Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Ottawa

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    Preventing and Recognizing Hypothermia

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    Learn the steps to protect yourself from extremely low temperatures, including preventing hypothermia and recognizing if you’re experiencing it.

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    How Healthy is Your Gut? A Functional Medicine Approach to Gastrointestinal Health

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    A healthy microbiome is the key to your overall gastrointestinal, metabolic, mental and neurological health. Meaning, if your gut isn’t healthy, then you likely aren’t healthy either.

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    An Integrative Approach to Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

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    With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we continue to emphasize the importance of prevention and education on ways to lower your risk.

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    Do You Need a Mammogram Before Age 40?

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    It’s generally recommended that every woman starts their breast cancer screening mammograms at age 40 and continues to get them yearly until at least age 75. But what are the reasons to start your...

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    June is Men’s Health Month: Time to Take Charge of Your Health

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    Many of us know the basic tips it takes to stay healthy: eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, get at least 120 to 150 minutes of aerobic exercise weekly, sleep well, don’t use tobacco products...