Finding credible nutrition information
by Danielle Labonte, LG&L District Health Unit
March is Nutrition Month and this year's theme is "We Are Dietitians". Dietitians at the health unit are...
Community Gardens
by Dana Douglas, MScFN, RD, LG&L District Health Unit
A community garden is a shared space where people work together to grow food and build...
Natural Magnesium from the Sea
Isak Dinesen, author of the great book “Out of Africa”, wrote, “The cure for anything is sea water.” Human physiological and environmental circumstances today...
Did Radiation Protect President Carter from Pancreatic Cancer?
by W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones
What do former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Gifford-Jones have in common? They were both born the same...
Why Do Health Inequities Persist?
There’s an old adage that “when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia.” The COVID-19 epidemic has made it deadly clear. Throughout...
Is staying active enough?
by Richard Chartrand
Many people believe that, if they are active, doing things like gardening, that they do not require formal exercise. In fact, when...
Farmer mental wellness
by Teresa Van Raay, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
If someone asks, “how are you doing?”, do you want to throw something at them, or...
WAY Collaborative promotes self-care
submitted by Jenny Read
North Grenville’s WAY (Wellness Access for Youth) Collaborative wants to spread the word that July 24 is International Self-Care Day, a...
Staying Well During Cold and Flu Season – Healthy Eating
by Danielle Labonte, Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist, LGLDHU
Cold and flu season is here, which often brings up conversations about our immune systems...
Unripe apples protect from threat of a fatty liver
by W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones
Worried about having too many alcoholic drinks during the coronavirus pandemic? Think you’re on the way to liver...