Category Archives: Heart disease

Health tip 4. Turn on your heathy genes, befriend your genome.

Don’t be intimidated by the terms in the title – genes, genome – it can sound dauting. Isn’t that … Continue reading

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Holiday Cheer without the Fear (of an expanding waistline)

Tis the season for holiday gatherings and cheer, but that does NOT mean your belly should jiggle like a … Continue reading

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How to Add Healthy Years to Your Life

7 Simple steps  can make all the difference to help you live a long and most importantly healthy life. … Continue reading

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Loving your weight loss

Over a third of adult Americans are currently obese. Many are struggling with yo-yo dieting and crash exercise programs … Continue reading

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5 things that cause your symptoms

We all suffer from chronic concerns. What is it for you? Daily headaches, allergies, stomach pains, insomnia and fatigue. Sound familiar?  75% of us … Continue reading

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Foods you eat can cause Inflammation

Heat, pain, swelling, redness – these are all signs of inflammation.  Inflammation comes from the latin word “inflammare”, meaning … Continue reading

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Q: Is it healthy to have very low cholesterol?

Simply put, NO. We need cholesterol for many functions in the body and like everything else, we need balance … Continue reading

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HDL, LDL. What is the difference? What are our goals?

With heart disease the leading cause of death in Canada at 33% (34% among women, 32% among men) it’s … Continue reading

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Is Magnesium right for you?

The adult human body contains 21-28 grams of magnesium. 60% is found in the bone, 38-39% in cells, and … Continue reading

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Living Well to 100

This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting the topic of longevity at the Total Health Show in … Continue reading

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