Not So Smoothie
Think smoothies are always healthy? Think again! How many times have you reached for the bottled smoothie, thinking you were about to consume something “healthy”? Most store-bought smoothies have a...
View ArticleScrew the Flu: 4 Reasons to Get Vaccinated
Want to stop the spread of flu? Get vaccinated. Did you know that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada) now recommend the flu vaccine...
View ArticleScrew the Flu: Getting the Flu From Your Flu Shot
Think you got the flu from your flu shot? Think again. Did you know that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada) now recommend the flu...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons Your Doc Should Wash Their Hands
Other than that it’s just plain gross for them not to… Most patients feel uncomfortable asking their health care providers to wash their hands. But here is why it’s really important to anyway:...
View ArticleLosing It! Getting to the Root of Female Hair Loss
Losing sleep over lost hair? Hair loss, also called alopecia, is one of the most troubling conditions for women. There’s so much social importance placed on a long and luscious mane. And alopcia...
View ArticleDon’t Eat That!
Food For Thought: The Role of Food in Irritable Bowel Symptoms “Food For Thought” is a recurring column on bellyblog.ca, where we will share a well-curated collection of high quality,...
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Want to Save a Life? Now’s Your Chance
Screw the Flu: Help Protect Ramona Ramona is my oldest friend in the world – we’ve been friends since birth (seriously!). The pic above is one of us taken sometime in the 80s. And here’s a...
View Article5 Tips for a Safer Halloween
Have Kids? How to Stay Safe This Halloween Ghouls, goblins and ghosts will soon be upon us! With the candy corn, pumpkins and costumes filling the stores, we know that Halloween is just around the...
View ArticleBeefmageddon: Understanding the WHO Warning About Meat
Understanding the WHO Statement: Are Red and Processed Meat as Evil as They Seem? Social media was alive with ravenous carnivores (and smug vegetarians) after the WHO released a statement on the...
View ArticleWhy Dr. Google Doesn’t Always Have Your Back
Why Dr. Google Doesn’t Always Have Your Back Let me start by saying that I love Google. Just yesterday Google taught me how to distress a pair of jeans and fix my dishwasher. But Google didn’t go...
View ArticleStretch Marks and How to Get Rid of Them
Bothered by Stretch Marks? You’re Not Alone Roughly 75% of women will develop stretch marks during pregnancy. They can appear on the belly, sides, thighs, breasts, arms and buttocks. They can also...
View ArticleThe Heavy Burden of Childhood Obesity
Childhood Obesity, A Heavy Burden As a pediatrician who treats children and adolescents with obesity, many parents have asked me, “Why is my child obese?” I have to admit that I don’t have a good...
View ArticleVaccine Myths, Explained
Busted! Top 3 Myths About Vaccines In a previous blog post, I talked about a recent study describing the characteristics of physicians who refused to care for families who declined vaccines for their...
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know About Vaccines
Is it OK for doctors to refuse to take care of people who refuse vaccines? Last week, the journal Pediatrics published a study describing the characteristics of physicians who dismiss families for...
View ArticleProject Snowman: Teaching My Kids To Give
How do you teach your kids to give? The topic of gift-giving has come up recently in my family. I love seeing the smile on my kids’ faces when they get something they like. That something doesn’t...
View ArticleOh, Canada: The Controversy Over Neonatal Eye Ointment
Neonatal Eye Ointment and the Canadian Controversy Local mommy groups are abuzz this week after Canadian news outlet, Global, reported that the mandatory application of prophylactic eye ointment...
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Highlight on Hiatal Hernia
Hiatal Hernia – What You Need to Know I get asked about hiatal hernias a lot – what are they, can they be fixed, and most importantly, are they the cause of my symptoms. Chances are, if you’ve been...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Strong Bones
5 Ways to Help Ensure Good Bone Health Good bone health is essential for all women. Osteoporosis and osteopenia, or low bone density, are diagnosed based on a bone mineral density (BMD) test. Low...
View ArticleMore Than Just the Baby Blues?
What You Need to Know About Post-Partum Depression Recently many celebs, such as Hayden Panettiere and Drew Barrymore, have opened up about their battles with Post-Partum Depression (PPD)....
View ArticleThe Vaccine That Prevents Cancer
HPV? We’ve Got You Covered There are more than 100 types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) out there, and it’s a VERY common virus that affects both females and males. How common? About 75% of...
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