January 28, 2020

This Month Take Your Health to Heart

In February, hearts are all around us. Stores are packed with heart-shaped chocolate boxes, cards and small half-naked winged archers as we take a single day to make up for a year’s worth of disappointments. (Ok, maybe I’m...
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August 8, 2018

Hemochromatosis

Each year, the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society declares May as a month of awareness to draw attention to hereditary hemochromatosis, a condition that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron from the diet.   Hemochromatosis is divided...
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March 7, 2018

Heart Disease in Women

The 2018 heart and stroke report: “Ms. Understood” did not mince words. When it comes to heart disease, women are the ‘under’ sex — under-researched, under-diagnosed, under-treated, under-supported and under-aware. Under-Researched While women make up 51% of the...
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June 6, 2017

World Hypertension Day: Time to Know Your Numbers

It’s strange; I looked back through the columns I’ve written over the past four years and one disease that I overlooked was hypertension or high blood pressure.  Considering it affects 17.7% or almost 1/5 of Canadians over 12,...
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June 6, 2017

Taking Your Health to Heart

Soon after Boxing Day, retailers start bringing out decorations and merchandise for Valentine’s Day.  Heart shaped boxes of chocolates and ornaments crowd the shelves.   As you decide on which box of candy or other commercial merchandise  to buy,...
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