Living

Type two diabetes is caused by either the body not being unable to make enough insulin to meet it’s needs or not properly using the insulin it makes. This may take months or years to develop but Prediabetes may be diagnosed in the meantime.

It was this winter’s gift to Toller Cranston. Each winter we come to San Miguel with a gift; always something sweet. Toller loved sweets. Real Canadian maple syrup for Toller’s famous breakfasts seemed like a good idea.

Notes from San Miguel, Mexico

Innovative program hopes to make PTSD therapy easily accessible to first responders

There are so many people on Bowen who not only love to eat, but love to cook. While some our foodie friends kindly offer us the opportunity to taste their food by opening up restaurants, there are so many others whose food-lives are unknown to us.

Now that you know a little bit about the anatomy of the heart and heart attacks from last week, let’s talk about saving lives with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

The circulatory system is an intricately designed transportation network that provides vital nourishment and removes waste from every cell in the human body. The heart lies at the centre of this complex.

It was one of those life-changing moments: freshly married, my new wife and I stepped off of a flight from Calcutta into the ultra-modern airport in Singapore. We were in shock.

As many of you might be aware, February is heart smart month.

Mainland Hearing will be on-island on Friday, January 16 to offer free Hearing Screening tests at the Bowen Island Caring Circle. The test will take about 20 minutes.