5,000 steps

The magic number used to be a daunting 10,000 steps to impact dramatically on your health. However, a new study shows that it may take only half of that number to reduce the risk of dying…

Dental experts insist on complete oral hygiene

Here’s a fact: Brushing alone is not enough. This is backed by years of scientific research and studies conducted by oral health experts in their mission to protect millions of mouths around the world. Studies…

The ebb and flow of compassion fatigue

Compassion fatigue, much like burnout, is very real and hard-hitting, especially for women. Time Magazine describes compassion fatigue as the physical, emotional and psychological impacts of helping others. It is most often experienced by professionals…

Eating for two?

When I was pregnant with our eldest child, I developed a type of diabetes that occurs in pregnancy, called gestational diabetes (GDM).  This is diabetes that is first diagnosed in pregnancy, and it usually resolves…