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With the colder weather, shorter days, longer hours at the office and the inevitable parties & holiday gatherings, December can be a hard month on the body! All too often we burn the candle at both ends and wind up sick and rundown. Avoid the burnout and keep yourself feeling healthy this holiday season with these simple tips.

More than 90% of skin cancer is caused by sun exposure. 1 in 6 Canadians will be diagnosed with it. Avoiding direct exposure to sunlight is the most effective way of preventing skin cancer, but many times of course, this isn’t practical. Sunscreen is the most important product available to help block ultraviolet light, so read on for what products to use and how.

Your wedding is one of the most special days you’ll share with your friends, family and your main squeeze; so naturally most brides want to feel their best. A huge part of that is the appearance of their skin. With wedding season fast approaching, here is a general guide to follow and my input on how to get clear, healthy glowing skin in time for your wedding day.

As a skin care provider, I want my patients to feel excited to support their largest organ, not to feel obligated to. So what can you do to preserve your skin health across the decades, and support healthy skin aging? It starts with an integrated skin care plan.

Many female patients seek care from me for menstrual irregularities, skin issues like acne, or weight management concerns and often times PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, is behind their symptoms. In more recent years the medical community has worked towards a diagnostic standard for PCOS, but there isn’t yet an accepted standard for treatment, particularly because PCOS can affect each woman so differently. Given the potential for adverse reactions from conventional medication currently used in the management of PCOS, this blogs aim is to highlight some of the latest research on natural treatments that carry less side-effect risk. But are they as effective?

Medical facials are very popular aesthetic treatments. They’re typically less invasive than laser, fractional resurfacing treatments and surgery, and offer minimal downtime. The lower price tag and effectiveness of these procedures has made them hugely popular, but how do you choose which one to go for?

Platelet-rich plasma therapy is one of the most popular treatments in aesthetic medicine to help damaged, aging skin grow new collagen and elastin for beautiful, youthful skin texture. PRP is also one of the most sought after treatment options for hair loss and alopecia as it increases hair count, hair thickness, and the growth phase of the hair cycle.

What can you do to treat your allergies? Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternate way to treat allergies without the injections, antihistamines or steroids. Small doses of the allergen are given under the tongue to boost tolerance to the substance and reduce symptoms.

From a shortage of family physicians, to our aging population and rising health care costs, British Columbia faces an ever-growing number of challenges in the area of healthcare.