Saffron (Crocus sativus), as many of you Flourish readers may already know, is one of the most expensive spices known worldwide—this is thanks to its colour, fl...
What Are Cravings? If you have ever experienced the urge to eat certain foods—sweet, salty, fatty foods—or even get excited at the thought of tasting and feelin...
The Role of Cholesterol Cholesterol is a type of fat which can be obtained from food sources and is also produced by the liver. Cholesterol is essential for hea...
Our bodies are constantly changing, and this can be especially noticeable as we age. One of the more common concerns people encounter as they approach their 50s...
We don’t always realize the importance or benefits of some things until they are gone. That can be true of estrogen, a hormone whose levels decline in perimenop...
What is the first symptom you think of when you hear the word “menopause”? Is it hot flashes, night sweats, or mood changes? While all three are practically syn...
In Canada today, approximately 8 million people are living with chronic pain.[1] Pain can arise from various conditions and factors including but not limited to...
Hunger is the voice of our biology. But biology can be deceiving and sometimes, we can’t depend on our feeling of fullness to stop eating. Our levels of leptin—...
Nowadays, it is not uncommon for young couples to experience infertility issues, which makes family planning particularly complicated and can lead to significan...
Thinning hair and hair loss are no fun for either sex, and they are common in both. In fact, here are a few statistics that we hope won’t scare the hair right o...
Within the last two unprecedented years, parents everywhere have been experiencing novel situations of stress.[1] Stress can be good for the body, but in the lo...
What a year or two we have had! How are you coping with the constant unpredictability, the lack of social activities, or the children in your home office? It is...
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