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What is the first thing that your healthcare practitioner does after you’ve settled yourself into the chair in their office? Inevitably, out comes the blood pressure cuff to assess your blood pressure. This is because this simple measurement can reveal a great deal about your health. You may have heard about “risk factors” for disease. …
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Further to my last post about the role of protein in healthy aging, here is another perspective regarding the benefits of maintaining good health throughout a lifetime. Robust physical function in seniors is important for many aspects of living. In addition to making everyday tasks more difficult, limitations in strength and mobility are linked to…
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We all look forward to our senior years when we can leave our hectic working life behind and enjoy the fruits of those labours. Unfortunately for many people, this dream doesn’t come to pass and numerous retirement years are spent battling chronic illness. However, there now exists extensive evidence that we have the opportunity to…
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive complex brain condition caused by deteriorating nerve cells. Its symptoms include tremors and muscle rigidity, problems with thinking and memory, mood disorders, changes in speech and writing, pain, constipation, and sleeping difficulties. More than 100,000 people in Canada are living with Parkinson’s right now. (1) Currently there is no cure…
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Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic skin conditions in Canada, currently affecting about one million Canadians. In 2014, the WHO recognized psoriasis as a “chronic, non-communicable, painful, disfiguring and disabling disease for which there is no cure and with a great negative impact on patients’ quality of life” due to the huge emotional,…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
