Month: <span>January 2025</span>

As we age, maintaining physical activity becomes more important than ever. Staying active not only keeps us feeling young at heart but also improves our overall health and well-being. At the YMCA, we understand that joining a gym is about much more than just fitness — it’s about becoming part of a supportive community where...

As we approach the holiday season and the new year, many of us are reflecting on our health and well-being, often setting resolutions for the coming year. If you’re looking to make 2025 the year of better health, including physiotherapy as part of your health goals can have a lasting, positive impact. Here are 6...

Alzheimer’s disease is very complicated, and there are many factors to consider. This is one explanation. I’ve spent the last few days listening to lectures from David Perlmutter, a neurologist who is a published author and leader in understanding the basic cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In Alzheimer’s, we have identified changes in the brain,...

Diana Gifford-Jones: You are starting your 101st year. To what do you attribute your good health? W. Gifford-Jones, MD: I’ve been fortunate, but it nearly didn’t happen. I suffered a major heart attack when I was 74. My cardiologists insisted on cholesterol-lowering drugs to fight heart disease. But I knew of two time Nobel Prize...

Well, Happy New Year. It feels almost unbelievable that we’re entering 2025. Did 2024 speed by like a meteor for you too? I have to say, though, that despite last year’s zoom-by, it had its issues. I deeply hope 2025 is better than last. I have my profound doubts, in part because of the upheaval...

When we were full bore in the holiday season, something strange passed through my brain while watching a Christmas movie. My wife, Sandy, and I try to watch one movie every night in December, leading up to Christmas. We typically get 10 or so completed. We have gone through the best of the Hallmark catalogue...

When Ken died in February 2021, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of them. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...

With 36 years in business behind it, Amigos Cantina on Dufferin and 10th Street just off Broadway had a big year in 2024. Accolades poured in. Amigos won the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA) Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award, presented at the BreakOut West Music Festival in September. Immediately thereafter, in early October, Amigos...