Leading a healthy lifestyle, which includes eating nutritious foods and being active, is typically a learned behaviour. When it comes to parenting, it isn’t enough to tell your kids to adopt healthy eating habits and lead a healthy lifestyle when you yourself are not doing the same. What’s the saying? You must practice what you…
Heartwarming Charity – Cardiac Fitness Association For those who have suffered or experienced a heart-related emergency such as heart attack or cardiac arrest, transitioning back into a normal routine can be a difficult and stressful time. These heart survivors are often unsure how to reintroduce exercise into their lives, and experience the fear of having…
According to the Government of Canada, it is estimated that 11 per cent of men and 16 per cent of women in Canada will experience major depression at some point in their lives. Depression has major consequences and affects quality of life, relationships and often leads to missed work or school time. It also can…
Who Can Use an AED? Do You Have to be Trained? And Other Questions Answered! Someone’s heart begins to beat sporadically. They fall to the ground, completely unconscious, not breathing. What should you do?!? The first thing to do is call 911 and tell them someone has collapsed. The second thing to do is to…
Easy Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw Craving something fresh and flavourful but don’t know what to make? It can feel like the best meals are just out of your reach when the work week begins, and you are at a loss of what to make for dinner. Well, step aside boring salad bowls and carb-filled,…
Why Job Stress Might Be Killing Your Heart Health Is the 8 to 5 grind getting you down? Does the sight of your boss send a cold sweat down your back? Have you fantasized about quitting your job but know that you never will? According to Statistics Canada, 62% of workers identified that their main…
Heartwarming Charity – Children’s Heart Network Heart month is here once again and we are thrilled to raise awareness for the heart and share the love while doing it! What better way to celebrate the month of love (and hearts) than by spreading some love of our own? One of the best ways to share…
Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada, next to cancer. Some individuals are born with congenital heart disease, while others develop heart disease due to poor diet, lack of exercise, genetics and other unknown factors. For those not genetically pre-disposed, heart disease prevention is possible by making positive lifestyle changes, including…
Healthy Checklist for Ultimate Heart Wellness – Are You Doing Enough? As we go about our day it is common to forget our health and focus on the many things we want or need to do. We forget to floss our teeth, we pass over the vegetables, or we sit in front of the tv…
Heart Healthy Snacks to Keep You on Track for Your New Year’s Resolutions! It is with the coming of a new year that we can take a fresh stance on what we would like to achieve. Are you hoping to slim down a few pounds? Create better meal plans? Eat healthier for your heart? Whatever…