Articles

Patients are invited to take a walk with Dr. Illingworth during Walk with your Doc Week. We'll be starting at the Elaho Clinic and walking through downtown and in the Squamish Estuary. For more information, call the Elaho Clinic at 604 892 5688

Walk With Your Doc Day
May 9, 12:30 pm

The evidence just keeps mounting that sugar-laden soft drinks – which include pop, energy drinks and vitamin waters – aren’t good for your health. Drink them often and studies suggest you’re more likely to experience weight gain, not to mention develop Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and gout. 

A glass of red wine every day is good for your heart. 
Science says: It’s not just red wine.

A little bit of dark chocolate every day works as a sugary miracle.
Science says: Studies in recent years have found dark chocolate reduces blood pressure

Time on a bicycle seat, which has been linked to erectile dysfunction in men, may also be a hazard to a woman's sexual health, a new study shows. Many women who cycle or take spin classes are familiar with the numbness that sometimes can occur from sitting on a traditional bike seat.

Think that getting medical tests or undergoing all available screening exams is the key to health? Think again.

There is growing concern that many tests or procedures, such as computed tomography (CT scans) or mammograms are being overused simply because they are available, even though they may not help patients and, in many cases, even cause harm.