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In this expert interview, Lindsay Dixon speaks with Ajit Johal, BSP RPh, about the latest on disease prevention via vaccination including shingles, travel vaccines, pneumonia, RSV, measles, and COVID-19. We also answer viewer questions that have come in from our audience in respect to vaccination. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 04:05 H1N1 Pandemic 06:32 Healthcare Professionals CTA 06:58 Immunize.io...

Dr. Bonnie Kaplan discusses questions on issues surrounding evidence-based nutritional interventions for improving brain health and treating mental health issues in adults and children. Dr. Kaplan is Professor Emerita from the University of Calgary and Co-author of The Better Brain. She is an incredibly engaging speaker and her accomplishments and publications are too many to begin to name. I cann...

In this interview, Dr. Graham Lloyd-Jones describes the lung disease of COVID-19 and how it differs from a typical viral pneumonia. He discusses how this leads to an understanding of the importance of oral health and oral hygiene for those with COVID-19. His work has resulted in a new oral care protocol for patients with the disease at his hospital in Salisbury, UK. Would you like to sponsor the F...

In this episode Physician and Pain Specialist Dr. Andrea Furlan reveals effective strategies for preventing and treating chronic pain with Dr. Andrea Furlan MD Phd. We also also discuss important considerations regarding the role of medication in both acute and chronic pain, including opioids, and how to approach proper tapering of opioids when appropriate. Would you like to sponsor the Friendly P...

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Raywat Deonandan, a renowned Epidemiologist and Professor at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Deonandan provides us with an expert update on the COVID-19 pandemic; from the classification of variants to the efficacy of the new monovalent vaccines, Dr. Deonandan breaks down the complex world of COVID-19 in an easy-to-understand way that you will find both engaging and...

Join us for an enlightening and myth-busting video interview that will transform your understanding of diabetes. In this engaging session, Lindsay Dixon speaks with Dr. Fairuz Siraj as they dive headfirst into the world of diabetes, debunking the most common misconceptions that surround this prevalent health condition. Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights, challenge long-hel...

Learn about the new courses on vaccine education available for healthcare professionals through the vaccine centre of excellent with Ajit Johal.

Learn about the connection between Estrogen and Heart Health in this informative interview. In this video, we hear from Dr. Glen Pyle PhD, a Professor of Molecular Cardiology and Senior Researcher in Women's Heart Health. From the function of estrogen in the body to the impact of menopause on heart disease, this interview provides a comprehensive overview of how the heart changes with age, and...

Lindsay Dixon interviews Dr. Zia Poonja who is an Oncologist practicing in British Columbia, Canada. This interview focuses on the latest advances in breast cancer prevention and diagnostics, (including genetic factors detectable through screening), as well as how breast cancer is classified and what treatment options are currently available. Dr. Poonja's passion lies in preventing diseases be...

“What if the key to treating mental illness can’t be found at the pharmacy, but instead lies in the very foods we eat?” In this presentation, Dr. Bonnie Kaplan PhD explains evidence-based nutritional interventions for improving brain health, including using micronutrients for the treatment and prevention of mood disorders. Slides and visuals for this presentation are available on the YouTube prese...

In this interview, Lindsay Dixon BSc. Pharm RPh discusses some of the most common myths and lesser known benefits of using probiotics with Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic RPh BScPhm NCMP, and the author of The Clinical Guide to Probiotics Products in Canada, and the USA. Full interview on the Friendly Pharmacy 5 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendlyPharmacy5 *Collaborations? Please reach out: friend...

Graham Mackenzie is a pharmacist, author, and pharmacy owner who has made it his mission to address the problem of pain through pharmaceutical compounding. By leveraging highly effective transdermal bases, Graham uses active ingredients such as ketamine, lidocaine, gabapentin, cyclobenzaprine, and ketopforen, (among others) to create pain remedies that work to block the pain signal at each individ...

In this episode, Dr. Fairuz Siraj discusses how Migraine sufferers can prevent and treat chronic migraine through a comprehensive assessment and adequate access to effective therapies. Full video interview on the Friendly Pharmacy 5 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendlyPharmacy5 *Collaborations? Please reach out: friendlypharmacy5@gmail.com Dr. Fairuz Siraj completed his Doctorate of Pharmac...

In this interview, Carolyn Thomas tells her story of how she was initially misdiagnosed by emergency physicians, and only 2 weeks later, told she was indeed having a heart attack. Carolyn brings us not only her personal experience, but also a wealth of information surrounding the latest research on how heart attack risk factors and presentations in women many times go unrecognized and can even lea...

How did a Pharmacist realize that stress and poor life choices were making her sick, and how did she make a change for the better? (Recorded June, 2021) Enjoy this interview with Hospital Pharmacist & Nutrition expert Laura Heath where we dig into how we can begin to recover from the stress & coping mechanisms we have used during the pandemic, and thus change our health for the better, 1 s...

Dr. Fabiano Vieira Vilhena presents current research showing significant antiviral activity using the compound PHTALOX in various studies including the most recent results of a triple-blind randomized controlled trial. He also discusses the use of mouthwashes in general as a preventative measure in combatting COVID-19. (Recorded December, 2020) *Collaborations? Please reach out: friendlypharmacy5@...

Microbiologist, University Professor, and Researcher, Raewyn Mai from Brisbane, Australia talks to us about the important role of Gut health in overall health including mental well-being. Raewyn is a certified Gut Health and Microbiome advisor, international keynote speaker, and has managed a national laboratory in Australia. (Recorded Aug.27, 2020) Here Raewyn discusses the impacts that the lockd...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Ted Rosenberg who discusses how caring for Elderly using a Home-based, Individualized, & Evidence-based approach improves Quality of Life, and reduces Hospitalizations & Mortality. Dr. Rosenberg has developed a model of care that incorporates a multi-disciplinary team into his medical practice and here he discusses how this model of practice is both feasi...

This is an interview with Dr. Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography, chair of the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and co-director of the Brazil Studies Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS). Here we discuss the current COVID-19 crisis in Brazil, vaccinations, the rise of the P1 Variant of Concer...

New possibilities for Type 2 Diabetes Remission? In this interview we speak with Pharmacist Kim Kallio to discuss some of the evidence for Type 2 Diabetes Remission including the use of low carbohydrate diets to achieve weight loss and improve HbA1c in type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. Lindsay Dixon is a Registered Pharmacist residing in Canada. She obtained her Bachelors of Science degree in Braz...