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Stretching
Stretching is broadly defined as the straightening or extending your body or part of your body to its full length, generally tightening the muscles in order to reach something.
Why Invest in Your Health?
Have you ever known of a hockey or a football team to not have a coach and make the grand final? Or a ship to set course and not make changes in direction before arriving at its final destination?
5 Words to Better Health
As an emergency physician, I meet a lot of strangers. A lot are “first-timers” to the ER. There are two questions that consistently have “YES!” was the response when I ask either of them: “Would you like to be healthier?” “Would you like to be healthy to your last breath?”
Prostate Cancer Awareness
Since it’s the month of “Movember”, I figured a fine way to show my support was to cover the subject of prostate cancer. I’ve always had questions about this disease, but no one has ever broken it down for me.
Time for Change?
Your primary healthcare team can help you get on your way to CHANGE!Inquire now about how you can get involved this year in this no cost exercise and nutrition program that has been proven to be effective at reversing Metabolic Syndrome.
Less pain, more gains.
Pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” Almost all of the patients…
Everyone has a hill: Kerri's race story
When the race began and I started running, I knew the hill was waiting for me. I was preparing myself mentally for it.
Sleep Health and 5 Ways to Sleep Better
Sleep is a necessary function in the body, and getting quality sleep, getting enough of it, and during the proper times are factors nearly as important as food and water to the human body.
3 Ways Exercise Helps to Reduce Stress
Everyone reaches points in their life when they feel stressed out. Maybe they’re anxious, or worried about current and future events. But how do we deal with these moments?
Exercise and Skin Health
Our skin is the gateway between us and the outside world. Not only does it act as an important barrier between us and a harmful environment, it’s also the first thing we see when we look in the mirror.
Inside or Outside, “To be or not to be” that is the question.
Early Sunday morning, arriving at the Calgary airport from a trip to Toronto, I received a text from a close friend. They were in Canmore (my home) wondering if I wanted to catch up and get some outdoor exercise.
The Skinny on Obesity
What is Obesity?
Obesity is a complex progressive chronic disease that involves abnormal or excessive adipose tissue or fat which may negatively affect your health. Adipose tissue however is not just “dead” weight we carry around, it’s an organ which produces certain substances that can have a negative effect on the body.
Living a Life Based on your Values
This week we’re proud to present a contribution by Dr. Dan Burton of Healthcare Evolution!
Our values dictate our attitudes, beliefs and behaviours, often without us even realizing it. So, how do we determine what our values are and actually put them into words?
Reducing Screen Time
We all spend too much time around screens. Whether it’s our TVs, phones, or computers, they’re all having an effect on us… But they may be effects that we haven’t noticed, or that we haven’t heard of yet.
Eating Healthy and Saving Money
We’re all told to eat healthily. It’s probably the most common knowledge in our modern society… So why doesn’t everyone do it?