Blog Posts
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How kicking the habit of late night snacking is good for you
It’s 9 pm. You’re hungry. Even though you had dinner a few hours ago, you’re starting to get the feeling it wasn’t enough. Do you grab something to eat, knowing you’ll be in bed shortly? Or do you ride it out until breakfast, but then worry you’ll wake up in the middle of the night…
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Even a slow walk is faster than sitting on the couch. And better for you.
When it comes to exercise and being active for our health, a lot of us have the wrong perception of the type of activity we should do, how hard we do it or even how often to exercise. This isn’t your fault. Many of us grew up in a time when we were told to…
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Six hacks to get you to stop sitting and be more active
Sitting is now called the new smoking. It’s associated with poor health and we do so much of it, one might even say sitting is addictive. While I don’t think sitting as bad as smoking, it still increases your chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and can lead to early death. So what…
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Overcoming Challenges in Obesity: An Interview with Dr. Sean Wharton
Obesity effects over 650 million people worldwide and close to 40% of people in many western countries. This is a concern as being obese increases the chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, as well as affecting a person’s emotional well-being. Despite these real health implications, people with obesity face numerous challenges in…
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I don’t have time to eat healthy: Six life hacks for eating healthy
We’re all busy. We work eight hours a day, commute from one to two hours more, when we get home there’s the household chores, and if you have kids, forget having much time at all. It’s just enough that we have time to eat, let alone to eat healthy. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner,…
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Will this egg give me heart disease?
One egg, two egg, good egg, bad egg. No single food comes close to being studied or stirring up so much controversy. Eggs are the Jekyll and Hyde of foods: the nutrient rich egg white surrounding what many people believe to be a disease-causing egg yolk. Eggs are the food we love, and also the…