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  • When Pain Medication Doesn’t Help – Alternative Ways to Treat Migraines

    When Pain Medication Doesn’t Help – Alternative Ways to Treat Migraines

    I am a migraine sufferer. I have been getting them for over ten years now.  The pain comes on quick.  A stabbing sensation piercing behind my left eye.  I can’t wear my glasses for some reason.  It’s almost as if wearing them makes it worse.  I massage my sinuses above and below my eye, thinking it…

  • Trying to Eat Healthy? A Low Glycemic Index Diet Might be Your Best Bet.

    Trying to Eat Healthy? A Low Glycemic Index Diet Might be Your Best Bet.

    Healthy eating has not always come easy to me.  Not because I don’t understand it, but because there are just so many different options. How do I know what is best for me? And, if I’m being honest, I can lack willpower at times.  Especially when it comes to food. There are so many “diets”…

  • Let’s Talk About It: Ending the Stigma Around Depression.

    Let’s Talk About It: Ending the Stigma Around Depression.

    Yesterday was Bell’s “Let’s Talk” day in Canada.  An initiative designed to open the dialogue about mental illness, and to eliminate the stigma.  The initiative began in 2010, and has grown into a social media exercise.  For any Tweet (or Instagram post) that uses #BellLet’sTalk on January 25, Bell will donate 5 cents to the initiative.…