"Spring forward, fall back": How does changing time affect our health?

Mar 9, 2022 • 8 Likes • 2 comments

Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been officially used in the United States since 1967, when the Uniform Time Act of 1966 came into effect. Though its starting and ending dates have changed over the...

What is the impact of retirement or leaving work on the health of people living with chronic illness? Carenity members share their thoughts!

Feb 26, 2022 • 2 Likes

For those who have had long and demanding careers, the transition to retirement is often accompanied by a feeling of freedom and well-being. But is this also the case for those who live with chronic...

Psychiatry

Panic attacks: What are they and how to cope?

Feb 22, 2022 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. However, when that anxiety impairs your ability to function in the day-to-day, it may be classified as an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders often...

Ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis: What are flare-ups and how to manage them?

Feb 10, 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, is an auto-immune disease affecting the spine, hips, or lower back joints. Like many inflammatory conditions, AS is punctuated by periods of worsening symptoms, or...

Cancer

Cancer: How to go on vacation while undergoing treatment?

Feb 4, 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

The American Cancer Society estimates that 1.9 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in the 2022, equivalent to 5,250 new cases detected per day. Fortunately, tremendous strides have been...

Psychiatry

Exercise: Can it help to treat depression?

Jan 31, 2022 • 1 comment

1 in 10 adults in the United States is living with depression, and regimens of antidepressant medications are the standard course of treatment. However, pharmaceutical treatments are far from the...

Polypharmacy: What is it and what is the risk for our health?

Jan 23, 2022 • 17 Likes • 4 comments

As the older adult population and the number of young people with complex health conditions have grown in the United States, polypharmacy has become a problem of increasing importance. But what is...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

How can NAFLD be reversed?

Jan 18, 2022 • 2 Likes

NAFLD, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is a liver disease, often linked to obesity, diabetes or hypertension. This serious condition may progress to cirrhosis. But the good news is that it can...

How to take care of your health naturally?

Jan 3, 2022 • 1 Like

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is one of the keys to better health. Indeed, good daily habits help to support the immune system. A healthy diet, physical activity, rest, and sometimes supplementation...

Insomnia – Alternatives to drugs: sophrology, self-hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Jan 2, 2022 • 4 Likes

More than 70 million Americans suffer with a sleep disorder, of which the most common one is insomnia. Insomnia is a lack or poor quality of sleep that affects physical, mental and social daytime...

Breast cancer

Breast self-evaluation (BSE): A means of early breast cancer detection

Dec 20, 2021 • 1 Like

Breast cancer is the most common and deadliest cancer in women. 1 in 8 women is likely to develop it in her lifetime. However, the mortality rate is decreasing year by year, thanks to improved...

Overdose: What to do when you take too much of your medicine?

Dec 9, 2021 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

We’ve all had that urge to take another pill when the ones you’ve already taken seem to not be working.  But when is “one more pill” too much? What happens if you accidentally take too much...