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14 Ways To Never Get Cancer and Love Your Breasts? Womens Breast Health Tips!

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First the good news, your cancer risks are very low if you have a healthy lifestyle. As many as 70% of known causes of cancers are avoidable and related to lifestyle. Your first line of defence, as expected, is avoidance of tobacco products but recent research has uncovered many small, surprising ways you can reduce your cancer risks.

14 Ways To Reduce Your Cancer Risks

Filter Your Tap Water – You’ll reduce your exposure to known or suspected carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals. A new report from the President’s Cancer Panel on how to reduce your cancer risks suggests filtered tap water is a safer bet than bottled water. Read the rest of this post

10 Best Life Changing Questions Ever!

BC Patient Quality Control Board

10 Tips for Changing Your Diet

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Jan 18, 2011

Massage – A Simple Way To Heal Feet Pain

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When your feet are painful, pamper them with the luxury of a massage. Normally, pain in the heels lasts for days if you do not give them rest. Naturally, it is impossible to give complete rest for your feet. So massage is a great alternative. Different massage procedures will give you a dose of relaxation and remove the daily stress. Massaging is also known as a technique of controlling the tissues. That is why many specialists like foot pain consultants or a podiatrist recommend this technique. Read the rest of this post

Mindless Eating

Don't Panic - H1N1 Flu Vaccine Campaign Is Safe

Advocating – A Required Skill in the 21st Century

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Jan 17, 2011

Advocating – A Required Skill in the 21st Century

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A big word to describe an action directly related to helping someone. Could be yourself, some one you love or for a cause you care deeply about.

For lots of reasons, arranging and receiving help and benefits that people are entitled to has become much more difficult in today’s world. Maybe it’s because our social and health systems are swamped or because it’s simply a bureaucratic way of minimizing costs. It’s certainly a paradox that in a world where there is so much, it’s becoming increasingly harder to receive even minimal support. It’s painfully obvious that without an effective advocate strategy, many individuals and groups suffer. Read the rest of this post

Restore Bariatric Surgical Funding in BC Petition Drive Announced

Artificial Sweetener vs. Sugar – The Choice is Yours

US FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Lower BMI for Band Surgery

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Dec 6, 2010

Out of Country Surgeries – New Killer Super Bug

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Out of country surgery seems like such a great idea these days, especially with the none supportive incredibly ridiculous policies on gastric bypass and associated surgeries by provincial health authorities here in Canada. Why not go out of country? No waits times, considerably less costly and the surgeons are extremely qualified. But wait! It appears that not all OOC experiences are the same. In fact, if you’re not careful, you could bring back a hitch hiker that could kill you! Read the rest of this post

New Gastric Bypass Surgery Offered - For Post-Ops

Are You Fat - Even Your Best Friend Might Not Tell You

Exercise Program for Physically Impaired or Extremely Obese

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Aug 12, 2010

Different Fat Types Improve or Worsen Teen Girls Bone Mass

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Newswise — According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a lower ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat.

“Visceral fat is known to increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease in obese people,” said Madhusmita Misra, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital and senior author of the study. “Our study suggests that visceral fat may also have an impact on bone health. This finding is particularly relevant given the rising prevalence of obesity and recent studies suggesting a higher risk of fractures in some obese individuals.” Read the rest of this post

The Disease of Obesity - A Personal Perspective

Bariatric Surgery Can Break Obesity Cycle In Families

Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetes

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Mar 1, 2010

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