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The Vitamin G prescription
For the last 40 years, the nutrition dictionaries have formally listed Vitamin G as an obsolete name for riboflavin, or Vitamin B2. In 2006, Dutch health scientist Dr. Peter P. Groenewegen and colleagues coined the term ‘Vitamin G’ to refer to the medicinal influence of greenspace.
For more details on the science and the benefits of Vitamin G, click here.
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Nail it!
Nails are full of energy this Spring. Have fun playing up your nails with new fun colours; they will instantly brighten your mood.
Just Beautiful
Well-known to Canadians for her work on television, best-selling author Gillian Deacon continues to generate a lot of buzz with her book,
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WOMEN: make your health #1
After nearly 30 years in practice, one constant I’ve seen over the years is this: women never put themselves at the top of the priority list! We’re ready
and willing to play nursemaid, chauffeur, tutor, chef and housekeeper to take care of everyone else, but rarely allot time for our health and wellness.
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Horse power
One hour learning to ride, parents say, can be the highlight of the child’s week, the thing that makes them strive to achieve more.
Sitting on a large animal like a horse can be scary for a child, but once in the saddle the rider’s experience is so empowering there’s no turning back
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fat loss VS weight loss
Focus on fat
If you’re in the one third of Canadians thinking about losing weight before the warmer weather arrives, it’s time to change the way you think about your body.
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Just Beautiful
you dont need lead in your lipstick to be beautiful
The beauty aisle beckons us to choose products based on price, packaging and marketing. Danger to our well-being doesnt cross our minds. Canadians believe personal care products and cosmetics are safe, however, a shocking number contain cancer-causing, endocrine-disrupting, allergy-inducing compounds. Of more than 100,000 chemicals in use in the Canadian marketplace, less than 15% have been tested for their impact on human health. Safety testing is not required by law.
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Let’s talk about s-s-stuttering
A film about a stuttering British king’s fight to overcome his fear of public speaking has sparked a worldwide dialogue about this little-understood speech disorder.
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Dance your power
There are many techniques and methods to explore and release unhealthy patterns and unresolved grief. Talk therapies and belief change processes have limited success: much of what we live and experience resides in the body at a cellular level and remains unconscious.
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Venus on Fire Mars on Ice
Does this seem familiar? A couple comes home from work. He just wants five minutes to put his feet up and relax. And, while in the midst of fixing dinner, she can’t believe he can ignore the clean, folded laundry surrounding him.
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Behind every Olympian
a team of support
Forget about the ‘February blues’. This year, it's all about the Canadian red and white as Vancouver hosts athletes from around the world for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Live the life you want –
NO MATTER WHAT!
According to Lisa Nichols, it’s no accident that the strongest muscle in the human body is the heart. Nichols herself is living proof that harnessing the power of your emotional strength can enable you to achieve the life you were born to lead.
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Fuel for learning
One woman’s call to action has galvanized a community of early risers – now there’s breakfast on the table to give local school kids a healthy start to the day.
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The upside of economic crisis
The deflation of the global markets and the decline in spending is impacting most people regardless of their economic status making us wonder what we can do about the future.
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Olympic experiences
9 travel hits
Whether attending the 2010 Olympic Games or not, set your sights on British Columbia this year as your vacation destination. Bring home your own award-winning memories, enjoying Olympic venues in the host cities of Vancouver, Richmond and Whistler, along with the natural landscape, sea and mountain vistas.
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Shoe smarts
Tech-savvy shoemakers are proving that style and comfort can go hand in hand
Shoes, shoes, beautiful shoes! It seems we can’t get enough of them. Usually, women are quick to sacrifice comfort for great style, choosing those irresistible high heels that wreak havoc on our feet over ‘sensible’ (read ‘style-less’) shoes. Until now.
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Breeeeathe deeply!
health tips
Do you get an unusual amount of tension in your shoulders and neck? Have you ever had a respiratory ailment and had a hard time recovering from it? Is your mind always racing? Are you unable to relax, prone to anxiety? If so, it might be time to take a deep breath.
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Saving grace
the joy of dance
Adults, looking for new ways to fine-tune their bodies and minds - practicing pliés, pirouettes and relevés - are finding unexpected surprises.
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Sports Support
Choosing the right sports bra is serious business.
Here’s what you need to know.A lot has changed since 1977 when runners Hinda Miller and Lisa Lindahl stitched two jock straps together to create the first sports bra and called it the Jogbra, launching an industry that has helped facilitate women’s participation in sports and fitness worldwide.
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A millionaire mindset to health
If you’re one of nearly a million people who have been introduced to T. Harv Eker, you’ll recognise these words, “Give me five minutes, and I can predict your financial future.”
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East meets West
Creating health through ancient practices
The ancient Eastern practices of yoga, tai chi and qigong (pronounced chee-gung) are increasing in popularity in the fast-paced but sedentary Canadian society. In fact, Western medicine now supports the Eastern philosophy on the importance of movement:
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For mens eyes only
Here’s what I know about erectile dysfunction, it sucks and it’s hard. Or rather it’s not hard. Even the terminology is lousy. It used to be called impotence, but that was too emasculating, and not even technically correct.
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7 Steps to Anti-aging
It's not a big secret that to slow down the aging process we need to maintain optimal health. But what does anti-aging mean? And how do we acquire optimal health?.
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10 Steps to Living Longer and Healthier Now
When looking at our increased rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer to name just a few, it’s becoming more and more obvious that we’re not as healthy as perhaps we once were. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, we all have the power to influence our health and well-being through the choices we make every day, and I’d like to help you realize these powers.
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Eyes wide open
9 Clear tips to vision correction
While the shapes and sizes of eye glasses vary with the prevailing fashions, the real innovations in vision correction can currently be found with contact lenses and laser surgery. “The newest thing in contacts is silicone hydrogel,” says Oakville, Ontario optometrist Dr. Jeffrey Mungar.
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Hatha, Ashtanga, Bikram
What are these anyway? A dramatic documentary series on women’s health
You’ve dabbled. You know that it’s good for you. But there are so many. The terms are confusing. Hatha? Ashtanga? Bikram? How do you choose? How do you know which yoga style is right for you?
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Which Shoe Do I Choose?
Athletic shoes de-mystified
Have you ever stood in front of an in-store athletic shoe wall and felt totally baffled? “The sight of most in-store athletic shoe walls can be daunting, choosing the perfect athletic shoes doesn’t have to be intimidating,” Olympic marathon runner Silvia Ruegger shares.
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They’re all you’ve got to stand on
The feet tend to be an overlooked part of the body in North America, according to podiatrist Dr. Mario Turanovic, president of the Canadian Podiatric Medical Association. He points out that in Europe and many countries in Asia the feet are very much a part of everyday health maintenance.
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