I have gotten a flu shot every year for the last 6 years or so to protect myself from getting the flu. Now a study has been released saying that the chance of dying from the flu is not reduced by getting the shot. I for one do not get the shot to save myself from death but instead to just not have … [Read more...] about Flu shot does not lower Flu deaths
Healthy lunch choices for kids
My wife has been surfing around looking for some better choices for kids lunches. Our daughter starts grade three and our son starts kindergarten in just a couple of days so this seemed to be a good time to start getting serious about lunchbox contents. I asked my wife to show me what she had … [Read more...] about Healthy lunch choices for kids
China catches the fitness bug
It is said that hosting the Olympic games is an opportunity to showcase your country and this will lead to increased tourism over the coming years. Well China seems to have had another side effect to hosting the Olympics and that is getting more people interested in exercise and fitness. The end … [Read more...] about China catches the fitness bug
Junk food banned in Canadian Schools
A bit of a generic title but i grew up in BC and I can tell you that years ago there were many people in school who along with me ate a ton of junk food and pop for lunch and snacks. Well it seems that British Columbia has banned junk food in schools which is a really great start to showing young … [Read more...] about Junk food banned in Canadian Schools
For Medical Patients all fat is not the same
There is new medical information that has come from from a study done at Temple University and published in the latest issue of "Diabetes". The study is interesting because the fat in obese patients is not as healthy as that in leaner individuals. Adipose tissue samples taken from nondiabetic … [Read more...] about For Medical Patients all fat is not the same
