Before we learn why 80% of strokes are preventable, we explore topics such as the escalation of misinformation, knowledge keepers, and community representation.  

In this episode of (w)healthy, Dr. Aleks Tkach shares how to prevent and notice strokes, and how every moment matters. He also discusses the power of listening to community, innovations in stroke care, and the simplicity of healthy lifestyle changes. Learn about brain health from the Neurologist cowboy who’s working to radically advance stroke care in the interior of BC and beyond.  

See how endovascular therapy is helping stroke patients at KGH by watching Michelle Linekin’s story on Global News at https://globalnews.ca/news/9898572/okanagan-stroke-patients-endovascular-therapy/. 

We all know sleep is important - but in this episode of (w)healthy, sleep expert Dr. Ron Cridland sheds light on just how vital good sleep is for conditions above and beyond insomnia or sleep apnea. With more than half of the population suffering from sleep disorders, many of us don’t even realize we are sleeping poorly. Dr. Cridland, who was awarded the first publicly funded, private sleep lab in western Canada, takes a deep dive into why so many people are struggling with sleep, what impacts sleep, and how you can take control and sleep well. 

Learn more about sleep health and sleep disorders at www.goodsleephealth.ca  

View Dr. Ron Cridland’s sleep clinics at www.thesleepclinics.ca  

"Will I lose my hair? How do I tell my family? But I'm super healthy, how did this happen? Will I live to see my kids graduate? Am I going to die?" These are just some of the impossible questions and anxieties that Carly Gunn was grapping with after being diagnosed with breast cancer after discovering a lump while breast-feeding her baby daughter. She shares candidly with Shauna about her lived experience with a cancer diagnosis, who also talks openly about her own journey with breast cancer in 2019. Featuring deeply personal stories of heartbreak and triumph, it's a (w)healthy episode not to be missed. 

You just felt a lump in your breast- what's next? How can you be proactive about your breast or prostate health? Signs to look for? Questions to ask your doctor? All that and more, including Shauna's personal cancer journey, on this episode of (w)healthy with Radiologist, Dr. Brenda Farnquist.

For more information on booking a mammogram through BC Cancer, visit Get Screened (bccancer.bc.ca)

What does it mean to be (w)healthy? Why is the KGH Foundation launching a podcast? How are the roles of health care foundations changing? We explore all that, and more, with Allison Young, CEO of the KGH Foundation, on the very first episode of the (w)healthy podcast!