Jeannie Collins Beaudin2 days ago8 minADHD: A syndrome that needs a new nameDo you, or someone close to you, have problems completing tasks or staying focused at times, but find you're able to spend long periods...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinJun 177 minKeto? Intermittent Fasting? Working on my metabolism... My hubby and I have decided to do the Keto diet for a while. For us, Spring is a season for a reset, considering improvements in diet and...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinJun 34 minThought for the dayI just read a wonderful article written by a pharmacist-blogger who is leaving her job to move into a new area of pharmacy (link below)....
Jeannie Collins BeaudinMay 273 minWhy are we hearing so much about monkeypox? What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral infection, native to Africa, that has recently been attracting some attention in the news. Like...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinMay 206 minStill thinking about COVID? You should be... I know we're all tired of the pandemic, but this morning, I read that Canada's top doctors are warning of yet another wave of COVID...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinMay 134 minA New Way to Help Prevent Diabetes"Mandala Sun", by Jeannie Collins Beaudin I love it when I see research that shows us how we can prevent a disease—especially an...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinMay 65 minA Taste of Living With DementiaHola! I'm back after a wonderful 3 months in Costa del Sol, Spain this winter. I'm over the jetlag and busy setting up an apartment for...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinFeb 46 minHow to travel safely during COVID… all about planning!We know now that COVID is here for the long haul. Moving toward our “new normal” is a gradual process that we need to do carefully....
Jeannie Collins BeaudinJan 156 minConsidering a COVID vacation?Well, we're doing it... we’re flying to Spain next week. Or, perhaps I should say, we have tickets paid for and accommodations booked...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinDec 10, 20215 minHoliday planning... COVID and goodiesI don’t know about all of you, but I've started planning for the holidays. This year, not only do we have the usual (and wonderful!)...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinDec 3, 20215 minSo awesome!How many times have you said (or heard someone say) something was awesome? But was it really? What is awe anyway? Centuries ago, awe was...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinNov 26, 20214 minOn being a happiness guinea pig…A week or so ago, I received an interesting letter from Statistics Canada, inviting me to participate in a pilot research study about...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinNov 19, 20215 minCuriouser and curiouser…We start out in life being curious about everything… a child’s favourite question is often “why?” But over time many of us lose our...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinNov 12, 20216 minCause of death: Fast foodI’m sure you’ve learned that fast food isn’t the healthiest diet for us, but new results from the world’s largest nutrition study...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinNov 5, 20216 minGout—a pain in the butt!If you’ve had gout, or know anyone who’s had it, you know it’s a pain in the butt… I mean the toe! This week’s blog is about what gout...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinOct 29, 20215 min PFAS… “Forever” chemicalsDo you use water/stain-resistant products and clothing? You could be exposing yourself and others to persistent, harmful chemicals... And...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinOct 22, 20218 minLong Neuro-COVID… Understanding how COVID could affect your brain Now that we have vaccines and better treatments for COVID, researchers are finding time...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinOct 15, 20215 minBreast cancer… sometimes misunderstood!Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I’d dedicate a blog to this terrible disease that affects 1 in 8 women in North...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinOct 8, 20216 minSelf-hypnosis… not what you thinkFor most of us, “hypnosis” brings to mind a stage show where people are made to do silly things by a hypnotist. But any hypnotist will...
Jeannie Collins BeaudinOct 1, 20214 minAvoiding "cracks" in the system…After my “Falling through the cracks” blog a couple of weeks ago, I received a lot of comments and notes from people who have experienced...