Foot care provided by Registered Nurses (RNs) is a vital service aimed at maintaining foot health, preventing infections, and enhancing overall mobility and quality of life. This care is especially important for individuals with diabetes, seniors, and those with mobility challenges.

Muscle cramping is just one of the signs that your body is dehydrated. Registered Dietitian, Kristen Lusk shares some of her top tips on staying hydrated!

Have you be told to eat more protein? Here are some great tips from Registered Dietitian Kristen Lusk on ways to get that protein in. What’s better than adding protein to your diet? Booking a session with Kristen to understand specific nutritional requirements tailored just for you!

Thinking about working with someone for your nutrition? Before you sign up, it’s crucial to know who you’re taking health advice from. Anyone can call themselves a "Detox Specialist," "Holistic Health Coach," or "Wellness Nutritionist" overnight—literally. But Registered Dietitians (RDs) undergo years of clinical education, rigorous testing, and strict regulatory oversight.

Following a special diet can be hard, and if not done correctly, can place you at risk of malnutrition due to inadequate intake of essential nutrients. If you're following a special diet, it may be beneficial to meet with our Registered Dietitian to ensure adequate nutrient intake and help prevent any nutritional deficiencies.

A nutritionally adequate diet is essential to promote healthy aging and prevent nutrition-related complications that could contribute to increased functional dependency and frailty. Aging, and age-related barriers can impose significant barriers to achieving a healthy diet. Meet with our Registered Dietitian to learn how the physiology of aging impacts your nutrient requirements and how adequate nutrition intake can support healthy aging.

MNT is a nutrition based treatment for acute and chronic conditions provided by Registered Dietitians. MNT includes a nutrition assessment, nutrition education and behavioral counselling to help prevent or manage a medical condition. (Please note, the Registered Dietitian does not diagnose medical conditions, but is able to provide a nutrition diagnosis related to a pre-diagnosed condition).

Adequate nutrition intake and following a healthy diet is essential to keep your body functioning well and can reduce your risk of developing chronic diseases. Meet with our Registered Dietitian to learn more about the fundamentals of nutrition and how healthy eating can be incorporated into your daily life.

A Registered Dietitian is a health professional who is an expert in food and nutrition. They help people prevent and treat chronic diseases by translating scientific, medical and nutrition information into evidenced based therapeutic diets, healthy eating patterns and lifestyle changes.

If you’ve ever thrown out your back, severely sprained an ankle, or suffered a sudden sports injury, your first instinct was probably to reach for the ibuprofen or brace yourself for a long wait in the ER. But what if the most effective tool for shutting down that agonizing, acute pain wasn't a pill, but a tiny, sterile needle?

The persistent exclusion of midwifery services from Cape Breton is a stark illustration of regional inequity within the Nova Scotia healthcare system. By failing to provide the same funding and infrastructure to the Island that exists on the mainland, the provincial government has effectively institutionalized a double standard, treating the reproductive autonomy of Cape Bretoners as an optional luxury rather than a fundamental right.

For decades, the gold standard of health advice has been the same: "Get your 10,000 steps" or "Walk for 30 minutes a day." But according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal in March 2026, we might have been focusing on the wrong metric.

As winter fades and temperatures rise, many homeowners eagerly step outside to tackle spring yard clean-up. While raking leaves, trimming branches, and preparing gardens can feel refreshing, these activities often lead to a surge in musculoskeletal pain cases.

Sometimes my kids don’t like eating in the mornings. I hate sending them off without something in the tank, here’s my go to recipe for getting some nutrients (hello high in protein) in them before they head off to start their day! ch

For most of human history, darkness was not optional — it was biological. When the sun went down, our physiology shifted. Hormones changed. Body temperature dropped. Cells repaired. The brain detoxified.

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As part of our commitment to helping people live their lives (best lives!) we are offering a series of free health seminars to help enrich all aspects of your life! Please call the office to register for our seminars as space is very limited!

In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on health and wellness. People are more aware of the importance of nutrition, leading to increased interest in dietary protein as a means to achieve fitness goals, maintain weight, and enhance overall wellness.Protein is a vital macronutrient that plays several crucial roles in the body.

Sneaking protein into foods can sometimes be tricky and adding protein powder to baking is even trickier. The internet tells me the secret is to not over mix the protein powder and to bake at a lower temp.

Your heart is roughly the size of both your hands when clasped together.

On average the heat beats 10,000 times a day.

The average heart pumps 5.7 litres of blood a minute!

Your heart beats 100,000 times per day - and it’s all powered by tiny mitochondria. Join us February 14th, the day designated for hearts and understand how nurturing these cellular powerhouses can protect your heart, boost your energy, and help you outsmart cardiovascular diseases of aging.