Winter 2021

The disease that thins our bones is called osteoporosis. The word comes from the Greek word for "bone" (osteo) and "voyage" (poros). As we age, bones...

Thank God we have a vaccine. There are 2 ways COVID ends. One, nearly everyone gets it, or two, a vaccine.

DHEA is a natural hormone or rather a pre-hormone. Its main purpose is to provide the raw material for your body to make hormones such as testosterone...

Food is wonderful --- the smell, the taste, the texture, the colour. There are many delightful things about good food, but how can we enjoy food more...

Pain is weird. Pain is experienced in the brain but is located in the body. Pain is one of the mysterious points where our mental thoughts link to our...

Kissing makes us feel good. It releases chemicals in our brains that make us happy and builds attachments to the people we kiss. To kiss someone takes...

Statins are the most popular type of drug. Statins include Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor and others, as well as the generic versions: atorvastatin,...

Your adrenal glands are small glands that sit on top of each kidney. They do the obvious job of making adrenaline, hence the name. Adrenaline is used...

As we near a newborn child, there is a moment when we enter into their world. Their eye catches yours, and nothing else matters. A locked gaze melds...