Car Tips
Non-commercial vehicles in the United States consume close to 90 billion gallons of gasoline each year that’s 661 gallons per car. I would guess in Canada the numbers would be proportionate. Here are some tips you can do to maximize fuel efficiency:
Avoid high speeds as fuel efficiency decreases significantly at speeds in excess of 90 kilometers...... >Read More
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Preventing Diabetes
Diabetes is a serious, permanent condition that affects the body's ability to use sugar properly. People with diabetes either can't produce or can't respond to insulin, a hormone that allows glucose (sugar) to enter the individual cells of the body. It is estimated that diabetes affects nearly two million Canadians. Many more people may be ignoring...... >Read More
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Vitamin Mega-Doses
Can you get too much of a good thing?
Every year Americans spend billions of dollars on vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements. Usually, the amounts we take are within safe limits. Occasionally, however, fads come along that advocate mega-doses as the latest cure-all. But more isn't always better. In fact, mega-doses can cause more problems...... >Read More
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When Alzheimer's Disease Hits Home
The gray-haired lady can't wait to leave the building to search for her dad. Unless watched, she will walk the streets in an effort to locate her father, who died 30 years ago.
Devastating disease
Not all cases of Alzheimer's disease look like this, but Alzheimer's is a devastating disease that now claims to be the fourth or fifth leading cause...... >Read More
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Are You Setting Yourself Up for a Fall?
Falls are the biggest health risk for seniors today. Everyone takes a tumble once in a while but when seniors fall down it’s no laughing matter! We’ve all heard the story, “I don’t know what happened. I was standing up one second and on the floor the next! I guess I just slipped!”
Falling down only takes a second but recovering... >Read More
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Tips on Staying Safe...for Women
I learned from my children's karate classes that the elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back taillights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you but... >Read More
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Prostate Cancer: The Preventable Killer
A man's prostate is not exactly a subject anyone gets a thrill out of thinking or talking about. Read on anyway, because when it comes to a man's prostate, a lack of information can be hazardous to his health. Caught early enough, there's a better than 90 percent cure rate for prostate cancer.
First, medical facts 101
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Family Decisions - Who Decides What?
You feel that your mother should move. She wants to stay right... >more
Caring for Winter Birds
Prevent birds from crashing into your windows
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