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Disease and Illness Prevention, Health Flash, Lifestyle and Fitness, Mental Health, Nutrition, Stress Management

Health Flash – Sleep

Tonight, in many parts of the world, we turn the clocks back and gain one hour of sleep. I have written about the importance of getting enough sleep. Today, the BBC published a helpful article on 10 things to know about sleep.

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Disease and Illness Prevention, Lifestyle and Fitness, Nutrition

Where lifestyle and genetics meet

Our lifestyle has a direct impact on our health. We stand a better chance of avoiding disease when we adhere to a healthy lifestyle. However, did you know that you can alter your health at the level of your genes and pass those genes on to the next generation? Methylation and changes in molecules inside our body impact the activity […]

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Disease and Illness Prevention, Lifestyle and Fitness, Nutrition

Dr. David Katz: The power of lifestyle

“DNA is not destiny. We have scientific evidence to show that if we change our own behaviour, we change the behaviour of our genes. If you change your lifestyle, particularly your eating and exercise habits, you can change the expression of your genes even after you’ve been diagnosed with a disease. You can lower your […]

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Disease and Illness Prevention, Lifestyle and Fitness, Nutrition, Stress Management

Tom Rath: Growing old in better health

Small choices change everything. At age 16, Tom was diagnosed with a genetic condition called Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL). He was told that his condition was a rare mutation of VHL and that he would develop cancerous growths throughout his body. His doctor explained that he would develop cancer in his kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, brain […]

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