Features
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Keep Your Kids Calm at the Supermarket
HL, Volume 8, Issue 4 Samantha Kemp Jackson offers 6 tips when shopping with kids in tow.
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Back to the Future
HL, Volume 8, Issue 4 With compounding pharmacies springing up everywhere, Amin Jagani explains the concept and its benefits.
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Partnering up with your Healthcare Providers
HL, Volume 8, Issue 4 Chris Rokosh explains ways to get better care from healthcare providers.
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Fats: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
HL, Volume 8, Issue 4 Eat a low-fat diet, we're told. But is it true? Perhaps not, says Shawn Nisbet.
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Coping with Emotional Stress in Infertility
HL, Volume 8, Issue 4 A diagnosis of infertility is shocking and devastating. Dr. Julia Sen guides you along the emotional roller coaster.
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The Raw Food Revolution
HL, Volume 8, Issue 4 Francesco Comito, a raw vegan chef, explains why raw food can help you feel good and look great!
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Kids and Cash
HL, Volume 8, Issue 3 Samantha Kemp Jackson offers five top tips to help children appreciate the value of money.
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Insomnia
HL, Volume 8, Issue 3 Jennifer Kwong reveals 6 Strategies for Sounder Sleep
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The Power of Sleep
HL, Volume 8, Issue 3 How much or how little you sleep can affect your long-term health
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Salt: How much is too much?
HL, Volume 8, Issue 3 Excessive salt consumption is a nutritional time bomb. Shawn Nisbet explains why we need to cut our salt intake now.
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The Immigrant Experience
HL, Volume 8, Issue 2 Dr. Sadia Saleem considers a complex issue affecting our community: the psychological impact on first and second generation immigrants.
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The ABC's of Eating Gluten-Free
HL, Volume 8, Issue 2 Wheat-free foods are a godsend for the many Canadians who are gluten intolerant. Marie Fortin explains the condition known as Celiac Disease.
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Food Sensitivities vs. Food Allergies
HL, Volume 8, Issue 2 When different people have different reactions to the same food, is that reaction a food sensitivity or a food allergy? Shawn Nisbet explains the difference.
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How to Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle: One Step at a Time
HL, Volume 8, Issue 1 Many of us fail to reach our own lifestyle expectations because of our deeply ingrained bad habits. Earl Salzman advises on turning over a new leaf - for good.
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Outside-the-Box Weight Loss
HL, Volume 8, Issue 1 Perhaps it's time to experiment with some less conventional strategies to burn fat. Marie Fortin serves up some radical thinking in the effort to lighten up.
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The Cow's Milk Controversy: It Ain't What It Used to Be!
HL, Volume 8, Issue 1 Many experts now question the value and safety of regular milk consumption. But what is the alternative? Shawn Nisbet brings some common sense to the table.
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Vegging Out: The Beginner's Guide to a Meat-Free Diet
HL, Volume 7, Issue 4 Marie Fortin guides you through the maze of information and misinformation regarding a vegetarian diet.
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Hormones, Hormones, Hormones!
HL, Volume 7, Issue 4 Do you need them? Are they right for you? Shawn Nisbet concludes her two-part feature with some practical advice.
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Ditch the Dieting: Nutrition for Lasting Health
HL, Volume 7, Issue 4 Earl Salzman offers five simple rules for optimal health and better results from your workouts. You may never need to diet again.
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Let's Get Our Teens Fit Now!
HL, Volume 7, Issue 3 Earl Salzman offers timely advice on convincing tech-savvy, stubborn teens of the benefits of physical activity before it's too late.
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The Hormone Debate: What We Need to Know and Why
HL, Volume 7, Issue 3 What are hormones and how do they work? In the first of a two-part feature, Shawn Nisbet investigates, and sorts the facts from the myths.
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Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart
HL, Volume 7, Issue 3 Simple dietary strategies to manage your cholesterol and blood pressure non-invasively.
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10,000 Steps to A Healthier, Happier You
HL, Volume 7, Issue 2 Shawn Nisbet explains how a pedometer can get you motivated and keep it that way.
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Gardening for Beginners
HL, Volume 7, Issue 2 A few basic tips to keep in mind when planning the overall appearance of your garden.
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Why More Seniors Are On the Move
HL, Volume 7, Issue 2 We're never too old to reap the benefits of exercise.
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From New Year's Resolution to Lifestyle Change
HL, Volume 7, Issue 1 Earl Salzman provides steps to achieve 'happy endings' to your fitness and health goals.
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Achieving Quality Care
HL, Volume 7, Issue 1 Esther Goldstein explains how to ensure your loved ones will receive the best care in a retirement residence.
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Nutrition Tips: Advice for a Healthier You!
HL, Volume 7, Issue 1 Shawn Nisbet sets the facts straight on some of your diet and nutrition concerns.
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Lyme Disease in Canada: A Tragedy Unfolding?
HL, Volume 7, Issue 1 Lyme Disease has been a recent focus of attention in Canadian media.
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Nordic Pole Walking
HL, Volume 6, Issue 4 Shawn Nisbet tells us why millions of Europeans can't be wrong.
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10 Ways to a Better You in 2010
HL, Volume 6, Issue 4 Small changes can make a big difference!
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Great Expectations: Nutrients for a Healthy Pregnancy
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How to Stretch Your Way to a Calmer, Fitter You
HL, Volume 6, Issue 3 The benefits of yoga in achieving a healthy mind and body
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Whining and Dining
HL, Volume 6, Issue 2 Marie Fortin offers practical advice on feeding your picky eater
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Exclusive interview with Erin Davis
HL, Volume 6, Issue 2 Toronto's popular early morning radio presenter tells why volunteering is the lifeblood of a community and why Markham Stouffville Hospital is close to her heart
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Calling all Locavores!
HL, Volume 6, Issue 2 Why eating locally is good for our community, our environment and our health
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Fighting Fatigue: Facts versus Fiction
HL, Volume 6, Issue 1 Fatigue can be debilitating. Our practical advice helps you fight back.
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Weight Loss Resolutions You Can Keep
HL, Volume 6, Issue 1 Make 2009 the year you finally shed those excess pounds for good.
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Getting Organized
Volume 6, Issue 1 How clearing the clutter can free you to move on
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5 Perfectly Healthy Weight Tips
Volume 6, Issue 1 Why common sense holds the secret to weight control
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Insomnia
fall 2008 volume 5, issue 4 How to get a good night's sleep - the natural way
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Are Eyes the Mirror of your Health?
fall 2008 volume 5, issue 4 What iridology reveals about your health
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Arthritis - Eat Well to Live Well
fall 2008 volume 5, issue 4 7 Tips to Living Well with Arthritis
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Are You Eating Out of Control?
fall 2008 volume 5, issue 4 With disordered eating on the rise, how can we prevent the development of eating disorders? What is the key to prevention? Here's how you can help family and friends.
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Eating "Green"
Spring 2008, Volume 5, Issue 2 Feast Your Way to a Healthier Planet
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Choosing A Summer Camp
Spring 2008, Volume 5, Issue 2 Camp provides a child-centred environment where the hurry, stress and demands of modern life are almost totally eliminated. What a great way to spend a summer!
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What's Up With OHIP?
Spring 2008, Volume 5, Issue 2 Tommy Douglas, that firebrand politician from Saskatchewan, once said, "Watch out for the little fellow with a big idea." His idea, of course, was universal medicare. A grand idea that's been tinkered with by lots of little fellows since 1962 when it was first introduced.
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Know The Cancer-Culprit Risks?
Winter 2008, Volume 5, Issue 1 Excess body fat, red and processed meats, alcohol raise cancer risk
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Check It Out!
Winter 2008, Volume 5, Issue 1 15 common tests to ease your mind - and maybe even save your life
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The Game's Afoot - Building Character Through The Power of Sports
Winter 2008, Volume 5, Issue 1 Participating in sports is a good way to develop character, fitness and friends.
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Make Your Home Efficient and Environmentally Friendly
Fall 2007, Volume 4, Issue 4 Greening your home adds "green" to your bank account.
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Natural Health Solutions For Your Pet
Fall 2007, Volume 4, Issue 4 |
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Lupus: The Disease With a Thousand Faces
Fall 2007, Volume 4, Issue 4 Someone you know might have lupus.
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Face-to-Face With Breast Disease
Fall 2007, Volume 4, Issue 4 Rapid access Breast Health Centre offers "one-stop" coordinated care, reduced wait time and improved outcomes for women.
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Ontario's Healthy Restaurant Program
Summer 2007, Volume 4, Issue 3 Concerned about eating better? Eat Smart! restaurants are a healthy alternative.
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How To Clean Up And Save Money The Natural Way
Spring 2007, Volume 4, Issue 2 Love it or loathe it, cleaning the house is essential to our health and well-being. Living in a clean, tidy, uncluttered environment is beneficial not only to our physical health, but also to our mental and emotional outlook. With the annual spring clean now well underway, Healthy Living offers some practical tips to save you effort, time and money.
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Enjoy Your Garden Oasis
Spring 2007, Volume 4, Issue 2 Wisdom is often nearer when we stoop than when we soar. -William Wordsworth
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Vitamins and Minerals
Winter 2007, Volume 4, Issue 1 Vitamins and minerals provide numerous benefits including promoting and repairing health and well being.
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Yes, You Can Relax At The Dentist's Office
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Keeping An Eye On Healthy Vision
Volume 3, Issue 4 We sometimes overlook (Sorry, no pun intended) and underestimate the importance of our vision.
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Listen Up!
Volume 3, Issue 4 We hear sound 24 hours a day, even when we sleep.
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Be Sun Savvy
Summer 2006 volume 3, issue 3 Beat the heat... safely.
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Great For The Garden And Good For You, Too
spring 2006 volume 3, issue 2 With so many of us enjoying gardening these days, it's important to review some great gardening basics for ecological and psychological health.
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Yes, You Can Beat Hay Fever
spring 2006 volume 3, issue 2 For the estimated 20% of Canadians who suffer from hay fever, spring triggers the annual onslaught of sneezing, wheezing, itchy eyes and runny noses. But don't despair - help is at hand!
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Is There A Cancer Crisis?
spring 2006 volume 3, issue 2 We've all been touched by this insidious disease - perhaps personally, perhaps through a family member or a friend.
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Healthy Tips For Reducing Your Risk Of Prostate Cancer
summer 2005 volume 2, issue 3 Maintaining a healthy lifestyle goes a long way toward lowering prostate cancer risk. Believe that you can eat well, be active and feel good about yourself.
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Heart Attack And Stroke: Are YOU At Risk?
winter 2005 volume 2, issue 1 It's a startling statistic: 80% of Canadians are at risk of cardiovascular disease. Are you one of them? What are the risks? How do you recognize a heart attack or stroke? Would you know what to do in such an emergency? Healthy Living offers some answers that might just save a life. And that life could be your own.
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Good Health: Could It Be Right In Your Own Backyard?
spring 2005 volume 2, issue 2 Did you know that gardening is now the second most popular physical activity among Canadians? Healthy Living tells you how going green can be good for your health.
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Cells For Life - Hope Close To Home
winter 2005 volume 2, issue 1 Cells for Life, a private York Region cord blood bank, offers hope close to home. Operating out of Markham-Stouffville Health Centre, Cells for Life is Canada's second largest private cord blood bank. Founded by Markham Fertility Centre medical director Dr. Michael Virro, Cells for Life offers a complete cord blood program, from collection to storage. Cells for Life's highly trained staff is headed by Dr. Peter Hollands, a Cambridge University researcher and clinical embryologist who was part of the team which produced Louise, the world's first test tube baby.
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Umbilical Cord Blood - The Gift Of A Lifetime
winter 2005 volume 2, issue 1 It's truly the gift that keeps on giving. The umbilical cord blood usually discarded after childbirth has the potential to save the life of a child, and maybe even a parent, years later. This medical miracle is available right now, in your neighborhood, with a simple and low-cost procedure. But only 1% of Canadians are saving their baby's cord blood. This is information every Canadian family should have, just ask Patrizia Durante.
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Children With Diabetes - Letting Kids Be Kids
fall 2004 volume 1, issue 1 With all the hype about weight-related Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes has fallen through the media cracks. But with one in every 250 children being diagnosed with the disease each year, Markham Stouffville Hospital's Pediatric Diabetes Clinic offers quality of life to these kids.
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