Tag: prevention
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Being Social is Good for You
Regular activity, healthy nutrition, not smoking and maintaining an ideal weight. These are some things you’ve probably heard about to maintain physical and mental wellbeing. And it’s all true. But missing from this list is the need for social support. Social support is vital for your health and without it, your physical and mental wellbeing…
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Chronic Diseases are More Related than We Think
Chronic diseases are diseases that last for several months, require ongoing treatment and have the potential to limit daily activity. This includes diseases such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, depression, asthma, Alzheimer’s disease and kidney disease. Many chronic diseases have no cure and persist throughout one’s life. For example, while heart disease, such as atherosclerosis, can…
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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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How little is too little exercise?
Guidelines on exercise are there to guide people on how much they need to do to maintain their health. These recommendations are the minimum amount suggested. Because, when it comes to exercise, the more you do, the better it is for your physical and mental wellbeing. But where do these thresholds come from? Can you…