Health

Lung Association: 12 tips to help you become smoke-free

There are two million smokers in Ontario and more than a million of them want to quit. Next week is National Non-Smoking Week – January 19-25 – a great time to break free from the vice-like grip of nicotine addiction ...

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Ivan Ho beats the odds to make his workout plans work out

Kimberly Spice — To work, live, breath your passion is what 26-year-old entrepreneur Ivan Ho does on a daily basis. Ho discovered he was meant to follow his dream of fitness while in university. After graduating in kinesiology from The University ...

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Men’s Health Month: Be a better man—by men for men

Dr. Mehran Tabrizi and Dr. Marc Bubbs are opening up about Men’s Health this Thursday November 13th 2014. Talking about your health can be difficult but these guys are breaking down barriers and exploring what matters to real men. Combining ...

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Book on how to grow, pick or pull your way to health

Frank Touby — If they weren’t for real, someone would have invented the names of the authors of Power Plants. The book is about plants you encounter in your daily life, or could encounter. Or should encounter even if you ...

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‘Organic’ canola is still genetically modified (GMO) rapeseed

[Natural News] — First of all, if canola oil is processed from rapeseed oil, which is highly toxic to humans, can canola legitimately be labeled “organic,” just because the farmers aren’t using pesticides or chemical fertilizers? Let’s go back to ...

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Friends of the Earth say Coke is a major GMO villain

Dana Perls — This year, Vermont became the first state to pass a GMO food labeling law with no strings attached! Oregon, California and Colorado could all be next, and more than 30 states are now working on this issue. ...

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Non-profit Hearfit Farm offers holidays for special guests

Cristina Milner — Just east of Toronto north and south of the 401, tucked away in the Northumberland Hills and down in Prince Edward County, numerous interesting, artisanal cheese shops,  studios, wineries, organic and health and wellness retreats abound. Among ...

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The ten best apps for yoga, suitable for kids

Parents are confronted with an avalanche of new apps for computer and mobile devices. Yoga is no exception. Which app is right for your level, your time constraints, suitable for the kids and e-safety appropriate, well-designed and professionally presented. Here ...

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Private clinics ripping off the public – OHC’s evidence

Continued from the main post. Evidence Results of Telephone Interviews with Independent Health Facilities, Private Clinics and Private Hospitals March 2014 Eye Surgery Clinics Kensington Eye Institute Toronto Services: cataract surgery Referral needed: “we have a roster of 50 doctors ...

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