Seunga (Jasmine) Han, PharmD Student While shopping at the grocery store, you may have noticed some dairy products containing probiotics. You may have also noticed that various probiotics in the vitamin and herbal aisle claim to have health benefits. It can be overwhelming to see this wide array of products and try to decipher what…
Seunga (Jasmine) Han, PharmD Student There are many topical commercial products available for use in muscle and joint pains. Among many, capsaicin is a natural health product that is available for pain relief. Today, we’ll talk more about what it can be used for and what to expect when using the product. What is capsaicin…
Seunga (Jasmine) Han, PharmD Student Have you ever heard of 5-HTP? While you are down the vitamin aisle, you may have seen it hidden amongst other vitamins and herbal products. Bottles often claim that 5-HTP can help with anxiety, depression, and other neurological conditions in which a serotonin deficiency is a contributing factor. Today, we’ll…
Ethos Ho, BSc Pharm Student Feeling Tired All the Time? How often do you find yourself struggling to get through to the end of the day? Do you find that you have to sleep longer hours than all your friends, yet still feel tired throughout the day? Does it ever feel like you just don’t…
Ethos Ho, BSc Pharm Student Feeling Tired All the Time? How often do you find yourself struggling to get through to the end of the day? Do you find that you have to sleep longer hours than all your friends, yet still feel tired throughout the day? Does it ever feel like you just don’t…
Aaron Chy, BSc, BSc Pharm/PharmD. Candidate “Medications don’t work.” How many times have you heard this? Or even said it yourself? The reality is, taking medications can be both frustrating and confusing. We all go through the routine of seeing the doctor, then the pharmacist, then taking our pills day after day, only to feel…
Aaron Chy, PharmD Student Just another trend? Last week we shed some light on how weight loss supplements supposedly work to burn fat and shed pounds. But another line of products that’s recently gained as much attention is detoxifying teas. Claiming to be natural, healthy and safe, many of these tea companies claim to cleanse…
Seunga (Jasmine) Han, PharmD Student Do you drink tea? Some of us love waking up to the smell of a roast coffee, while others prefer the calming sensation of a nice warm cup of tea. Both would agree that they are a nice pick-me-up to kick-start the day. Among many kinds of tea, one of…
David Poon, BSc. Immunology and Infection, PharmD Student Home Remedies Doesn’t it seem like once the weather changes, you have that 1 friend who immediately gets sick? They start sniffing, coughing and sneezing all around you! Next thing you know, you feel like you have a scratchy throat and start feeling unwell. At that point,…
Brooke Thai, PharmD Student Have you seen biotin advertised to help improve the health of your hair, skin and nails? Or, have you seen vitamins that claim to do this, and one of the main ingredients within them is biotin? Many people have asked me if the product truly works to help grow long hair,…
