Habits

How safe is your medicine cabinet?
Many of us want to be more organized, and we often start in the home: cleaning and getting rid of items – but how many of us ever think to clean out the medicine cabinet?
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Act. Don't settle. You really can change your life
Our lives are fleeting, like shooting stars, flashing across the sky. At any moment, our lights could flicker and go out. It's up to each of us to decide how brightly we wish to shine.
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Lifestyle news: April 2013
Social smarts, creativity boosters and trash your troubles. Plus, Take the eco challenge
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Healthy Heart Health
Get a healthy heart for life with this easy-to-remember plan
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Change your thinking, change your life
Seeing things differently can change outcomes, reduce stress and increase well-being.
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I Quit!
Try our break-free approach to saying goodbye to cigarettes
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Boost your brain power
Afraid you may be losing it? Take our memory quiz and then follow the advice from our experts.
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Set a good example: Take care of yourself
The importance of making health and wellness a priority has taken a front seat in the latest research studies
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Set a good example: Take care of yourself
According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than 9 million Canadians either have diabetes or pre-diabetes. With only 10% of patients developing type 1 diabetes, the remaining 90% of cases are type 2.
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Stress busters: 60-second energizers
Focus on something you’re grateful for: the weather, family, friends or completed projects – anything at all! You’ll soon be smiling and ready to tackle the next challenge.
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Stacking the blocks 
Do you remember when Lego® came without instructions and creation was limitless? Things have changed. Lego now comes with extensive instructions to build predetermined, detailed models of pirate ships, wizards and rockets,
one tiny piece at a time.
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There’s always ‘cope’
“We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem.”
– Douglas Adams (British comic writer, 1952-2001)
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Kick the habit

Since the 1800s, Canadian sugar consumption has increased from four pounds per person to over 150 pounds per person annually. Most of our intake is from prepared and processed foods, though table sugar, jams and syrups rank in the top four food sources.
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Alcohol = breast cancer risk
While we may not be able to eliminate all breast cancer risks, new research points to at least one modifiable lifestyle choice we can make to reduce our personal risk: alcohol consumption. Statistically, three to six drinks a week significantly increases breast cancer risk.
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Ready-2-quit?
Although a popular New Year’s resolution, few people successfully quit smoking cold turkey. Choose to quit gradually with proven strategies
that assist smokers to finally kick the habit.
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