Category: MEDICAL

Many of us set fresh, exciting wellness goals for the new year, only to get side-tracked before we’ve gained any momentum. My best advice is to start by making small changes first. Remember – small successes build large victories. And research shows it takes 21 days to form a new habit, so try to really commit for your first three weeks. It can make it easier to stick with your plan for the long-term. Here are a few tips to help you get started. Read more…

From the moment she entered the Innovation Lab at INLIV, Dr. Allison MacQueen knew she wanted to join the INLIV team of physicians. “I’m always striving to find ideas to improve healthcare, develop new ways to do things, and the technology to help get there. I was impressed that INLIV shares that passion for innovating and enhancing healthcare – and I knew I wanted to be part of it.” Read more…

Dr. Vic Avramenko was destined to be a physician – at least according to his grandfather. When he was born, his grandfather looked at him and based on an old wives’ tale, proclaimed he would become a doctor. Yet as a child, Dr. Vic wasn’t interested in being a doctor; he wanted to become a scientist. The course of his life changed abruptly at the age of 12 when he survived a near-death experience. Read more…

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, something that hits very close to home for me. As a recent bladder cancer survivor, spreading awareness about this all too common, yet surprisingly unknown disease has become a passion project for me.

Many people have never heard of bladder cancer or, if they have, do not realize how common this type of cancer is. Read more…

It often starts as an unusual pain, maybe some tingling… and then a rash sets in. Shingles! While it may be common (almost one in three Canadians may be affected by shingles), it can be quite painful. And, too often, some fail to realize that the pain from shingles can last for months – long after the rash has healed.

As a physician, I have been watching Shingrix – the newest vaccine against shingles – through the late Phase III trials and approval. Interestingly, Canada was the first country to approve the new vaccine, and our physician team here at INLIV had it on order as soon as the announcement of its approval for use in Canada in October 2017. Read more…

Our INLIV experts have their fingers firmly on the pulse of health, wellness, and innovative ways to help our clients live the healthiest lives possible. Our latest innovation is Wello, an exciting new virtual service designed to improve health care, making it easy, convenient, effective and affordable. And now, one free year of Wello is included with every INLIV Comprehensive and Executive Medical Assessment. Read more…

Passion for Play – the Kelly Blackshaw story

Kelly Blackshaw lives for, and works for, health and wellness. Looking at health from a holistic and lifestyle perspective, she knows that healthy living isn’t about the vegetables you eat, the hobbies you enjoy, or the positive habits you maintain – it’s about all of those things, and a whole lot more. Read more…

Dr. Ingemaud Gerber

Dr. Ingemaud Gerber joined INLIV in October 2017 as a family physician within our Primary Medical Total Health Management team. Just a few months later,  she became part of the medical aesthetics team as well, sharing her experience and expertise providing soft aesthetic treatments. Read more…

Private clinics provide a team of specialists to take care of you

From the Calgary Herald – Options
Friday, September 22, 2017

By: Gerald Vander Pyl

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From the Calgary Herald – Options
Friday, September 22, 2017

By: Gerald Vander Pyl

Private health care centres are gaining interest as people look for ways to take charge of their health and that of their families.

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When you’re one of the people in charge of the daily operations of a large company – be it a provincial heavyweight or a multi-national corporation – it can be easy to lose track of your healthy habits. Over time, you find yourself cutting corners – a little bit, here and there: easy meals, instead of healthy ones; missed exercise classes; or loss of work-life balance. Before you know it, the stress and pressure of your career can take a toll on your health.  Read more…

It is important to know the difference between the common cold and the seasonal flu. A cold can make you ill for a few days as it is a milder respiratory illness. Whereas the flu can make you feel ill from a few days to a few weeks, the flu can also result in hospitalizations and other health complications like pneumonia. So, do you have a cold or flu? Read more…

 

Considered the gold standard in body composition technology, the BOD POD is fundamentally the same as underwater (hydrostatic) weighing, but uses air instead of water. It measures the volume of air a person’s body displaces while sitting inside the chamber, rather than measuring how much water his or her body displaces when dunked in a tank.

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