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Stress and working out

Stress can present with a multitude of symptoms and side effects. For me, and I believe most emotional eaters, “inexplicable.” Instead of talking

The Clean 15 & Dirty Dozen

Pesticide levels a major concern in produce

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) in the US recently released their “Clean 15 & Dirty Dozen”

How to cope with an athletic injury

As any professional athlete can attest, even the most athletic and physically fit individuals can suffer an injury. Professional athletes typically have highly

How to build a cancer-fighting meal

Wondering how to plan your meals with cancer prevention in mind? Eating to fight cancer or to prevent its recurrence in the body

Why we hold stress in our shoulders

In practice, patients often say they hold tension and stress “in their shoulders.” Many think it’s just their imagination, but in fact, it

Don’t take sleep for granted

From jet lag to new babies, and from noisy neighbours to bad mattresses, there are many things that can interfere with a restful

Hair-raising awareness

Gary Jones, two time cancer survivor from Timberlea, ceremoniously shaved his head and his beard in advance of his bike ride across Canada.

Can you boost your brain’s health?

One of the more frequently posed questions to a neuroscientist these days goes something like this, “If I do a Sudoku every day,

A woman with a ‘man cold’

I’m not a good sick person. I blame a lifetime of mostly male friends, but I have somehow become a woman who gets

The sticky truth about honey

If you’re like most people today, you’re aware of the nasty health implications of refined table sugar and are on the hunt for