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Does Universal Health Care Make Us Complacent?
How many of you out there have seen the recent controversial video of US Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney in which he claims Obama supporters feel as though “the government has a responsibility to...
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Monday Morning Roundup
Happy Monday! Here are some quick tidbits to kick you off your week! Leave your car at home and discover the true joy of cycling as a form of commuting. Of course with bikes come tune ups. Check out...
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Grape Seed Oil 101 in 100 Words
The Health Junction had a question from reader Narges about Grape Seed Oil (GSO)- here is everything you need to know in 100 words! GSO comes from the seeds of grapes and has a high smoking point so...
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Monday Morning Roundup: The “Real” Cause of High Cholesterol, Your Prostate,...
The best in health and nutrition news from the past week…enjoy! A “groundbreaking” new study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress points concludes what we’ve known for a long time; statin...
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Vitamin D and Living Above The 37th Parallel
It’s COLD! For those of you reading from warmer climates, perhaps this post will make you feel even BETTER about having the sense to set up shop somewhere hot. For the rest of us living in places that...
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Myth Busting: Cholesterol-Hysteria & Eggs
The other day on the phone, my mum was talking about how she is thinking about reducing her daily cottage cheese and berry breakfast in an effort to cut down on diary. When I suggested eggs for...
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Aging Joyfully: A Lesson from the Oldsters
I recently completed a course on geriatric nutrition and before my first class I have to admit, I was not excited. Studying nutrition specifically geared at the elderly population is so far off the...
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The Illusion of Food
A few days ago at work, a fascinating article was circulated from the Nutrition Action Health Letter (published by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest) regarding food serving size, general...
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Sports Nutrition: Don’t Be Caught Running On Empty
If you have ever “hit the wall” while participating in a sporting event, you know exactly what I’m talking about. It suddenly feels way more difficult to achieve the level of intensity that was...
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The Health Junction Mailbox: Are Smoothies bad for me?
Dear The Health Junction, I merely wanted to know what your take on smoothies was. At first they seemed to be the key to eternal life, but then I asked my other nutritionist mate Glen who pissed on the...
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