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Dr. Ali Ghahary
Dr. Ali Ghahary

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Aug 11, 2022

The Sugar Pandemic: Sugar Addiction

Whenever you eat something that is sweet, the hippocampus (a horseshoe-shaped structure with a band of nerve fibres that connects the hippocampal structures in the left and right hemispheres of the brain) enables you to remember the taste. This then results in the formation of habits, causing you to want…

Sugar

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The Sugar Pandemic: Sugar Addiction
The Sugar Pandemic: Sugar Addiction
Sugar

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Jul 13, 2022

The Sugar Pandemic: Sugar History

The history of sugar dates back quite some time ago, with the extraction of sugar cane juice from the sugarcane plant and the plant’s domestication in India and Southeast Asia around 4,000 BC. …

Sugar

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Sugar

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Apr 14, 2022

Balance Problems

Balance is something we learn early on as infants and children. First, we learn by sitting. Then, we learn by standing. Following that, we often learn with bicycles, roller-skates, and rollerblades. However, as we age, balance is something that can also decrease — especially in those who are elderly. When…

Injury

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Balance Problems
Balance Problems
Injury

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Mar 16, 2022

Springtime Allergies

While spring doesn’t arrive until March 20th, many people are already experiencing spring-related allergy symptoms. — While spring doesn’t arrive until March 20th, many people are already experiencing allergy symptoms; and while spring-related allergies are usually only a temporary thing, that’s not to say that they aren’t at all problematic, or, sometimes, downright disruptive, as these particular types of allergies can get in the way of…

Spring

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Springtime Allergies
Springtime Allergies
Spring

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Mar 2, 2022

Why You Should Avoid Processed Foods

Processed foods aren’t known for their health benefits. They contain little nutritional value, if any, and they are also high in additives and preservatives in order to improve appearance and prolong shelf-life. This is known as chemical processing. One thing processed foods are commonly known for is their sugar content…

Food

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Why You Should Avoid Processed
Why You Should Avoid Processed
Food

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Aug 23, 2021

COVID-19: Assessing Your Risk, Setting Boundaries

When it comes to COVID-19, it is a virus that can affect individuals of all walks of life — regardless of age, gender, or where they live in the world. However, what we’ve also learned since living with this virus for the past 18 months is that there are certain…

Friendship

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COVID-19: Assessing Your Risk, Setting Boundaries
COVID-19: Assessing Your Risk, Setting Boundaries
Friendship

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Jun 17, 2021

Processed Foods

Processed foods aren’t known for their health benefits. They contain little nutritional value, if any, and they are also high in additives and preservatives in order to improve appearance and prolong shelf-life. This is known as chemical processing. One thing processed foods are commonly known for is their sugar content…

Healthy Foods

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Processed Foods
Processed Foods
Healthy Foods

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Jun 16, 2021

Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease

As many as 2.4 million Canadians over the age of 20 are living with heart disease, and about 12 Canadians die from heart disease every hour. It’s a big problem in North America and other parts of the world, but one that be combated by making some simple health and…

Heart

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Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease
Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease
Heart

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Jun 10, 2021

How Mold Can Affect Your Health

If you’re developing unexplained illnesses, suffer from asthma and notice an increase in frequency of symptoms (i.e. wheezing), as well as noticing other allergic-like reactions, this could be an indicator of mold being the culprit. …

Home Improvement

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How Mold Can Affect Your Health
How Mold Can Affect Your Health
Home Improvement

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May 20, 2021

Is it COVID, a Cold, or the Flu?

One of the most common questions that healthcare professionals are asked lately, is how can someone tell the difference between COVID-19, the common cold, and flu. …

Covid-19

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Is it COVID, a Cold, or the Flu?
Is it COVID, a Cold, or the Flu?
Covid-19

3 min read

Dr. Ali Ghahary

Dr. Ali Ghahary

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Dr. Ali Ghahary is a Family Physician in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. http://www.alighahary.ca

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