Food For Thought - the Podcast Health Promotion Team Edmonton

When you think about going to Dental at CFB Edmonton, you might be thinking about the last time you flossed or how it's time to get that cavity filled or for that root canal. But when you're there, do you notice anything...different? We did. When my colleagues in Health Promotion came back from a meeting there, they were singing the praises of the different things that had been implemented at Dental to make it an exemplary place to work. So I had to know and I'm happy to share this conversati...

It's March meaning that there are many themes happening - Nutrition Month which we've covered before, but it's also Social Work month, Addictions month, Neurodiversity month and I want to talk about all of them, as well as throw in some props for Sleep. Christie Mellan, Addictions Counsellor and Social Worker from CAF Health Services joins me to talk about all these interconnected themes and helps make sense of things that can often keep people from recognizing their need for or feeling like ...

When you think about Mountain Ram - what comes to mind? Grit, determination, a never give up attitude? These are things that our guest on this episode has in spades, but she also has some really great common sense approaches not only to how you can finish Mountain Ram, not once, but 6 times, but also how those same principles can help you be healthier, live better, be a better leader, partner, parent and grandparent! Join us as we learn how to do things just a little bit differently so that w...

How do you define mental health? Mental Fitness? Resilience? Do you know when to fold 'em and when to run - and I'm not talking about if you've got nothing but a pair here? Mental Health is more than a buzz word, but are we really getting the message and doing what we need to do to be there, offer help, know where to go for help or perhaps hardest of all, ask for help. Join me and my guest, Skylin Herba from CAF Mental Health Services as we dive into this topic and talk about practical ways t...

Sorry folks - things happen and we weren't able to get the December episode recorded. But fear not - we will be back in January with a slightly modified version! Seasons greetings from all of us in Health Promotion, can't wait to get back out there with more great information about anything and everything as it pertains to health! Cheers!Thanks for listening - be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! F4T is available to be heard on Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer, ...

Think you know about messes? Do you go? Do you avoid going? Why? What is the history, why do they exist? How have they changed? What do they offer? These and many more questions are answered by my two amazing guests, Dawn DeCosse, Edmonton Garrison Officer's Mess Manager (EGOM), and Maj JP Wright, PMC of the EGOM. It's an interesting and insightful discussion that will definitely impact your understanding, dare I say even belief in the relevance of messes. Things have changed, it's not 1979 a...