Life after addiction: maintaining sobriety for the long haul

 Living with addiction is a continuous and uphill battle. Its challenges extend to almost every aspect of a person’s life, taking a toll that is not only physical, but also psychological. “When you have an individual that struggles with addiction, you look at a situation in which mentally, spiritually, emotionally,

Homewood Health — Ottawa Life speaks high quality care with Homewood chief

 Homewood Health is one of Canada’s largest and leading facilities for medical treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. With over 4,500 employees and clinical experts, they provide mental health and addiction services to help Canadians across the country live healthier, more productive and more fulfilling lives. Their services includes

A Functional Medicine Approach To High Cholesterol

 The message from the majority of family physicians in Canada that "if you have high cholesterol you should take a Statin medication to lower it” is out of date and not in line with the most recent scientific evidence. Unfortunately, the latest scientific findings take an average of 17 years

Homewood Health — recognizing addiction as a mental health issue

 Photo courtesy of Shutterstock National network of mental health and addiction treatment clinics Homewood Health has acquired another facility, this time in Montreal, called Homewood du Plateau. Homewood Health acquired half of the facility in 2014, and the 16-bed residence is now a fully-functional, bilingual treatment centre for people struggling