Category: Lifestyle

Plants and people are a good mixture. They exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. They cultivate caring and good nutrition. They brighten small spaces and create backyard escapes. Even more surprising,...

Wellness is more than the absence of disease. It is the fullness of our emotional health. If we can use our physical abilities to their full potential and fuel our...

Human connection has been identified by the World Health Organization as a key determinant of health, loneliness is bad for us. Our social support network seems to be just as...

Minimalist would say that less is more, that giving is getting and that when our possessions are dispensable, we are free. Is this a way to wellness? Can we, during...

Spring and our senses are awakened! Our sense of smell warms up our appetites in anticipation of a delicious meal and at other times works as a warning signal for...

Ever listen to an upbeat tune like “Walking on Sunshine” and feel more energetic or how about the solemn sadness that comes on with “Tears in Heaven”? Music can trigger...

Get some Skin in the Game: Your Best Defence The biggest organ in the body is your skin. It is your suit of armour, your bullet-proof vest and your first...

Pandemic Pet Therapy Needed! One of my proudest accomplishments as Chief Medical Office for the Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games was the inclusion of St. John Ambulance Therapy...