Breast Cancer Awareness
It seems that everyone I know has been touched by cancer in some way – whether it be a personal struggle or supporting someone they know through it. At the Health Unit, we receive many phone calls from people requesting information on cancer. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought an article on healthy living for cancer... >Read More
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How to Handle the Holiday Spread
It's that time of year again, the holidays. What this means is countless festivities, food, family, friends and fun. For weeks we're surrounded by mounds of potatoes and pounds of pie. How do you survive a season where butter and sugar seem to ooze from every plate?
‘Tis the season when unconscious eating reaches its climax, bringing with it...... >Read More
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Health News: Seperating Fact from Fiction
TRUE or FALSE?
Oat bran lowers cholesterol.
Sugar causes hyperactivity.
Coffee causes cancer.
If you've based your answers on what you've heard in the media, you will probably answer true to all of these. Yet, oat bran only helps to lower cholesterol if coupled with a low fat, high fibre diet. Sugar has been found to have more of a calming...... >Read More
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Food Labels: What they say and what they mean
Shopping for healthy food choices can sure be tough. If you've been told you have high cholesterol or diabetes, you know the frustration in having to change how you eat ASAP. While it's pretty clear that bananas are cholesterol-free, the average person has a bit of trouble understanding why margarines and oils are too.
If you're on a mission to...... >Read More
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The Return of the High Protein Diet
Suzanne Somers is doing it. Kenny Rogers is doing it. Oprah Winfrey is even back on the scene. The strive for weight loss has come full circle. The protein pendulum has swung back to the craze of the early 70's when high protein, low carbohydrate diets were all the rage.
Bookstores are now filled with the latest carbo-phobic diets: Dr.... >Read More
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Breakfast for Learning
Which of the following meals makes a nutritious, balanced breakfast?:
a) scrambled eggs with cheese
b) whole wheat toast with jam
c) coffee and bagel
d) slice of vegetable pizza and orange juice
The only answer is d). To find out why, read on.
If you're like most Canadians, you didn't make time for breakfast today. Studies show that breakfast...... >Read More
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To Snack or Not to Snack
Registered Dietitian-Nutritionists across North America are promoting the importance of nutrition as a determinant of your daily health. Healthy eating is important regardless of your age, gender and life style. Whether you are a busy mom or an active teen, all your nutritional needs can be met in ways that suit your individual eating habits. Looking...... >Read More
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New Miracle Toddler Diet
This month's article is adapted from a little something I picked up... >more
A Twist On Exercise
Lately, we've been hearing a lot about low fat food products. Funny... >more
What Do You Fear?
