Past Issues

No.1

Outside in, Inside out

Outside in, Inside out WellnessOptions Journal Volume 1 - Internal health matters
Issue 44
January 2018 announcements of health and medical innovations kick off the New Year in a hopeful note. They also highlight the importance of further research in order to advance health and clinical applications. Four examples are explained in this WellnessOptions theme issue.
Issue 43
Emerging evidence shows that gut microbes regulate the development and functioning of the brain, impacting emotion and behaviour, health and disease. Disturbance in gut microbiota and dysfunctional gut barrier can affect physiological, behavioural, cognitive, and memory functions of the brain.
Issue 42
When our faith in our world, our sense of security, normalcy, and integrity is damaged, the experience can be traumatic.

It can lead to chronic stress with detrimental health consequences. How can we recognize and cope with post traumatic stress?
Issue 41
Some memories are engraved…
we can’t remember to forget
Others have faded…
we can’t yearn for them to stay

How do we remember?
How can we choose to forget?
Can memory be improved?
​Issue 40

Special Edition for Medical…

Special Edition for Medical Students Medical students who practice a wellness lifestyle are more likely to rate it as relevant and to counsel patients on it. As such, the benefits of medical student wellness go beyond individual student to the society at large.
Issue 39

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) causes brain damage, leading to lifelong problems. The causes, effects, and treatments for FASD are examined. Other topics include: shingles, probiotics, and the risks of mixing prescription drugs, food, and herbal medicine.
Issue 38

The war on HIV/AIDS

The war on HIV/AIDS How can HIV/AIDS researchers keep up hope when their target keep mutating frequently for thirty years? Why is it so difficult to produce a vaccine? Are there any new treatment approaches? What directions vaccine and treatment research are heading?