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Ep. 284: Can carbon dioxide heal or prevent traumatic brain injury?
We invited Dr Smith to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his research in reducing and healing traumatic brain injury.
Ep. 283: Can we trust public information about food and diet?
We invited Dr Davis to join us for a Conversation That Matters about where to find trustworthy information – one place for sure is on her new video podcast show Get Real Health on YouTube.
Ep. 276: Do you have a "leaky gut"?
We invited Dr Alessio Fasano to join us for a Conversation That Matters about our guts, our microbiome and what we can do to manage our own well-being through diet and lifestyle.
Ep. 273: Why we need to address PTSD in first responders
We invited Bob Rich to join us for a Conversation That Matters about caring for the well-being of all first responders who care about us.
Ep. 271: Alternative medicine: Is it the real deal?
We invited Dr Dugald Seely to join us for a Conversation That Matters about empowered health through a holistic approach to wellness.
Ep. 270: Benefits of fitness among First Nations
We invited Dr Rosalin Miles to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the healing power of a community in motion in the cradle of Mother Nature.
Ep. 268: Your body’s relationship with bacteria
Dr. Claire Fraser joined us for a Conversation That Matters about you, the organisms you are host to and your relationship with them.
Ep. 245: Can we defeat cancer?
We invited Dr Ali Tehrani to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the biotechnical innovations that are being developed at Zymeworks and his company’s role in turning Vancouver into a centre of excellence and influence in scientific research.
Ep. 244: What is the value in early exposure to nature?
We invited Simon Jackson of Nature Labs to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the project that he and Jill Cooper designed to change students’ relationship with nature.
Ep. 238: How Much Medication is Too Much?
For this episode we invited two members of the team at the First Nations Health Authority, pharmacist Cindy Preston and nurse Gina Gaspard to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the Coyote Medicine Story and how it can help all of us address an important health care challenge.
Ep. 237: The Rules that All Organ Donors Need to Know
We invited Hailey Cheema to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the myriad details associated with organ transplantation.
Ep. 236: The Lifesaving Benefits of Community Paramedicine
We invited Nancy Kotani of the Chief Transformation Office of BC’s Emergency Health Services to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the remarkable success story that is improving lives in remote and rural communities in BC.
Ep. 221: Living Organ Donation: Would you do it?
We invited Corey Nislow, who did just that, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about giving the gift of life.
Ep. 220: The Leading Cause of Death in Women
We invited Dr Boyd to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the facts and myths of heart disease and women and where we go from here.
Ep. 206: Putting Canada on the Drug Global Stage
We invited Gordon McCauley of the CDRD to join us for a Conversation That Matters about nurturing, fostering, retaining and commercializing our world-class ideas, talent and research in Canada.
Ep. 204: Preparing for the Baby Boomer Tsunami
We invited Dr Lee MacKay, who practices medicine in Nelson, BC, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about realigning resources and staff in the Grand Forks Boundary area in an attempt to get ahead of the impending baby boomer tsunami.
Ep. 202: A Guide to Being a Licensed Marijuana Producer
We invited medical marijuana entrepreneur Justin Dhaliwal to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the process, the risks and the benefits of obtaining a license to produce cannabis.
Ep. 199: Marijuana: What Can We Learn from Washington State?
We invited Rick Garza, the Director of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the lessons our neighbour to the south has learned since legalizing marijuana in 2012.
Ep. 186: How to optimize your brain
We invited Aileen Burford-Mason to join us for a Conversation That Matters on how to optimize your brain at any age.
Ep. 185: Treating Illness with Fecal Transplants
We invited Dr Jeremy Burton, the Deputy Director of the Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotics, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the exciting research underway in treating your well-being by re-engineering the bacteria in your intestinal tract.