Welcome to the second blog post in the “Vitamin Supplements, Do You Need Them?” series. In the last post, we […]
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Navigating Plant-Based Beverages
Have you noticed the growing space in grocery stores for products like almond, cashew, and oat milk? Between 2018 and […]
Supplements, Do You Need Them?
Supplements have become a hot topic in society lately. How do we know which supplements may be more worth our […]
How to Make Healthy Eating Affordable
You have likely noticed when buying groceries that food costs have gone way up! In fact, cost of food has […]
Pros and Cons of Meal Kit Delivery Services
Making time to cook delicious and nutritious meals every day can be tough for busy families. Meal kit delivery services […]
Food and Our Mood
A healthy diet can decrease the risk of obesity, but did you know it can also affect our mental health? […]
Food Marketing: Is it Really What You Want?
Every day we are exposed to marketing in a variety of ways. While watching our favourite TV programs, on a […]
What is your Background?
It is amazing how words have changed in meaning. A few years ago, if asked this question, you might reply with […]
Getting Back In The Swing
As the global pandemic continues, it can be difficult to do certain activities or be motivated to do these activities. […]
Eating is Essential
Eating is an essential part of everyone’s lives. Eating is what gives our body’s nutrients and the energy we need […]
Connecting During a Pandemic
It’s safe to say that we have all been feeling the effects of COVID-19 on our mental state. With the […]
Meet Our Team – Summer 2021
Our Medical Student Researchers Jessica WangHi! My name is Jessica and I am a medical student working on a research […]
Connection and Why We All Need It
Here is another great piece written by Renae Smith, Memorial Composite High School Student. Enjoy! Today I wanted to talk […]
We Are In This Together
Mental Health includes our emotional well being, psychological well being, our social well being, and our abilities to think, feel, […]
How Sleep and Healthy Eating Go Hand-in-Hand
Have you ever wondered why some days you find yourself much hungrier than usual, and more specifically craving more calorically […]
Caffeine
Millions of people consume caffeine every day. It gets us through long shifts and can help us beat the urge […]
Why a Balanced Lifestyle is the Personalized Path You’re Looking For
Hi Everyone, This past year, we had the pleasure of having a couple high school students work with our team. […]
Your Outer Circle
How the world has changed? It has been over four months of social distancing. How are you holding up? It is amazing […]
Pulses. So good. So cheap.
As usual, the nutrition world is ever changing. Slowly, people are starting to hear that we have a new food […]
Eating with Ease
For most of us, September means the air gets cooler and the pace of life gets quicker. Also, food is […]
Back to School
It has been several years since I was in high school. While this can be a challenging time for many […]
Getting Back to Play
As I take a look at the family schedule for the week, most times is looks like the game Tetris […]
It’s Not All About The Kilograms
FEATURE POST from Down Under: It’s easy to think that we can look at the scales and know if we […]
CHANGE Adventure Camp
Last month, I wrote about Richard Louv’s Nature Deficit Disorder. In order to support this work, together with my colleagues […]
Nature Deficit Disorder
This year, I came across the term ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’. Several years ago, Richard Louv coined the term to represent […]
I Don’t Have The Time
Many people I talk to say that would like to improve their lifestyles but they do not have the time. […]
Less Medicine, More Health
This week, I had the great pleasure of listening to a talk by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch. Dr. Welch is […]
Let’s Walk – It’s not too far!
Physical activity is recommended for improving or maintaining your health. It is associated with a lower risk for chronic disease, […]
Happy New Year
Many people start the New Year with a resolution to do something different. It may be ‘go to the gym’ […]
SPARK Your Brain
About a year ago I read the book by John Ratey called Spark: the Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and […]
Winter Health Tips
Hi Everyone. After the Grey Cup win by the Eskimos, Edmonton is the City of Champions once again. Bragging rights […]
Sugar – Too Sweet
Recently, I saw “That Sugar Film” and was keen to share it with you on the CHANGE Health Blog. I […]
Happy Halloween
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I figured that the day after Halloween would be the perfect day to […]
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 […]
CHANGEing Health
“If we could give every individual just the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little not too much, we […]
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 […]
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 […]
MOVE
As a family doctor, I look after people throughout their life. I often see the impact of lifestyle choices on […]
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 […]