About a year ago I read the book by John Ratey called Spark: the Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. At the time I read the book because […]
Posts archive for 2015
Winter Health Tips
Hi Everyone. After the Grey Cup win by the Eskimos, Edmonton is the City of Champions once again. Bragging rights for a year. Although it has been a very mild […]
Sugar – Too Sweet
Recently, I saw “That Sugar Film” and was keen to share it with you on the CHANGE Health Blog. I asked my dietitian colleagues to watch it and give me […]
Happy Halloween
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I figured that the day after Halloween would be the perfect day to start the regular posting of resources for people. As I […]
Living with Weight – You can’t just take it off!
Weight loss is one of the most common health goals that individuals patients mention when asked in my family medicine clinic. Messages about weight loss surround us. Whether it is […]
CHANGEing Health
“If we could give every individual just the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little not too much, we would have found the safest way to health” – Hippocrates […]
Physical Activity Trackers Encourage Family Fitness and Fun
Gamify Your Health A couple months ago I was asked by a colleague to write an editorial on electronic physical activity trackers. We had recently began a long trip and […]
Electronic Activity Trackers Encourage Family Fun and Fitness
E-health has been touted as the “single-most important revolution in healthcare since the advent of modern medicine, vaccines or even public health measures like sanitation and clean water”. Common areas of e-health include telemedicine, electronic patient records, computer-assisted surgery, and monitoring systems that are portable and/or wearable such as activity trackers. Some primary care physicians are engaging patients in self-monitoring, and goal setting through the use of novel e-health technologies. In 2013, wearable health-tracking technologies generated over US $1.6 billion, a number which is expected to rise to US $5 billion by 2016.
Learning to be a Patient
While on a trip recently, I got a first hand experience with the Australian healthcare system. Who would have thought that going to the beach could be so dangerous? The […]
MOVE
As a family doctor, I look after people throughout their life. I often see the impact of lifestyle choices on the health of my patients, both good and bad. An […]
What can I do to improve my health, Doc?
As a family doctor, I look after patients throughout their lives, from birth to death. In addition to helping patient with their health concerns, I am always promoting the benefits […]