• Sneaky Sodium

    Hypertension is a significant cause of heart disease, the No. 2 killer of Canadians after cancer. Over se ...

    Hypertension is a significant cause of heart disease, the No. 2 killer of Canadians after cancer. Over seven million Canadians have hypertension, and an additional seven million have high blood pressu ...

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  • Health Benefits of Tea

    Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of natural ...

    Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of naturally occurring chemicals – polyphenols – that researchers suspect may prevent disorders such as h ...

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  • Nutrition Should be Your First Priority

    Years ago I began my fitness career as an instructor and personal trainer. I coached my clients to improv ...

    Years ago I began my fitness career as an instructor and personal trainer. I coached my clients to improve their health with physical activity. It was gratifying to witness their positive health chang ...

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  • Any Physical Activity is Good for the Heart

    There’s good news for those who hate to exercise or can’t find the time: any kind of activity – housework ...

    There’s good news for those who hate to exercise or can’t find the time: any kind of activity – housework included – can offer health benefits. But there’s a catch: you must move as often as you can! ...

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  • Restoring the Gift of Sight

    Dr. Hugh Parsons, chief of surgery at Surrey Memorial Hospital, chafes at being called a miracle worker, ...

    Dr. Hugh Parsons, chief of surgery at Surrey Memorial Hospital, chafes at being called a miracle worker, but to 67-year-old Don Carter and others like him, BC’s pre-eminent eye surgeon is definitely a ...

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