In Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death next to cancer. Heart disease does not discriminate and affects individuals of all ages. Some are born with heart disease (congenital heart disease) and some develop heart disease due to a variety of reasons, including poor diet and health and genetics. Ischemic heart disease…
It is estimated that over 3 million Canadians over the age of 18 suffer from anxiety disorder, and more than 27 per cent of sufferers reported that the disorder affected their lives, making simple activities and work challenging. But anxiety can cause a slew of health issues, including heart disease. If you suffer from anxiety disorder, it’s important to take steps…
(Heart) Healthy Ingredient Replacements When you think of heart healthy ingredients, you probably start listing the various vegetables and fruits that you see in the produce aisle at the grocery store. Our minds are programmed to think of ‘vegetables’ when we think of making healthier food decisions and often get stuck on what to make…
Heart Health and Sleeping – Why Your Heart Needs You to GET TO BED! Since our younger years, ‘bedtime’ was always something that we wanted control over. As kids, we were constantly pushing to extend our waking hours, and as adults things flipped, and we found that there was never enough time for sleep! So,…
Are AEDs Mandatory? What You Need to Know About Getting AEDs for Your Business The Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) is a life-saving machine that uses shocks to ‘kick’ a heart back into rhythm when it has begun to beat irregularly. Thousands of lives have been saved from cardiac arrest because of AEDs. But the question…
Heartwarming Charity – Hearts for Healthcare Whether someone has diabetes, heart disease, cancer, kidney disease, or other medical conditions big or small, they all have one need in common – healthcare. It is with the assistance of trained professionals, volunteers, and the community that they can work together to provide facilities and services that will…
According to Diabetes Canada, 11 million Canadians are currently living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which your body either can’t produce insulin or can’t properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas and its role is to regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the…
Food is what fuels our body, and what we put in it matters! The saying ‘you are what you eat’ is quite accurate, actually. The food you eat directly affects your entire body, inside and out – this includes your heart. Food nourishes our bodies and allows it to function properly. Eat good foods, and…
KEYWORD: BLOOD PRESSURE Getting the Bloody Deal on Blood – Blood Pressure, Blood Types, and Everything Else You Need to Know! Did you know that you have about 4.5 – 5.5 litres of blood in your body? That is a lot! And while we don’t focus on it very often (and would rather…
No-Bake Breakfast Cookies There is no feeling on earth that is worse than waking up, heading downstairs, and going to grab breakfast only to find that there IS no breakfast. The milk jug has been emptied, the cereal box is bare, and there are no eggs left in the carton… now what!? It is usually…