Category: Lifestyle
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Changing Behaviour is Hard, But Not Impossible (Part 1)
Over the last year I’ve written articles focused on the benefits of physical activity and healthy nutrition. But in my attempts to encourage people to be active and eat healthy, I may not have done justice on how difficult change is. The other morning I was getting my breakfast, pouring out my cereal when I…
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Just Because Someone is Thin, Doesn’t Mean They’re Healthy
We all know that one person; you know, the one who can eat all they want and stay lean, thin, skinny or whatever you want to call it, all without exercising. Who knows, maybe that is you. We look at them with envy and maybe even with daggers in our eyes. They’re admired in social…
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Obesity: What is it and why should we care?
We can’t pick up the paper, go online or turn on the TV without hearing about obesity. Our society is obsessed with it. There is no end to the number of programs willing to take your money with promises of melting fat away without doing anything. So much so that in the United States…
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Is it the blue or red pill? Adventures in medication adherence
Living a healthy lifestyle of good nutrition, regular exercise, reducing stress and sleep are all important to manage conditions like diabetes, heart disease and cancers. However, sometimes that isn’t enough and medications are needed. For the past year I’ve been taking two medications (a beta blocker- bisoprolol, and a statin- rosouvastatin) religiously. Working in a…