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How Important is Exercise to Your Well-Being?

Timi Gustafson, R.D. | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Stress Management, Healthy Eating, Nutritional Health, Mental Health, Weight Management, Social Wellbeing, Exercise and Well-Being, Diet and Well-Being, Intellectual Stimulation, Wellbeing, Stress, Friendship, Friends and Well-Being, Pillars of Well-Being, Nutrition, Emotional Health, Physical Health and Well-Being, Wellness and Meditation, Meditation, Weight Loss, Health and Well-Being, Spirituality, Inner Peace, Social Contact, Canada Living News
Timi Gustafson, R.D.

"Health is not everything, but without it, nothing is anything." I am a great believer in that. I know now that my physical health is the foundation of what I can do in life, whether it concerns work or leisurely activities. The happier I am, the more fulfilled I feel, the easier it seems to stay healthy and fit.

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The Hotdog Condiment That Can Fight Cancer

Harriet Sugar-Miller | Posted 08.25.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Food, Healthy Living, Health, Disease, Cancer, Wellbeing, Food Fights Cancer, Illness, Antioxidant Foods, Fight Cancer, Canada Living News
Harriet Sugar-Miller

Like other fermented foods, sauerkraut contains hefty amounts of beneficial bacteria -- and those bacteria ferment the fiber you eat to produce butyrate, a powerful fatty acid. That's right! The stuff that you lather on top of your hot dogs actually fights cancer, and here's how!

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Sayonara Super-Sized Soda!

Rachel Ryan | Posted 08.01.2012 | Canada
Read More: New York, Health, New York City, Soda, Bloomberg Soda Ban, Fat, Soft Drink, Wellbeing, Obesity, 16 Ounces, Wellness, Canada News
Rachel Ryan

The Glenn Becks of the world might be happy being fat. But Michelle Obama has introduced a healthy eating initiative to promote healthy choices, and to avoid obesity. No one has to participate in the campaign -- but in New York, Bloomberg is forcing citizens to cut down on their calorie intake by imposing a 16-ounce limit on all sugary drinks.

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Can the WHO Make Chronic Diseases Less Chronic

Timi Gustafson, R.D. | Posted 07.29.2012 | Canada
Read More: Who, World Health Assembly, UN NCDs, Non-Communicable Diseases, Reducing Chronic Diseases, World Health Organization, Chronic Diseases, Sickness, Disease, Health, Old Age, Wellbeing, Wellness, Canada News
Timi Gustafson, R.D.

Chronic diseases account for 36 million deaths annually, over 60 per cent of the human mortality rate. They continue to accelerate globally and are advancing across all regions, affecting all socioeconomic classes. It is expected that almost three-quarters of all deaths will be caused by chronic diseases by 2020.

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