Medicine Wheel: How I use its teachings in my healing journey
Oct 3, 2018 · The Medicine Wheel teaches us that we have four aspects to ourselves: the physical, the mental, the emotional, and the spiritual. Each must be in balance and equally developed in order for us to remain healthy, happy individuals. According to the book “ The Sacred Tree,” written by Phil Lane, Jr, Judie Bopp, Michael Bopp, Lee Brown and ...
Is it safe to take acetaminophen daily for arthritis pain?
Mar 25, 2014 · He says most patients can safely consume three or even four grams of acetaminophen day-after-day for long periods. “It is when you get to six, seven or eight grams a day that you get into trouble.”. An extra-strength tablet contains 500 milligrams. “If you take two extra-strength tablets, three times a day, you are consuming a total of ...
The right to die: Should MAiD apply to those whose sole condition …
May 25, 2022 · “There are good ethical reasons for giving (patients with intractable severe mental illnesses) access to MAiD: A good society ought to respect and support autonomous patients’ decision to request MAiD based on their own considered views about their experienced quality of life in so far as their suffering is caused by an intractable medical condition at …
Out-of-province medical care: what you need to know.
Oct 8, 2019 · To get care out of province, your treatment must be considered medically necessary and not locally available. But just because you’re eligible, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be easy to achieve. Consider the case of Marion MacDonald, a 71-year-old Nova Scotia resident who was recently diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.
Vaping: A valuable harm reduction tool or a public health concern ...
Jul 11, 2024 · As plumes of cotton candy and strawberry ice cream-scented clouds fill the air, the heated debate over vaping regulation in Canada wages on. The popularity of nicotine vapes, or e-cigarettes, continues to rise, but so too do questions of whether vape uptake is a positive sign of changing times or a new public health concern hooking a younger generation to nicotine.
When bread becomes difficult to swallow. - Healthy Debate
Jun 8, 2020 · Patients with EoE can have a number of symptoms such as trouble swallowing, painful swallowing, feeling like food gets stuck, abdominal pain, throwing up and more, all of which have the potential to severely impact patients’ quality of life. Certain foods – bread, or meat for example – can make these symptoms worse.
Other options for the dreaded colonoscopy prep - Healthy Debate
Dec 9, 2014 · But there is no avoiding the dreaded prep. The colon needs to be as clean as a whistle before the doctor can insert the 5-to-6-foot long flexible scope into the colon. So you will need to purge your intestines. The standard preparation is sold under several different brand names including Peglyte, GoLytely, Colyte and Klean-Prep.
Less science, more diversity: How Canadian medical school …
Dec 17, 2015 · The MMI is used at a dozen schools in Canada, including McGill, UBC, the University of Alberta, and the University of Montreal, as well as over 30 schools in the U.S. The University of Toronto does a “modified MMI” that uses four personal interviews. Schools face a similar problem using personal statements during the screening process.
Palliative care can't wait: what I wish I'd known as my wife ...
Jul 5, 2017 · But a little foreknowledge could have alleviated some of the suffering of those last few days, both Suzanne’s and my own. Paul Adams’ wife, Suzanne Szukits, a Canadian diplomat, died last September at the age of 56. My wife Suzanne had done everything she could to prepare for her death. But without access to palliative care, we were not ...
How should doctors decide when a senior driver's license should …
May 21, 2015 · How doctors decide whether a person’s medical condition should be reported to the Ministry of Transportation varies by province and by individual doctor. The Ministries of Transportation of BC and Alberta recommend that doctors administer the SIMARD-MD test for seniors they suspect may have cognitive issues that prevent them from driving safely.