Limestone City Chiropractic

08/18/2026

For your information….

CANADA ALREADY HAS 2-TIER HEALTHCARE. WE JUST PRETEND WE DON’T.

Here’s something most Canadians probably don’t know.

A national review found at least 85 privately operated clinics in Canada accepting private payment for advanced medical imaging, including MRI, CT, SPECT and PET-CT.

And no, they aren’t just in conservative provinces.

Quebec: 31
Alberta: 18
British Columbia: 15
Ontario: 14
Saskatchewan: 5
Nova Scotia: 1
New Brunswick: 1

Quebec has more than anywhere else in Canada. (NCBI⁠)

So we can stop pretending private healthcare is some foreign concept that might arrive one day.

It is already here.

Meanwhile, 5.9 million Canadian adults still don’t have regular access to a family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary-care team. (Canadian Medical Association⁠)

An estimated 1.4 million Canadians were waiting for medically necessary treatment in 2025, with the median wait from GP referral to treatment reaching 28.6 weeks. (Global News⁠)

In our emergency rooms, 1 in 10 patients now spends more than 14 hours in the ER. Another 1.2 million visits ended with the patient leaving before being seen and assessed by a physician in 2024-25. (CIHI⁠)

And government records obtained through freedom-of-information requests showed at least 23,746 Canadians died while on waiting lists for surgery or diagnostic scans between April 2024 and March 2025. That does not mean the wait caused every death, but these people died before receiving the care they were waiting for. The data was incomplete in several jurisdictions, so even that number does not capture everyone. (SecondStreet.Org⁠)

Yet if you have the money, in parts of Canada you can already pay privately for an MRI or CT instead of relying solely on the public queue.

That is two-tier access.

I’m not against it. I’m against pretending it doesn’t exist.

The real debate shouldn’t be public OR private.

It should be: How do we use every doctor, every scanner, every operating room and every dollar available to make sure Canadians get treated faster?

Universal healthcare should mean universal access to care.

It shouldn’t mean universal access to a waiting list.

08/08/2026

Time to start paying attention!

What people who are sharp, strong and independent at 80 did differently at 60. Not genetics. Not luck. Ten habits the evidence says made the difference.

It was never one big thing. It was a pattern built quietly through their sixties that compounded. Most of these are ordinary, and that’s exactly why they work.

The first five.

1. They lifted weights, not just walked, walking kept them moving but weights kept them independent.

2. They ate more protein as they aged, not less, around 1.6g per kilo spread across meals.

3. They kept a reason to leave the house that wasn’t work.

4. They protected their friendships the way they protected their savings.

5. And they got their hearing checked early, hearing loss is the largest modifiable risk factor for dementia from midlife, with every ten decibels linked to roughly 16% higher risk.

The second five.

6. They trained their balance before they needed it, a broken hip at 80 kills up to one in three within a year.

7. They slept seven hours and meant it.

8. They ate real food most days, not perfectly.

9. They stopped wearing stress as a badge, chronic stress aged their cells by the equivalent of a decade.

10. And they knew which numbers to ask about: ApoB, fasting insulin, hs-CRP.

The one that held it together: a reason to get up that wasn’t work. Purpose is linked to around 17% lower mortality. They didn’t retire into nothing, they retired into something. A garden, a grandchild, a project. It didn’t have to be grand, it had to be theirs.

None of it was extraordinary. No better genes, no more money, no private doctor. Ordinary things done consistently, through the decade where it mattered most. So pick one, held until it’s automatic, then the next.

Most people find this list at eighty, looking backwards. You’re reading it with a decade of runway left. Save this, and send it to someone in their sixties. Follow us, we decode one thing that determines how you age, every day.

08/08/2026

Soo busy doing what we love most, we missed Dr. Brittany’s 17th anniversary in the Chiropractic health space. Time sure does fly when you get to do what you love every single day. Thank you for trusting us with your most valuable asset, your health. The loyalty, friendships, advice, support, love and respect you have given us these last 17 years have been amazing. We are so honoured you chose us and promise to keep making sure we bring our best for you, our patients! 🥂

07/20/2026

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬

Providing timely access to care for our community remains a top priority for Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). To better support care across both the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) and Emergency Department (ED), KHSC is updating the operating hours of the UCC located at the Hotel Dieu Hospital site.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻:

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆: 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

These updated hours are designed to provide patients with more consistent and predictable access to the UCC. In the past, the UCC often needed to stop registering new patients earlier than its posted closing time due to resource availability and patient volumes. This new schedule is expected to reduce the need for frequent early closures of patient registration.

As a result, patients can have greater confidence that the UCC will remain open and accepting patients throughout its posted hours. In exceptional circumstances, registration may close early if the clinical team determines they cannot safely accept additional patients.

KHSC is also adjusting how physicians are scheduled between the UCC and the ED. On weekends, one physician per day will be reassigned from the UCC to the ED to help improve wait-times in the Emergency Department at the Kingston General Hospital site.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: The UCC is intended for health concerns that require assessment within 24 hours but are not life-threatening. If your concern is not urgent, please consider alternative care options at 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲.𝗰𝗮.

As always, if you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency department, available 24/7.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we work to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

07/20/2026

When you book an appointment at our clinic, that entire time block is exclusively reserved for your care and healing. Cancellation policies are not meant to be punitive; rather, they serve as a vital tool to keep our clinic running smoothly and efficiently. Because our providers work on a structured schedule, late cancellations and missed appointments leave gaps that cannot be filled at the last minute. This policy ensures we can maintain a sustainable practice while remaining fair to our team and the community we serve.

Our policy exists to:

1- Respect Your Practitioner’s Time: Our providers dedicate their energy and prepare specifically for your treatment session ahead of your arrival.

2-Opens Spots for Urgent Care: A timely cancellation allows us to offer that opening to a patient on our waitlist who may be in acute pain or needing immediate treatment.

3-Keeps Care Affordable and Sustainable: Consistent attendance ensures the clinic can manage operational costs effectively without needing to raise general service rates.

4-Maintains Your Treatment Momentum: Sticking to your scheduled adjustments and sessions is crucial for achieving your long-term health and recovery goals.

5-Maximizes Daily Clinic Efficiency: Minimizing empty gaps allows our schedule to run seamlessly, ensuring everyone gets seen exactly on time.

6-Protects the Community’s Access to Care: A shared commitment to scheduling courtesy ensures that all patients have an equal and fair opportunity to book the popular time slots they need.

04/07/2026

Friendly Reminder that Dr. Stephanie will be out of office April 13-17th. We had some last minute cancellations this week if you were hoping to catch her before she goes. Wednesday 11 am, Thursday 9:30 or 2:30pm or Friday 10:30 am. Call or DM to claim one of these apt times!

04/01/2026