UPFRONT | From the editor Second wave woes I hope both professions are succeding in their various re-opening stages, wherever you call home. While I can’t verify that I’ve learned any new “quarantine skills,” I know some of you can add homeschool teacher to your list. As provinces re-open and chiropractors and naturopaths continue to work and support patients, I would be remiss not to mention prepared-ness for a “second wave.” Yes, health experts are warning of jumps in cases as we re-open, and some are expecting the timing of this second wave to arrive around September. Another “second wave” of sorts that is also being discussed: a second wave of mental health issues and the negative consequences of social isolation. Personally, I don’t know what kind of headspace I would be in if I has to self-isolate for weeks at a time – and I had many friends who had to. So I did my best to check in, or send some little gifts to lift spirits. New research in Trends in Cognitive Sciences explores the wide-ranging, negative consequences that social isolation has on psychological well-being and physical health, including decreased lifespan. Of note, the researchers from McGill University found: • Having strong interpersonal relationships is critical for survival across the entire lifespan • Social isolation is a significant predictor of the risk of death • Insufficient social stimulation affects reasoning and memory performances, hormone homeostasis, brain grey/white matter, connec-tivity, and function, as well as resilience to physical and mental disease • Feelings of loneliness can spread through a social network, negatively skewed social perception, escalating morbidity and mortality, and, in older people, precipitating the onset of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. We have yet to see the magnitude of how this will affect our populations in the long run, but take time to check in with yourselves, your patients and your friends and family. We’re in this together. Stay safe, June 2020 Volume 25, Number 4 EDITOR Jannen Belbeck [email protected] (888) 599-2228 x. 211 PUBLISHER Christine Livingstone [email protected] (519) 429-5173 • (888) 599-2228 ext. 239 ACCOUNT COORDINATOR Barb Comer [email protected] (519) 429-5171 MEDIA DESIGNER Curtis Martin CIRCULATION MANAGER Anita Madden GROUP PUBLISHER/VP SALES Martin McAnulty [email protected] COO Scott Jamieson [email protected] Published and printed by Annex Business Media, 105 Donly Drive South, Simcoe, ON, Canada N3Y 4N5 Publication Mail Agreement #40065710 ISSN 1488-6952 CIRCULATION e-mail: [email protected] Tel: (416) 510-5183 Fax: (416) 416-510-6875 (main) 416-442-2191 Mail: 111 Gordon Baker Rd., Suite 400, Toronto, ON M2H 3R1 Annex Privacy Officer [email protected] Tel: 800-668-2384 Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor is published eight times a year: February, April, May, June, July/August, September, October and December. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada – 1 Year $26.00, 2 years $42.00, 3 years $60.00 (HST #867172652RT0001) USA – 1 Year $60.00 (CDN Funds) Occasionally, Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor will mail information on behalf of industry-related groups whose products and services we believe may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive this information, please contact our circulation department in any of the four ways listed above. No part of the editorial content of this publication may be reprinted without the publisher’s written permission. ©2020 Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher. No liability is assumed for errors or omissions. All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval. Such approval does not imply any endorsement of the products or services advertised. Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising that does not meet the standards of the publication. @ChiropracticNaturopathicDoc /ChiropracticNaturopathicDoc JANNEN BELBECK, Editor @ChiropracticNaturopathicDoc Use the hashtag #CanadianChiropractor or #CanadianNaturopath (or tag us) for a chance to be featured in a future issue! EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Richard Brown, DC; Victoria Coleman, DC; Connie J. D’Astolfo, DC, Dip HA, PhD (cand); Don Nixdorf, DC; Greg Stewart, BPE, DC 4 Chiropractic and Naturopathic Doctor June 2020 www.Cndoctor.ca
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