http://blogs.btcalgary.ca Behind the scenes of Breakfast Television: Calgary's best-loved morning show on Citytv Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's Heart Month. And there are many things you can do to protect your heart which we will discuss throughout the month. Today we're going to talk about the best foods to keep your heart healthy. First up, fish.  This is all about eating omega three fatty acids or "good fat." ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/heart-healthy-foods In Health News today, another warning about delaying child bearing.  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada says waiting until over the age of 32 to have kids increases the risk of infertility, pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Babies don't learn how to talk just from listening to you. ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/health-headlines-jan-18-2012 Half of all women will have one at some point in their lives.... a urinary tract infection also known as a bladder infection. These infections are very common ... in fact, they're the second most common infection in the body and one of the most common reasons women will go to ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/urinary-tract-infections The countdown is on to Christmas and a lot of people are buying last minute presents, doing last minute party preparations and getting the house ready for guests. It can be very stressful. I spoke with Psychiatrist Dr. Scott Patten and he explains, "stress is an adaptation of the body and mind ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/holiday-stress   'Tis the season for new parents to show off their newborns to visiting friends and relatives. But, we just want to make sure those aunties and uncles are feeling well. That's because not only is it the holiday season, it's RSV season. RSV is a respiratory virus, one of the ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/rsv-awareness-2 Tis the season for the holiday party and often a few too many cocktails. So I thought I'd do some research into hangovers and what you can do to deal with some of those annoying symptoms. First of all, a hangover is different for everyone because everyone metabolizes alcohol differently. Most ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/hangover-101 The human being is not efficient when it comes to reproduction. Even young women only have a 10-15 percent chance of conceiving each month. So let's be clear, 40 is not the new 30 when it comes to reproduction. By the time women hit 40, there's only a 2-5 percent chance ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/the-new-trend-in-fertility-and-common-misconceptions I have interviewed Dr. David Hanley, a specialist in the area of osteoporosis many times over the years. And while we always think of osteoporosis as a disease for little old ladies... in fact, it is not.  One in three women will suffer a fracture in their lives from osteoporosis, ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/osteoporosis-why-its-not-just-a-disease-for-the-elderly This is another story about the amazing medical research underway in our city. University of Calgary Professor Paul Kubes has just won Canada's Health Researcher of the Year from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the government's funding arm for health research. This award is one of the most prestigious in ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/award-winning-research It's the first ever World Prematurity Day. This is a push to help us understand how important it is to prevent pre-term births. Alberta in fact, has the highest rate of premature births in the country - about 9 in every 100 births. A normal pregnancy is 40 weeks long, any baby ... http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/leah/world-prematurity-day