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Health Hub Blog: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

October 27, 2026

Nature’s Painkiller? A Pharmacist’s Honest Take on Turmeric

By Claudia

What curcumin may do for chronic inflammation, why formulation matters and when an NSAID may still be the better option. QUICK ANSWERFor acute pain such as a sprained ankle, headac…

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 24, 2026

What Is E4M in a Slow Release Capsule, and Why Does the Percentage Matter?

By Andrea Scott

E4M is a pharmaceutical-grade polymer (hypromellose) that controls how fast a capsule releases its medication. In a slow-release capsule, it is the ingredient that makes the “…

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

September 4, 2023

The Growing Problem of Drug-Resistant UTI’s

By Andrea Scott

Are you going to the bathroom every 5 minutes, and it feels like peeing razor blades?

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 19, 2023

Warning Signs of Early Heart Failure & SmHeart Card

By Andrea Scott

he earliest symptoms of heart failure are often very subtle, but it's dangerous to ignore them.

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 19, 2023

Managing Kidney Stones

By Andrea Scott

Kidney stones (renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys. Diet, excess body weight, some medical co…

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 18, 2023

Pain Is Inevitable. Suffering Doesn’t Have to Be.

By Andrea Scott

Pain is the most common symptom for which people seek medical help. Acute pain (short-term pain) can quickly turn into chronic pain (long-term pain), which can be challenging to tr…

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 18, 2023

LDN – a potential Game Changer for Colitis or Crohn’s Disease

By Andrea Scott

The month of November has been observed across Canada as Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Month and we want to do our part to raise awareness and educate the public about a new prom…

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 18, 2023

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)

By Andrea Scott

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that can affect multiple joints in the body. RA is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system—which usually functions…

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Categories: Chronic Conditions and Pain Management

August 18, 2023

Compounding Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)

By Andrea Scott

First, what is Naltrexone? Naltrexone is a drug that was approved in 1997 by Health Canada (1984 by the FDA in the US) in a 50mg dose for the purpose of reducing the euphoric effec…

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