Diets
Recent interesting discoveries around weight issues Does exercise help with weight loss? Exercise is without a doubt a healthy activity, not only for your physical body but also for your mental health. Exercise is known to lower the risk of many of our increasingly common diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and some cancers…
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What Can We Do About It? Let’s look into our modern food choices… Different food sources have varying effects on weight gain. Modern life has brought us many advantages but sometimes our affluence introduces negative elements into our lives. Meat consumption is one such consideration. Although the consumption of red meat has decreased somewhat over…
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Why is being overweight becoming the new norm? It cannot have escaped your attention that people in general are getting larger. Statistics Canada reported in 2014 that 54% of our population over the age of eighteen are overweight or obese (1). Forbes reports that 61% of Canadians have a BMI of at least 25 (2).…
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On March 20, 2017 the results of an interesting study called the BROAD study were published in the journal “Nutrition and Diabetes”. The study was carried out in the rural town of Gisborne, New Zealand and targeted people who were overweight or obese. Many of them also suffered from diabetes or cardiovascular disease. During the…
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Although it may seem overwhelming, preparing your kitchen for plant-based eating is easier than you might think. As an added bonus, you just might find yourself saving money on your weekly food bill. Staple foods such as beans (dried or canned), potatoes (white or sweet), squash and bags of brown rice have a low dollar…
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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.
