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Osteoporosis Awareness Month
The word "osteoporosis" is from the Greek terms for "porous bones". Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and...


Diabetes Awareness Month
Today, there are 11 million Canadians living with diabetes or prediabetes. Every three minutes, another Canadian is diagnosed. Chances...

Synchronize Your Swimming
With the heatwave hitting the lower mainland many of us will try and keep cool. Some of us might have refreshing drinks; others might...


Sedentary Sitting
June 2nd is National Health and Fitness Day. Since this is a Saturday it shouldn’t be too hard to add some physical activity and healthy...


Highway to the Danger Zone
The month of May is hypertension awareness month. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is symptomless and can cause dementia, heart attack,...

# Strong ... Become Antifragile
Fragile items break when exposed to stress. One would assume that the opposite of fragile would be an item that does not break (it stays...


Performance and the Brain, It’s All in Your Head
When it comes to athletic performance, how we prepare (training, nutrition, hydration, and rest) and the environment determines what the...


Use the Force(s)
New research explains why prolonged rest is not advised after an acute injury or musculoskeletal problem and that recovery should include...

World Cancer Day
Sunday February 4th is world cancer day. Cancer directly and indirectly affects everyone on the planet. Prevention is very important to...


World Spine Day
Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide that can prevent us from working or doing simple daily tasks and activities. It...
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