We’ve all heard the news over the past couple of days about Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter, who was accidentally strangled by the cord of a treadmill in their home. Our hearts go out to the Tyson family - one can only imagine the kind of grief they will have to endure for the days to come.

This is a somber reminder to all of us to pay closer attention to the surroundings of our children. While it’s next to impossible to remove every obstacle, there are many unintentional injuries you can safeguard your child from just by being alert and aware of your child’s environment. [Read more →]

Ask Medbroadcast’s fitness expert, Bruce Krahn, your workout and exercise questions and get on your way to fit!

Q: I just quit smoking and now I am gaining weight. Do you have any suggestion to help me get into exercising?

Keep reading for Bruce’s answer …
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Marcel Proust wrote that, “Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises.” That sentiment can feel true when you walk into a hospital. Think “hospital” and most people think sickness, disease, emergencies, surgery.

The notion of wellness, which should be the ultimate goal of a hospital, gets a bit undercut by vending machines and bad cafeteria food. But one group of US hospitals is paying heed to the goodness and wisdom of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. [Read more →]

Ask MedBroadcast’s nutrition expert, Brennan Robertson, your nutrition questions and get all the latest in nutrition news.

Q: My sister has liver disease. Is there a certain diet she should follow?

Keep reading for Brennan’s answer … [Read more →]

I never knew my uncle Lawrence. He died many years before I was born, even before his brother – my father – was born. He was a young boy with a case of whooping cough. His father – my grandfather – needed to call the doctor. But the family had a party line phone, and the neighbour who was on it wouldn’t get off it so he could make the call. So Lawrence coughed his way to a far-too-young death.

Two important changes have happened since then that would make this scenario almost unbelievable today. [Read more →]

Every weekday morning at about 10am, I feel the familiar pangs of hunger. I’m no breakfast skipper - I eat granola, blueberries, and milk daily - but I do get peckish a couple of hours before my lunchtime.

So, every weekday morning at about 10am, I reach for a handful of the same snack. I never get tired of it - so good thing it’s quite nutritious. This snack is yummy and rich in protein, healthy monounsaturated fats, and fibre. It keeps me feeling just full enough until lunch rolls around.

And now I’ve found out that if I were to only eat this particular snack more slowly and deliberately, I’d feel even more full for longer …  [Read more →]