Cannabis Laws Lessen the Opioid CrisisBy Jack Cush, MD | 04 April 2018 Three reports from JAMA Internal Medicine demonstrate favorable trends with less opioid use when cannabis became legal. Opioid-related mortality increased nearly 320% between 2000 – 2015 and by...
How Nighttime Habits Affect Daytime HealthReviewed By: Smitha Bhandari, MD Exercise In general, hitting the gym helps you sleep better and get to sleep quicker. But when you work out, your body makes more cortisol. That’s a hormone that helps make you more alert....
Nutrition & Chronic Inflammatory IllnessNutrition and chronic inflammatory illness We know how hard it is to find trustworthy information online. It’s even harder when you are looking for information on health and nutrition. People are constantly pushing their...
Art TherapyCurious about Art Therapy? Art therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach to help individuals engage in a process of creation and self-reflection through drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, etc. Art therapy mobilizes the creative potential and can...
Spondyloarthritis eLearning CourseUse this Education module for people with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), now reffered to as Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)Are you looking for a comprehensive understanding of spondyloarthritis? Look no further than UHN’s online course....
We would love to hear about your experience with this disease. Share Your Story! Your insights may help another person somewhere along their own spondylitis journey. Consider these questions: What is your diagnosis? How old were you when you were diagnosed? What...
Caregiver ResourcesInterested in caregiver resources for spondyloarthirtis?If you are a caregiver of a family member, friend or loved one; you are one of 8+ million Canadians, or 21% of the Canadian population, who share the same role in some capacity. By...
Nutrition Q&AOur honored guests have compiled these resources to assist you in answering any questions you may have about Nutrition and Spondyloarthritis. Thanks to Samantha Holmgren & Audrey Boyer who have taken the time to answer your questions from our...
Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body has trouble producing insulin, or can’t utilize the insulin it produces effectively. Insulin is a hormone in our bodies that is produced by the pancreas and is used to help regulate blood glucose (blood sugar) levels....
Psoriasis? What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease affecting the layers of the skin. Psoriasis speeds up the creation of new skin cells from 28-30 days to 3-4 days. By speeding up this process, psoriasis doesn’t allow older skin cells to be shed properly...