B.C. 2018 Municipal Elections.
Island Woman Magazine will actively support and encourage all the women candidates on Vancouver Island that will be running in the upcoming 2018 municipal elections.
Island Voices – Island Talk
The Original Detox & Why You Want It.
Spring has sprung. It’s the time of year when we’re surrounded by advertisements for detoxes and cleanses. Most of which I don’t recommend.
Do I need to Soak Nuts and Grains (Anti-Nutrients)?
Recently I was asked: “Is there any truth to the idea that we should be soaking our nuts and grains to make these foods more digestible, more nutritious or to avoid so called ‘anti nutrients’?”
Foods To Avoid for Hay Fever Sufferers
Hay fever. I have it. Do you? Did you know that what you eat could be making your hay fever worse? All human bodies contain histamine. Most of us, most of the time, aren’t bothered by it one bit. However, our bodies have a threshold for histamine. When the level of histamine in our bodies…
Surprise, Surprise; Prevention cuts down demands on the health system!!!
Provincial ministers of health and ministers of finance seek to “bend the health-care cost curve,” but year after year, provincial budgets bend the cost curve in the wrong direction, adding billions of dollars to provincial health spending. In fact, we’ve doubled spending on our medical treatment system in Canada since 2005 — and what did…
Contrary to popular myths.
As we come to the close of Seniors Week now is a good time to reflect on what it means to be a senior in BC.
Stroke affects women more severely than men
A little over a year ago, Julie Tomaino had a stroke that affected both sides of her brain, leaving her “locked in” – conscious but unable to speak or move for about 10 days.
B.C. embarks on health renewal plan that includes 200 new doctors and team care.
British Columbia says it’s taking a team approach to connect more people to health services in a province where 780,000 people are without a family doctor.
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to reimburse funds to income assistance recipients following investigation by B.C. Ombudsperson
B.C.’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released a report today of an investigation into a complaint that the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction failed to follow the law in relation to the calculation of income assistance benefits.
Seniors Advocate calls for new program to help with seniors transportation and makes several recommendations to improve existing programs.
Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie today released Seniors Transportation: Affordable, Appropriate and Available. The report, which reflects over a year of consultation and research, concludes that changes are required to address some of the existing transportation systems and a new program will be required to fill some of the gaps.