Tag: cancer
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Can you outrun your genes for a longer life?
Does heart disease run in your family? Diabetes? Or cancer? Or maybe you come from a family that lives well into their 90s. People will often say it’s in your genes. And it’s not just in health or disease that genes matter. Who your parents are, and their genes, are involved in everything from the…
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How to Combat Sitting for Your Health
Sitting. Whether it’s at work, school, driving or watching TV, can’t avoid it. Many of us spend a fair amount of time sitting. And sitting for long periods can affect your health and increase your chances of an early death. That’s why guidelines recommend sitting less. So what can you do to combat sitting? It’s…
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Can exercise prevent and treat cancer?
When we hear the word cancer, most of us think of a deadly disease treated by harsh chemicals and radiation. We might wonder what caused it; was it smoking, too many x-rays, using the cell phone, genetics or something else? Rarely do we think it might be due to not getting enough exercise but targeting…
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Are artificial sweeteners good for you?
We’re a society focused on calories. We constantly see advertisements for low-calorie foods and calories are also provided on restaurant menus. And even some researchers want candies labelled with how much time it will take you to walk off those extra calories. At a young age we learn calories can help us lose or gain…