Does Maternal Consumption of Highly Allergenic Foods, Like Peanuts, Reduce the Incidence of Childhood...
Peanut allergies are becoming more common among children. It is estimated that 3.2% of children have peanut allergies. In an effort to prevent this allergy, the...
How Much Sleep do Babies, Children, Teenagers and Adults Need?
Sleep is important for our overall health, it allows our body and mind to recharge. The amount of sleep that we need changes throughout our...
Does Running Cause Osteoarthritis?
What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis, or OA, is a degenerative joint disease that affects many Canadians. The joints in...
What to Pack in Your Maternity Hospital Bag?
Searching the internet or Pinterest, you will find hundreds of “lists” of things that you should pack in your hospital bag. These lists...
What is Menopause and What are the Treatment Options?
Menopause is a natural part of aging for all women. It begins when you go a full year with no menstrual period....
What is Colic and How Can it be Managed?
Colic is very distressing for parents and it is a common reason that parents bring their babies into my office.
Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy
Yes, it’s true. You really are off the hook for cleaning the cat litter box while you are pregnant! While the risk of...
How Does Shift Work Affect Circadian Rhythm? How Can Sleep Hygiene Help?
Our bodies have an intrinsic timekeeping system that regulates sleep, wakefulness and other systems such as temperature, appetite and hormone levels. This...
Breastfeeding and Plugged Ducts
Plugged milk ducts can be an uncomfortable complication of breastfeeding. It is estimated that up to two-thirds of breastfeeding women experience a plugged milk duct...
Postpartum hairloss
I experienced significant hair loss after both of my pregnancies. My experience with postpartum hair loss made wonder, why do we lose...
