Fitness & Health |
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Wound Treatment Myths and Facts
Here are some wound treatments myths and facts to consider this summer. To Bandage or not to Bandage Myth: The best way for a cut to heal is to keep it exposed to allow a scab to form. Truth: Use a...
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Start Growing Healthy Children Before Getting Pregnant
When I was in my early 20’s, I read Adele Davis’s book, “Let’s Eat Right To Keep fit.” I learned from her that...
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Long Live Hopscotch
The first signs of spring are finally upon us. The ground warms and spring buds colour the brown earth. Soft breezes rustle the new leaves and the ringing sounds of laughter fill the air as kids play, finally...
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What is your child's physical activity personality?
I like to play team sports. I prefer individual activities. I like to compete against others. I prefer to...
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Preschoolers Need Physical Activity Too
(NC)-It is never too soon to get kids eating well and moving more. With childhood obesity on the rise, it is important to get kids active early in life. According to physical activity guidelines for preschoolers...
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Wayne Gretzky - Revisited
To my average Canadian boys, hockey players don't skate on ice, they walk on water. Indeed, all athletes are heroes to them. This has probably been true for many little boys, across cultures and across time...
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Pregnancy & Pilates
Maintaining a fitness regime can be challenging under normal circumstances. Throw pregnancy into the equation and suddenly there's a whole list of dos and don'ts to consider. Amid media reports that Julia...
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Am I Fat?
Most husbands would agree that to hear that question from their wife is akin to being asked to boil oneself in oil. However, what about when a child asks or needs to be informed? As recently reported...
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Bringing Your Baby Home from the Neonatal ICU
It’s natural to have mixed emotions when you take your baby (or babies!) home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. You’re thrilled to...
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Eating Outside the Box
Lunch Waste Facts ALUMINUM FOIL: More than 20 million Hershey's kisses are wrapped with 133 square miles of foil every day ALUMINUM + TIN CANS: In the time it takes you to read this line, 50,000+ 12-oz...
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Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Some days it seems the only predictable thing about it is the unpredictability. The only consistent attribute -- the inconsistency There is...
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Connecting Kids to Nature
Getting out and moving around is a great way for both adults and children to get or stay healthy. Children not only discover nature’s wonders in a unique way during each outing, but it is also a great way for...
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Let's Get Physical!
The world has changed from the days when children spent most of their free time playing outside with their neighbourhood pals. Today’s kids prefer watching TV, playing video games and surfing the net...
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Family Fitness Makeover
Wondering how the Williams family is doing on their quest for a healthier lifestyle? If slow and steady wins the race then the Williams family is on their way. We started our journey with a quick family...
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Seventeen-year-old Jackie Kosta of Thornhill, ON loves to play soccer, she's been a rep team player for the past four years and has been involved in organized sports most of her young life. Unfortunately Jackie...
