Ackroyd Pharmacy

Learn and understand your medication. Many patient are unaware that they suffer from kidney disease. There is a new online tool that may help you evaluate your kidney health. To check click here. This site is designed for primacy are providers, but you should be able to enter your lab values to see the diagnosis. If you wish more clarity, please co... ntact us. Publicly funded Flu Vaccines for 2016 have been released! Can us at 604-207-9972 if you have any questions or to book an appointment. This photo nicely capture the reddening of the moon as it moves into Earths shadow. Photo by Pc Wong in Ottawa, Canada. This year have been full of changes. The most recent is the pending limits on Diabetic test strips. Most patients have requested additional supplies in anticipation. By now, most of you who are interested in obtaining the flu vaccination have done so. If you have not, Ackroyd Pharmacy have limited stocks of the government supplied vaccines for those who qualify. Ask our pharmacist. We look forward to the coming New Year and wish you a prosperous and healthy new beginning. If you have any question about how to manage your health and medication, ask us. We are happy to help. As we grow old, our digestive system slows down, both in the motility of food mass and absorption of nutrients. Digestion starts with the first bite, where enzymes secreted in our saliva is mixed into the food we chew, progresses to the stomach where acid is used to dissolve as well as hydrolyse proteins and carbohydrates, to the small intestines where nutrients are further broken down and absorbed, and finally the remaining mass enters the large intestines where fluids and salts are taken up into the body. When our digestion slows, less nutrients are taken up and more sugars and carbohydrates are left in the food bolus that travels along the small intestines and into the large intestines. The leftover food is also in the intestines longer due to the slower motility. The slow transit and the extra food is metabolized by the bacteria ...Read More