Be Smart with OTC Medication administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living We’ve all taken a quick trip to the pharmacy to relieve a cold, allergy and minor aches and pains. On the surface, it’s a simple process: buy a product, dash home and wait for your symptoms to mellow. But...
Greek Yogurt: Is it a better choice? administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living Although Greek yogurt has been around since the 1920’s, it’s a new food sensation in Canada. Greek yogurt goes through a special straining process that removes much of the yogurt’s watery whey. This...
MYTH: Freezing Food Will Kill Bacteria administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living Contrary to the myth, freezing does not kill bacteria, yeasts and molds present in food, but it does prevent their multiplication if the food is held at -18 Celsius or less. When thawed, the surviving...
Testing for Allergies administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living There are two primary ways to confirm allergies: skin tests and blood tests. People with allergy symptoms, such as the runny nose of (hay fever, may think they have the symptoms of a cold, but often the...
Breast Milk Is Still Best administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living While both breast milk and infant formula will help your baby grow, breast milk is still the best. Breast milk gives your baby more than just good nutrition. It also provides important substances to fight...
Spend Less… and Eat Well! administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living There are many strategies available to stretch your food dollars while feeding your family healthy foods. Rather than wasting money on expensive cereal boxes and bags of chips, put your money toward foods...
Don’t Fall For These Exercise Myths administrator February 4, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living BY SOPHIA YASMIN Every spring, people detach themselves from their winter slumber and try and get into shape for summer. Unfortunately, these recurring 10 myths seem to linger in the minds of gym goers...
What REAL FRIENDS Do Differently administrator February 3, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living AS WE GROW, IT BECOMES LESS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MORE FRIENDS AND MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE REAL ONES. Life is kind of like a party. You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh...
7 Ways to Take the Scare Out of the Dental Chair administrator February 3, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living BY NANCY FLANDERS Many parents are anxious about the dentist themselves, or are nervous about getting their child to sit in the dental chair calmly and happily. Either way, skipping out on the dentist can...
Six Cancer Symptoms Men Will Often Ignore administrator February 3, 2014 Feb - 2014 HL, Healthy Living DO NOT LET FEAR AND ANXIETY KEEP YOU FROM HAVING THE TESTS YOU NEED TO DETECT—OR HELP RULE OUT—PROSTATE CANCER. BY FRANCOIS LUBBE Over the past few weeks on my blogs, I’ve highlighted the common...
