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Mineral Deficiencies Can Cause Fatigue, Low Mood
Minerals are important in the functioning of all metabolic pathways and functions in the body. Busy lives, poor digestion, poor or uninformed food choices and many disease processes lead to mineral deficiencies. Four of the most common mineral deficiencies are zinc, selenium, magnesium, and iodine.1. Zinc:
Zinc is an important mineral in supporting the immune system, collagen structures (skin and bones), and taste and smell. Zinc also affects the utilization of keratin (hair, nails) and is involved in balancing blood sugar.
An interesting note about zinc is that it competes with copper and the body requires a higher amount of zinc in ratio with copper for optimal functioning and disease prevention. In Vancouver, BC, people are often zinc deficient due to the large number of houses and apartments that have copper water pipes. …
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Achieve Greater Results with Smaller To-Do List
Full disclosure involving a cat. Goal-setting tips to start the year off right. And a brand new mission to help you get a few steps closer to achieving Work/Life Balance. Karen Dodd gives you what you need to stay healthy and grounded as you navigate the hectic life of an entrepreneur.
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Couch to 5K: Storms and Skinny Jeans
After a couple of weeks where ML Broxton was tempted to quit, then had a “do-over” week, she finds the determination to go jogging in a torrential downpour and a new runner joins her team. Follow Michele on her journey to go from couch potato to marathon runner.
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6 Healthy Eating Tips for a New You in 2012
It’s that time of year again – time to make your New Year’s resolution! One of the most common resolutions that people make is to live a healthier lifestyle during the new year by eating better and exercising more. Corinne Kantor, a.k.a. The Food Cop, reveals the six easy nutrition tips you need to help you succeed in leaving healthier.
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Stay Healthy at Work During Flu Season
Dr. Jenny Schmidt-White, Naturopathic Doctor, gives tips on how you can best maintain a healthy immune system when everyone around you is getting sick. Too late? Already have a cold? Find out how you can bounce back and return to work as quickly as possible.
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Eat and Cook Healthier with Just a Few Substitutions
Corinne Kantor, a Registered Dietetic Technician, provides a wonderfully varied list of ingredients you can use as substitutes when cooking meals or baking desserts. Now you can make your favourite yummy dishes AND feel good knowing they’re healthier.
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Nutrition Myths Debunked
When it comes to nutrition, dieting, and other food-related issues, it can be hard to separate the fact from the fiction. Is it true that eating too much sugar will cause diabetes? Can you lose weight if you stop eating just before bed? Corinne Kantor, a.k.a. The Food Cop, discusses some common food myths and reveals what’s true and what isn’t.
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Couch to 5K: A Much-Needed Do Over
“Surprise, surprise, this week went pretty well until the very end, at which point I had a total Mommy meltdown and had to rearrange five rooms of furniture to restore my sanity.” ML Broxton explains why her team decided to have a ‘do over’ and reveals the results of Week 2 — the sequel.
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Get Out From Under Your Own Microscope
Is focusing on your shortcomings a way to help you towards self-improvement or a form of self-sabotage? Carmen Jubinville explores why we tend to focus on our faults instead of our accomplishments, and gives three tips you can use everyday to decide when, why and whether to put yourself under the microscope.
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Food Allergies and Intolerances
Food allergies are becoming a growing public health concern in the United States. More than 12 million Americans have food allergies, including three million children. Corinne Kantor, The Food Cop, explains the difference between a food allergy versus intolerance, and she lists the most common allergy foods.
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How-To: Eat Healthy During Pregnancy
It is very common for many women when they find out they are pregnant to admit that they do not have the best eating habits. Yet, nutrition, an important factor in fetal growth and development, is one of the few things a woman can control. Corinne Kantor, aka The Food Cop, tells you how to eat healthy during your pregnancy.
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My Diet Addiction: 20 tell-tale signs
Carmen Jubinville shares her struggle with diet-addiction and reveals 20 tell-tale behaviours she lived with until just two years ago, when she had the courage to acknowledge her addiction and do something about it. Are your dieting tactics normal and healthy, or are you leaning towards going overboard? Check Carmen’s list and see how many of them you do.
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Couch to 5K: This is Why People Quit
“Something occurred to me yesterday while I was sitting at the local water park watching our Little Man play in the sand…this is why people quit.” Read on to find out how ML Broxton does in her second week of ‘getting fit.’ Will she stick with it and reach her goal of running in a marathon?
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Couch to 5K: Getting Started on Getting Fit
Follow ML Broxton’s journey to go from Couch Potato to Jogging Dynamo in her bid to exercise regularly, get healthier, and reach her goal of running in a 5K marathon this September. Find out more about the “Couch to 5K” plan she’s following and read her experiences in this follow-up post to “One Mompreneur’s Journey Back to Heatlh.” You can even join in (virtually) with your own plan.
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A Vegetarian Lifestyle: Is it for You?
Are you considering the idea of changing your diet and becoming a vegetarian? Corinne Kantor explains the various types of vegetarian diets — there are nine of them! — and answers the question, “Is a vegetarian lifestyle really healthier than a meat-eater lifestyle?”
