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Living Healthy

Walking—the wonder drug

  • By Darcy Rhyno
  • Photography By Glenn Clark
Why the 10,000-steps fad is both bogus and beneficial

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A steak-out

  • By Maureen Tilley, PDt
  • Header photo by Bigstock/happy_lark
The truth about protein

On a roll

  • By Sara Jewell
  • Header photo by Bruce Murray/VisionFire
A young paraplegic becomes her own advocate for accessibility

A breath of freshness

  • By Donalee Moulton
  • Header photo by Bigstock/ Tharakorn
Halitosis is not just about being sociable

Ask the professionals- Meningitis and children

  • By Jodi DeLong
  • Header photo by Bigstock/ TOFUMAX
Vaccination is critical

New joint: new life

  • By Donna D’Amour
  • Header photo by Bigstock/Double Brain
Hip replacement surgery takes a team effort

A tough call for some

  • By Darcy Rhyno
  • Header photo by Bigstock/Numstocker
Should you get the new (expensive) shingles vaccine?

  • By Donalee Moulton
  • Header photo by Bigstock/style-photographs
Good oral health needs to be part of our daily routine at all stages of our life: toddler, teenager, adult, senior. For residents in nursing homes, however,...

  • By Donalee Moulton
  • Header photo by Bigstock/cendeced
The dental exam is critical to your ongoing oral health—and only your dentist can perform this

  • By Darcy Rhyno
  • Header photo by Bigstock/Dragon Images
It’s not quite that simple

  • By Darcy Rhyno
Links between arthritis and depression  

  • By Jodi DeLong
Preventing accidental overdoses from the home medicine cabinet  

  • By Donalee Moulton
Some of the low points of getting high  

  • By Jodi DeLong
By Jodi DeLong   Vaping and youth The statistics are alarming. According to the Lung Association of Nova Scotia, 37 per cent of Nova Scotian students in grades...

  • By Maureen Tilley, PDt.
“Bean” re-thinking your meat consumption?

  • By Jodi DeLong
One of the most painful things that can happen to a family  

  • By Donalee Moulton
NL dentists create and operate free dental clinic