How we fix it

DASH (Dietary Approach to stopping hypertension) Diet The DASH diet is prescribed by your doctor to help reduce your blood pressure How does it work? The DASH diet is a simple plan that helps you to make small positive changes to your diet. Eat more: • Vegetables • Fruit • Whole grains • Low or fat-free dairy [...]

ABDOMINAL HERNIAS What is a hernia? The abdominal wall is made of fat, muscle, and skin that keep all of our organs inside. A hernia is a gap in the tough lining of the abdominal wall. The red areas highlight “weak spots” in the abdominal wall where hernias are found commonly. The central circle is the [...]

CHOLECYSTECTOMY (GALLBLADDER REMOVAL) What is a cholecystectomy? A cholecystectomy is the removal of the gallbladder Why do surgeons remove the gallbladder? A gallbladder is removed for a few different reasons. Gallstones most common Other reasons you may have your gallbladder removed include abnormal growths, like a weed in your lawn, called a polyp How is the [...]

GALLSTONE REMOVAL ASK THE EXPERT Why aren't gallstones removed BEFORE they cause a problem? Many thanks to Dr. Lesley Barron, MD, MSc, FRCSC for responding to this question following a recent post on gallstones Gallstones can be found on an abdominal ultrasound done for other reasons- this is also called asymptomatic cholelithiasis (Stones are in [...]

First things first: Not everyone is ready to quit Not everyone quits their first time Not everyone quits cold turkey with no help. Quitting Smoking is a team effort: So who is on your team? You You are the most important part of the team. In order to quit smoking you need to be ready […]

INHALERS What are inhalers? Inhalers are a device patients use to deliver medicine directly into the lungs. Why are inhalers important in copd? They are important and they help in two main ways: Open the Airways - Since COPD can lead to narrowing of the airways from inflammation (what's inflammation anyways?) these puffers deliver medicines [...]