Prenatal Stress Can Affect the Fetal and Infant Brain

 By Nicole Letourneau and Justin Joschko Prolonged exposure to toxic stress has been linked to depression, heart disease, diabetes and alcoholism Last month, it was reported that an Edmonton woman was badly beaten by her spouse. Though the attack put her in the hospital, the police offered a silver lining

The Digital Health Highway

 Q How can technology help me manage my health and wellness? Most Canadians want access to digital health tools and capabilities for themselves and for their health care team, because they recognize that technology can help manage their health and wellness together. Clinicians are increasingly taking advantage of these tools

Eye Health: Indicator of Overall Wellness

 It is often said that the eyes are the windows to a person’s soul. Although observing the soul has been rather elusive in my clinical experience, the eyes are like windows in many respects. They are the windows we use to help us understand and process the world. As a

Volunteering for Your Eye Health – Diabetes

 Dr. Thomas A. Noël There is a pressing need to promote inter-professional collaboration to optimize eye care for Ontarians. For the past three years, I have served as co-chair of the Eye Health Council of Ontario (EHCO), which has the mandate to support provisions of accessible, quality eye care to

Eating Healthy, Seeing Great!

 By  Dr. Thomas A. Noel There’s an old saying: you are what you eat. This proverb is closer to the truth than we might expect, even in the context of, believe it or not, your sight. The eye has a very thin tissue called the retina which helps us see. The