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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 10:02 - Ghosts of Christmas Past by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Christmas can be a very strange time of year considering that it's supposed to be a celebration. Many people can get quite emotional at Christmas in a negative kind of way. I ... Read on »

PMS, Menopause, and Hysterectomy by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health A reader from Trinidad writes:I had a hysterectomy recently and my ovaries are still in. I am having off and on low mood swings and can't figure out if its hormonal or not ... Read on »

NO PAIN - NO GAIN, OR GAIN IN PLAIN VIEW? by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Patient Empowerment You have probably heard it many times in your life in one form or another. I'm referring to those aphorisms like ‘no pain no gain’ and ‘suffering helps you grow’. Suffering is ... Read on »

MENTAL ILLNESS & SELF-EMPOWERMENT by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health One of the major stigmas of mental illness is the idea held by some, that people with mental illnesses are somehow different than "normal people". In fact, there are some who ... Read on »

TOO MANY 'SHOULDS' ON YOUR SHOULDERS? by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health TOO MANY 'SHOULDS' ON YOUR SHOULDERS? Well it's a New Year - 2009. I woke up one morning just before the end of 2008, realizing that it was time to write and publish a blog. ... Read on »

The Optimal Travel State by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Stress Relief So, your bags are packed and you've got all your liquids in their small plastic containers for carry on. It's five in the morning and you're headed for the airport. That glo ... Read on »

THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE HEADACHE by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES USING HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPINbyEdward Leyton MD CCFPIntroduction: Hormonal migraine headaches are defined as a typical migraine headac ... Read on »

THE POWER OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Stress Relief Many people do not realize the power of their unconscious minds. Not surprising really since no one really teaches us how to use it! We get taught how to use our conscious min ... Read on »

CREATING THE ENERGY FOR ACCOMPLI... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine CREATING THE ENERGY FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTGoing for the Goal(d)!“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get ... Read on »

DIETS COME AND GO - BUT THIS ONE... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine DIETS COME AND GO - BUT THIS ONE IS HERE TO STAY If you have ever been by the self-help section in a book store you will be aware that there are multiple diets touted as pote ... Read on »

DEALING WITH DEPRESSION Anyone w... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine DEALING WITH DEPRESSION Anyone who has suffered from depression knows how debilitating it can be. As many as 2 million people may be suffering from depression in Canada alone. ... Read on »

INSOMNIA – A COMMON PROBLEM WITH... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine INSOMNIA – A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A NATURAL SOLUTIONGone to bed and having trouble actually going to sleep? Are thoughts rushing through your mind like a runaway train? Or hav ... Read on »

Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

2 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin If I told you to go out into the sun without sunscreen on a regular basis you would probably think I had lost my marbles. But that is exactly ... Read on »

FOOD IS INFORMATION – GET INFORM... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine FOOD IS INFORMATION – GET INFORMED"The Medium is the Message" from Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man - Marshall McLuhan (1960)You might ask, "What does McLuhan’s apho ... Read on »

GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST Christm... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST Christmas can be a very strange time of year considering that it's supposed to be a celebration. Many people can get quite emotional at Christmas in ... Read on »

MIGRAINE – PAIN THAT CAN BE PREV... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine MIGRAINE – PAIN THAT CAN BE PREVENTED New Ideas and Preventive Approaches The pain of a migraine headache is one of the most excruciating pains that can be felt. A migraine ... Read on »

SOUNDS OF SILENCE Most of us wou... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine SOUNDS OF SILENCE Most of us would agree that there is not a lot of opportunity to experience the sounds of silence in today's society. Inundated we are with sensory stimuli ... Read on »

INSURANCE AGAINST ILLNESS? In Mi... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine INSURANCE AGAINST ILLNESS? In Michael Moore’s new movie “Sicko” about the health care industry in the USA, much is made of the fact that Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs ... Read on »

AGING HEALTHFULLY Nobody leaves ... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine AGING HEALTHFULLY Nobody leaves this planet alive, unless you happen to be an astronaut. Generally, we don't think about aging though until we reach middle-age, usually consi ... Read on »

OUR LIVES AND THE IMPACT OF MEDI... by Dr. Edward Leyton Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine OUR LIVES AND THE IMPACT OF MEDICATIONUsing medication to supposedly cure disease or ameliorate uncomfortable symptoms has become a part of our lives in Western culture. It is ... Read on »

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