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How to Be a Quitter: Tips to help you stop smoking

It’s a well-established fact that smoking is bad for your health. Tobacco consumption affects you at every level – it damages your skin and hair, yellows your teeth, affects your ability to taste and smell, damages your organs and fills […]

Permalink to 15 Ways to Avoid the “Freshman 15”

15 Ways to Avoid the “Freshman 15”

Thousands of students across Canada have started their first year of college or university. For many, it’s their first real time away from home. They suddenly find themselves on their own, in a brand new place, without their parents around […]

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Immunizations: A back-to-school essential

As if you don’t have enough to think about now that we’re suddenly in Back to School season, here’s another item for your to-do list: Immunization! Earlier this summer, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control revealed findings that FluMist Quadrivalent – a live […]

Permalink to Five Easy Ways to Stay Fit When You’re Stuck Sitting at a Desk All Day

Five Easy Ways to Stay Fit When You’re Stuck Sitting at a Desk All Day

  We’ve all heard about the health risks of spending too much time sitting each day. The dangers can include obesity, heart disease, stroke, cardiovascular disease and cancer, among others. The statistics can be especially disheartening if you’re stuck sitting […]