Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Is plastic making us gain weight?
Increasing evidence suggests that plastic is making us gain weight. A common ingredient in plastic, Bisphenol A (BPA), is the suspected...
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Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Nov 23, 20184 min read
What Do the Metric System, Smoking, Carbon Tax and Plastics Have in Common?
The metric system, smoking, carbon tax and reducing plastic pollution all require us to accept change to make things better in the...
Dr. Barbara Watts
Nov 16, 20183 min read
It’s time to decriminalize drugs
Written by Dr. Barbara Watts on November 13, 2018 for CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca (Reprinted with permission) Dr. Barb Watts Currently...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Oct 5, 20183 min read
Flu season? Who cares…
You’re healthy. A little flu won’t hurt you. And you hate needles. Why bother with the flu shot? Well, it’s not just about you… You see,...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Jul 6, 20184 min read
Could antibiotics increase risk of disease?
New research suggests that antibiotic use during pregnancy and in early childhood may affect a child’s chances of developing asthma,...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Oct 27, 20175 min read
Learning Spanish ways…
As you probably know, I’m spending a couple of months in Spain. I’m quite fascinated by several distinct differences in culture and...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Oct 13, 20173 min read
Something fishy going on…
Researchers at the University of Buffalo have discovered that human antidepressants and their breakdown products are building up in the...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Sep 30, 20172 min read
Is it the chicken or the egg?
So, I’ve arrived in Spain…picking up a few groceries, and I can’t find the eggs… I’ve checked every cooler… “Donde estan los huevos?”...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Sep 1, 20174 min read
Fat vs sugar – time to rethink!
Sugar is the problem -- not fat. Years of advice to choose low-fat and fat-free foods does not appear to have been based on sound...
Jeannie Collins Beaudin
Aug 13, 20174 min read
If you take them, you could be at risk…
Anyone regularly taking narcotic pain medications (“opioids”) is at risk of an overdose if taking more than 90mg of morphine or its...
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