

​June 2020 Blog Protect Yourself Against Ticks As we make our way through the pandemic and opportunities for outdoor recreation open, beware of ticks in wooded areas. A recent article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported that tick bites can trigger...

Do fasting diets really work?

June 2020 Blog Do Fast Diets Really Work? Fasting diets have garnered considerable media attention in recent years as a way of losing weight and improving health. But are they really effective? History would suggest that humans have not always had the luxury or good...