A lot of people believe that they have to drink milk in order to get enough calcium into their bodies so that they can have strong healthy bones. Not true, says Dr. Furhman MD. Many green vegetables have calcium-absorption rates of over 50 percent, compared with about 32 percent for milk1. Additionally since animal protein induces […]
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By Dr. Valerie Penton-Power, ND “Self-care” – it’s a term you likely have heard quite often. From café conversations to self-help books, it is a common term in most social circles. So what exactly is self-care? In a nutshell, self-care is care that is initiated by an individual to promote well-being in their lives. In
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By Andrew Chan, Manual Osteopath For health and also sporting activity lovers, this is a common term utilized for people with 8-to-5 work who rarely play the sport they love and also have the time to do them generally on weekends. Generally speaking, Weekend Warriors play their guts out to reveal to their peers that
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Water is essential to life and affects us every day, whether it’s for drinking, cleaning, showering, brushing our teeth, cooking, rinsing, washing, or doing the laundry. Each of these tasks requires clean water in order to provide us a safe environment in our bodies and around us in our homes and other environments. According to
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You know that you need to get out and do more, but you’ve hit a roadblock in your health and wellness plans, and while you wake up each and every day saying to yourself, “today is the day that I’m going to [insert health activity here]!” you end up closing your eyes again and regretting
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There he was at the age of 55, with his friends and family surrounding him. Everyone lined up one by one, gently placed a flower on his casket and then said their quiet goodbyes, before he was slowly lowered into the ground. The above is a sad but often true story for many; perhaps maybe
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June is Thyroid Awareness Month in Canada! According to the Thyroid Foundation of Canada, recent studies indicate that 1 in 10 Canadians suffer from a thyroid condition of one type or another, and that of those, as many as 50% are undiagnosed. And around the world, as many as 200 million people suffer from thyroid
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Do you suffer from gas, bloating, or heartburn? Do you have unexplained skin rashes, fatigue, mental fogginess, or poor concentration? Do people tell you have dark circles under your eyes, or a puffy face? If you have answered yes to any of these questions you may be suffering from food allergies or food sensitivities. Unfortunately,
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By Mylinh Nguyen BSc DNM® R.TCMP R.Ac According to most sleep experts, a typical adult requires at least 6 hours of sleep in a day and it is commonly recommended that a person get 8 hours. Unfortunately, for many, getting a greater quantity of sleep does not translate into a better quality of sleep. It
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Golf players having a hard time to improve their performance on the course must typically focus on the basics to get to a more constant level of play. Often one of the most overlooked areas of play is the postural address or setup position of the swing. The majority of people are aware of the
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