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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…

  • 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.…

  • Fact or Fiction: Is Free Canadian Health Care Really Good?

    Fact or Fiction: Is Free Canadian Health Care Really Good?

    I would like to debunk some myths about Canada as I think we have a reputation, specifically for being nice, using the word “eh” at the end of every sentence and the idea that we have “free” healthcare.  These are all stereotypes and don’t have much of a factual base. Sure, there are some people…