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Breast Tomography 2D or 3D?

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Breast Tomography 2-D or 3-D? October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. You may or may not be aware of an imaging technique that is now available at some screening centers. It is called Digital Breast Tomography or DBT. Digital breast tomography allows the radiologist to look at multiple slices through each breast. Multiple projections are […] Read More

Myths about Weight Loss

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Myths About Weight Loss There’s a lot of rumors and myths floating around about weight loss. How to do it. How it’s easy. How to do it fast. How to avoid fattening foods. A lot of these are not true and could end up hurting your diet or fitness regiment if you believe the grapevine. […] Read More

What Can Cause Memory Loss

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Transient Ischemic attacks or Silent Strokes Some strokes can occur without being unnoticed. But even these can have a significant and lasting effect on memory, reports the June 2012 issue of the Harvard Women’s Health Watch. Silent strokes can create dead cells in the brain. The damaged areas are much smaller and harder to see […] Read More

Brain Fitness- How are Memories Created?

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How Memory is Controlled in the Brain: 1.Formation and retention: The hippocampus plays a strong role in processing information and is very important in storing information. It lies deep in the central portion of the brain. 2.The amygdala is an almond shaped structure which processes emotions. This structure allows your brain to imprint a memory […] Read More

Memory and Brain Fitness

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As we age, our ability to remember facts seems to diminsh. While there is undoubtably age related memory loss, sometimes these changes are not a sign of dementia and armay be indicators of an underlying disease or even normal.  Memory or the ability to recall facts and information can be affected by a number of medical conditions. When investigating memory […] Read More

Are you Living in the Moment?

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Last weekend I went to visit my 94 year old mother at her retirement home in Peterborough Ontario.  After wandering around her floor and greeting the various residents that I have come to know over the last few years, I found her sitting alone in a chair peering out of a window at the activity in […] Read More