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Categories: Skin and Allergies

August 19, 2023

Compound Solutions for Feet!

By Andrea Scott

Your feet take a pounding every day, literally. It’s essential to care for those aches, pains, nicks, scratches or infections as they arise but unfortunately, there is no one size fits all solution.

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Emergency responders practising chest compressions for a heart-attack guide.
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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Blue capsules for a pharmacogenomics and medication guide.
Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

August 19, 2023

What is Pharmacogenomics and Why Are We Talking About It?

By Andrea Scott

Ever wonder why acetaminophen never works for you, but your spouse touts it as the best for their headaches?

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Woman awake in bed beside an alarm clock for a sleep-aid guide.
Categories: Sleep and Mental Health

August 19, 2023

Understanding Sleep Aids and Their Risk

By Andrea Scott

You've spent the past few nights staring at the ceiling, thinking about your grocery list, lining up your tasks for the next day, the rest of the week, or obsessing about your problem of the day — but what you want to be doing is sleeping soundly.

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Prescription medicine bottles and tablets for a medication-management guide.
Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

August 19, 2023

Is Your Pill Box Overflowing? We Can Help

By Andrea Scott

More than 1 out of 4 Canadians (27%) over 65 take at least ten prescription medications.

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Two women smiling for a guide to progesterone and estrogen.
Categories: Woman's Health

August 19, 2023

Bio-Identical Hormones: Progesterone and Estrogen

By Andrea Scott

Hormones regulate various biological activities, including growth, development, reproduction, energy use and storage, and water and electrolyte balance. They are molecules that act…

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Sun shining through tree branches for a vitamin D guide.
Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

August 19, 2023

Vitamin D, What’s the Hype?

By Andrea Scott

We always seem to hear more about it in the winter months. Well there is a lot to share, year round actually. Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make. Yes…

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Woman resting on a sofa and holding her forehead for a flu guide.
Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

August 19, 2023

Flu Season: 5 Facts

By Andrea Scott

1. The FLU is much worse than a bad cold. Commonly known as “Flu,” influenza is an airways infection caused by the influenza virus. It is easily caught, and spread, and…

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Illustration of red blood cells for a hemoglobin and iron-testing guide.
Categories: Health, Lifestyle and Wellness

August 19, 2023

What is the difference between hemoglobin testing and iron testing?

By Andrea Scott

A hemoglobin test measures the amount of hemoglobin in your blood. Hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues and t…

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