As cold weather settles in and the days get shorter, mustering up the motivation to eat healthy and get moving can be a challenge. But why wait until January 1st to revamp your lifestyle? Beat the winter blues and jump start your New Year’s resolutions with these six simple tips:

Eat breakfast. Turns out, your mother was right – breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast boosts your metabolism and keeps you fuller longer, helping you ward off afternoon cravings. For a nutritious breakfast on the go, whip up a strawberry vanilla smoothie (see recipe box). (more…)

New Year’s Resolutions

If weight loss is on this year’s resolution list – again – you may be comforted, and inspired, to keep this biological possibility in mind:

We do not fail our diets. Diets fail us.

Anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows how difficult it can be to keep it off. Dropping a few pounds is often just a prelude to adding a few back on, sometimes more than we lost in the first place. Repeatedly losing and regaining weight is called the dreaded, yo-yo dieting. (more…)

Holiday Planning

Ontario’s food supply is among the safest in the world, but if we mishandle it, harmful bacteria could multiply and make us sick. The risk of food poisoning is greater when different varieties of food are cooked and served to many people at once – and that leads to caution at holiday time. (more…)

One of the most common myths surrounding cholesterol is that each and every food that contains high fatty content will affect your health adversely. However, not all dietary fats are the same and in fact, in this regard you will need to distinguish between saturated fatty and non-saturated fatty acids. In addition, there are mono-saturated fatty acids to contend with as well. (more…)

Medication safety is a topic of great discussion and it can be confusing to know which drugs are safe to take. Dr. Dan Ezekiel, a family physician, clears up common confusion regarding the relationship between Tylenol and alcohol.

Q: Is it true that combining Tylenol and alcohol can cause serious harm? Is it safe to take Tylenol when I’m hung-over? (more…)

Japan is well-known for cutting edge innovations that often go unnoticed by the Western world. But Sharp Corporation’s press release on 27 August 2008 cannot be ignored! Incorporated in its ionic air purifier, the Plasmacluster Ion Technology (more on this in a later post) has just been scientifically proven to be 99.9% effective in eliminating the bird flu virus known as H5N1. (more…)

Type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, is most commonly diagnosed before the age of 30. It is an autoimmune disease, the most severe form of diabetes, which attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. While the causes are not completely understood, scientists believe that genetic and environmental triggers are involved. To stay alive, people with Type 1 must inject insulin daily. (more…)