Embarking on the daily grind can feel like navigating a never-ending labyrinth of deadlines and meetings, leaving little room for self-care in the 9-5 hustle. The constant juggle between professional responsibilities and personal well-being can be overwhelming, often...
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The Importance of Preventative Care: Benefits, Coverage, and Strategies for Employees
We all want to be healthy. But can we avoid getting sick? Maintaining good health and living a healthy lifestyle embodies preventative care. It is perhaps more important to put an emphasis on preventative care than it is to have reactive procedures in place in order...
Mental Health in the Workplace – Nurturing Employee Well-Being in Canada
We work to live and live to work. Most humans spend the majority of their waking hours working. For most of us, work is the place where we feel the most accomplished and productive throughout our day. Yet still, for others their workplace can be a stress factor in...
What Does an Eye Chart Really Measure?
Many people can’t escape childhood schooling or doctor visits without testing on an eye chart. The Snellen eye chart is the most common and has the classic appearance of large letters at the top of the page, slowly descending into wide rows of significantly smaller...
Symptoms, Treatment and Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disorder involving the retina that can eventually lead to blindness. Although a cure for AMD does not yet exist, treatments are available, and those with the condition can take practical steps to delay the...
How Do Fitness Reimbursement Plans Work?
Physical fitness reduces the risk of many medical conditions that decrease quality of life and increase the health costs for many Canadians. It makes sense from a financial and public health standpoint for Canadian insurance companies and businesses to invest in the...
The Correlation Between Diet and Blurring Vision
The old tale that carrots improve your eyesight dates back to a British cover story to conceal that their pilots used radar. That falsehood springs from a broader truth that there is a link between dieting and blurred vision. A diet rich in nutrients and low in salt...
The Cost of Speech Therapy Sessions in Canada
Health insurance in Canada covers some or all of the cost of speech therapy sessions. Speech therapy helps people improve their quality of life, self-esteem, and ability to lead productive lives. Speech therapy sessions can be an essential part of treatment for...
How Much Is Chiropractic Treatment in Canada?
For 4.7 million Canadians, chiropractic services are essential to their health care. But how much is chiropractic treatment? Costs vary depending on treatment methods and where the patient receives care. Canada's universal healthcare system does not fully cover...
10 Telltale Signs that You Need New Glasses
Your current glasses are not a permanent solution for your vision problems. Your eyes and eyesight evolve as you age, and as a result, the prescriptions you receive as a kid won’t correct any of your changed impairments or any new ones that have developed. There are...