Candida albicans: how bad can it get?”

This infection can become really bad. Normally, this opportunistic fungus Candida albicans is a harmless member of the microbial community that occupies the human gut. However, when the immune system is not able to keep it at bay, it  can cause oral thrush and, more...

What is hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C is common worldwide.  An estimated 170 million individuals worldwide including an estimated 250,000 in Canada are infected. Hepatitis C is spread through blood-to-blood contact, which means that to contract hepatitis C, blood infected with the hepatitis C...

Cancer diagnosis and stress. What to do about it

Have you just been diagnosed with cancer? Do you know somebody who has been diagnosed with cancer? Is anxiety, fear, disbelief and distress affecting you right now? In a 2015 human clinical study conducted Aboalela et al and published in PLos One, a large group of...

Men, Myths and Misinformation

There are six common misconceptions about men’s hormones. Let’s take a look at them: Myth #1: The primary symptom of low testosterone is erectile dysfunction or low libido. FALSE: Though low or sub optimal testosterone levels can contribute to changes in...

What controls blood vessels integrity in the brain?

Herbal supplements and remedies have been used around the world because of their beneficial effects on human health(1). Maratime pine and its standardized extract of the bark of the French P. pinaster (Pinus pinasterAit. Subsp. atlantica), has been used worldwide as a...

Do you suffer with UTI?

It starts as a twinge right after you urinate. You are not alone: more than half of all women will experience the burning urgency of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime. Although men also suffer from these infections, the occurrence is much less frequent...