CTV Your Morning Watch Aileen’s interview with Ben Mulroney on CTV’s Your Morning. [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”ZEuiLz5_ELw?rel=0″ width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”http://aileenburfordmason.ca/wp-content/uploads/CTV-Your-Morning-sml.jpg”]
Probiotics are currently receiving a lot of attention from the food industry. At the supermarket, probiotics are to be found in yogurt, but are also showing up in orange juice and even cereal. But ice cream? Wouldn’t freezing kill these delicate organisms?
The Agenda with Steve Paikin The Agenda welcomes Aileen Burford-Mason, author of “The Healthy Brain,” to discuss how this ties in to dietary habits. [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”oBxpcroekHY?rel=0″ width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”http://aileenburfordmason.ca/wp-content/uploads/The-Agenda-with-Steve-Paikin-sml.jpg”]
You exercise, you eat well, and feel lucky that you seem fitter and healthier than many of your contemporaries. Then a routine blood test shows an abnormally high white blood cell count. After more tests you get a diagnosis of CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia). CLL is a slow-growing form of blood cancer often picked up … Read more
Rotman School of Management Watch Aileen’s talk at the Ideas Speaker Series at Rotman January 15, 2018. [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”lI_hFTmeaQw?rel=0″ width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”http://aileenburfordmason.ca/wp-content/uploads/Rotman-School-of-Management-sml.jpg”]
You have just had the results of your annual physical and have been told that your fasting blood glucose has come back high, putting you at increased risk of type 2 diabetes. And if you are also overweight you know that your risk of developing diabetes is greatly increased. But if your weight and waist circumference are in the normal range you may think you have nothing to worry about.
The use of laboratory animals – usually rats and mice – as “stand-ins” for human conditions, or to test new drugs for safety and efficacy can be criticized on many grounds. Laboratory animals have different nutritional needs. For example, rats and mice make their own vitamin C, whereas humans and other primates cannot and this … Read more
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