Tag: neighborhood

• Is your neighbourhood making you sick?

  

  Location, location, location. Where you live has a great impact on your daily life. From transportation infrastructure, provision of utilities, emergency services to even garbage pick-up. And while not as obvious, your neighbourhood design also plays a role in your health and can impact your risk for diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. So…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  Lifestyle

  built environment, community, diet, exercise, fit, fitness, food, health, healthy, healthy living, neighborhood, nutrition, physical activity, pollution

• I want to eat healthy, so why can’t I?

  

  Most of us have a good idea of what a healthy diet is. We may be short on a few particulars, but in general, we know eating fruits and vegetables are good for us, complemented by dairy, fish and meats. Diets that emphasize a variety of foods as close to their natural state as possible…

  Dr. Scott Lear

  Nutrition

  behavior, behaviour, built environment, change, diet, fast food, food, fruits, health, healthy eating, heart disease, lifestyle, motivation, neighborhood, neighbourhood, nutrition, obesity, risk factors, vegetables, weight loss