Health Tips - Why is diabetes a health problem?
Diabetes is the leading cause of death by disease. When you have diabetes, the glucose levels in your blood are higher than normal. The increased blood sugar slowly damages your nerves and the small and large blood vessels in your body. This leads to a variety of […]

Health Tips - How to prevent diabetes?
There is no cure for diabetes. However, research shows that the disease can be prevented or delayed, simply by making small, but important, changes to your lifestyle. Eating nutritiously, exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy weight will significantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Even if you have […]

Top Ten Healthy Weight Tips

Be realistic about your body weight. You can’t change the shape you were born with.
Make regular physical activity part of each day. Include a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most, if not all, days of the week. Click here for Top Ten Activity Tips.
Have a balanced breakfast […]

Health Tips - What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a serious disorder that affects the way that your body uses food for energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into glucose, which is a type of sugar. Glucose is carried by the bloodstream to the cells, where it is used as fuel for cell […]

Meal Planning Tips

A weekly meal plan can help you get organized, cut down on trips to the store, and reduce reliance on take-out or delivered foods. Get other family members involved in the planning, shopping, preparation and clean-up.
Variety is the spice of life! Be adventurous and experiment with some new taste sensations by trying new […]

Health Tips - Asthma Triggers
Environmental triggers often cause asthma attacks. The things that trigger your asthma symptoms may be very different from the things that trigger symptoms in someone else. To keep your asthma under control, it’s important to avoid your personal triggers.
Common triggers that cause inflammation in the airways include:

Dust mites
Pets and animals
Cockroaches
Moulds
Pollens
Viral infections
Air […]

Health Tips - The 30 second asthma test

I cough, wheeze or have a tight chest because of my asthma (4 or more days a week)

Coughing, wheezing or chest tightness keeps me awake at night (1 or more nights a week)

I stop exercising because of my asthma (in the past 3 months)

I miss work or school because […]

Nutrition Tips: Our list of food and nutrient advice and recommendations

Carbohydrate foods are an important part of healthy eating and are the main source of energy for most people. Include more whole grains breads and cereals, rice, pasta, vegetables and fruit as well as beans, peas and lentils in your meal plans.
Milk and milk products […]

Who is affected by High Cholesterol?
No one is truly safe from the effects of high cholesterol.

It affects the health of both men and women.
High cholesterol also affects the health of all ages (over 16% of those affected are under 65!).

What exactly is cholesterol?

Total cholesterol is the amount of fat found in your blood.
It is produced […]

Health Tips - What are the Warning signs of a Severe Asthma Attack?
Most asthma attacks develop gradually and can be treated before they become life-threatening. Sometimes, however, asthma symptoms can be severe enough to require immediate medical attention. Learn to recognize these signs of an asthma emergency:

Excessive coughing
Excessive wheezing
Extreme tightness in the chest
Extremely laboured breathing
Sweating
Gasping […]