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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosis. While the rate of CRC in people over the age of 55 has been declining since the 1980s, adults 20 to 39 years of age are seeing their rate increasing by about 1 to 2.4% every year. Worryingly, those born around 1990 have almost double…
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Has meat really played the starring role in the evolution of the human diet? It is true that early hominins craved meat but it turns out that what our distant ancestors desired and what they actually acquired were not the same. Observation of present-day hunter-gatherer societies reveals that they have negligible success as hunters, even…
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A recently published study looked at the effects on the knees from bicycling, specifically at the symptoms and outcomes of knee osteoarthritis, and discovered that cycling can have significant benefits. (1) Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and affects millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the cartilage cushioning the ends of bones…
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A Plant-Based Holiday Dinner The December holiday season is rolling quickly towards us and with it come festivities with family and friends and the inevitable foods of celebration. Unhappily, the traditional foods we prepare at this time of year are not usually at the top of the healthy check list. Whatever holiday you may…
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The Holiday Effect Did you know that there are more heart attacks during the December holiday season than at any other time of the year? It has been observed that, on a day-to-day basis, heart-related deaths are 4.7% higher from December 5th to January 7th each year. Additionally, within this time there are two…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
