Is All Pain In The Brain? What We've Learned From Heartbreak

Next, a Toronto-based company doing some amazing work on relationships and neuroplacitity has just launched an online community for people looking to improve their relationships and better train themselves to be better partners.  Breakups are a heartbreaking, challenging, emotionally devastating and painful time. I think anyone who has ever gone through a break up with … Read more

Headaches Leading In Increased Risk of Suicide

There are some very interesting studies being published about the link between migraine headaches and increasing likelihood of suicide: From a pool of 4,765 persons randomly screened in the community (Detroit, Michigan area), the researchers arrived at a final sample of 1,186 respondents with full assessments via face-to-face interviews: 1) migraine (N = 496), 2) … Read more

The US #Painkiller Crackdown: A Short History

There is an impressively comprehensive article written on the Huffington Post website titled The War Over Prescription Painkillers by Radley Balko.  Worth a read because it’s well-researched and very clear if you’re wondering how and why the situation with respect to such a massive patient population has gotten this way. He’s also done a good … Read more

VIDEO: Cognitive Healing and #ChronicPain

Diane Gromala Expert is an art, design and computer science expert. She also suffers from chronic pain. She has worked with an amazing team to develop some amazing technologies with a cognitive approach to helping people manage their pain.  The technology in the video is interactive and designed to help the patient meditate and mentally … Read more

Painkiller Use Is Rising (And Why That's A Bad Thing)

This article in the Windsor Star is one of the most comprehensive and balanced looks at painkiller abuse and addiction in Canada we have come across in recent months. With an aging population, a brewing controversy surrounds the increasing number of painkillers hitting pharmacies in 2012, given the associated risk of addiction – and even … Read more

Even Rappers Battle Depression

Over the years the Canadian Hip Hop scene, in part thanks to the Government and regulations supporting Canadian talent in local stores and radio, has found and helped the world discover a number of outstanding artists.  D-Sisive is one of them. Above is one of his recent videos. Here is an article he recently wrote … Read more