Jeannie Collins Beaudin

Hola! 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...

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....

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...

I 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!)...

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...

A week or so ago, I received an interesting letter from Statistics Canada, inviting me to participate in a pilot research study about...

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...

I’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...

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...

Do you use water/stain-resistant products and clothing? You could be exposing yourself and others to persistent, harmful chemicals... And...

Understanding how COVID could affect your brain Now that we have vaccines and better treatments for COVID, researchers are finding time...

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...

For 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...

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...

It was a long week, waiting for my appointment day to arrive, but my hubby was coaching me to not get overly anxious about what my biopsy...

I used to give a presentation on breast cancer prevention some years ago, and I just realized I’ve never blogged about this subject. ...

As you can imagine, waiting (not always so patiently!) for test results has made me even more interested in reading articles about...

Some patients have always fallen through the cracks of our medical system, with unnecessary delays in diagnosis. We’re all human… a...

This article is about how to have less fear and pain when getting an injection, so I decided to be kind and use a photo of a different...

Privacy is important these days, and nothing is more private than our medical information. But when it comes to being safe in a pandemic,...