February is heart month. Did you know that heart disease kills approximately seven times more Canadian women than breast cancer each year. Heart disease is the leading cause of premature death in women. A woman’s risk of heart disease increases with age, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, pre existing medical conditions, genetics, and lifestyle factors. Healthy […]
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Heart Healthy Tips for Women
February is heart month. Did you know that heart disease kills approximately 31000 women each year. Heart disease is the leading cause of premature death in women. A woman’s risk of heart disease increases with age, ethnic background, pre existing medical conditions and lifestyle factors. Healthy eating and exercise play an important role preventing heart […]
February is Heart Month….. 5 tips to a healthy Heart
February is heart month. According to Statistics Canada Heart disease is the second cause of death in Canada. Did you know that 80% of heart disease can be prevented by making simple healthy life style changes. You probably have a good idea of what healthy lifestyle changes I am talking about. Right? You know to […]
Pass the Butter Please-Your Guide to Fats
The nutrition world is constantly changing with research. Fat was and still is a hot topic. My opinion of fat has changed significantly since my good old University days when everything and I mean literally everything was “low fat”. Current research suggests saturated fats are not as bad as we once thought. The US is […]
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