Plants and trees have long been lauded for their ability to add oxygen to the environment by converting carbon dioxide. Moving plants indoors has also been shown to have a similar effect. But is this the only beneficial effect? Studies done by NASA suggest that there may in fact be more to this friendly foliage than meets the eye. The NASA study done in...
Read MoreApril is Parkinson’s Month
The Economics Of Parkinson’s Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative (brain degeneration) disease that particularly affects the neurotransmitter dopamine’s neurons in a particular part of the brain that controls movement patterns. Parkinson’s disease was first described by James Parkinson in 1817 in an essay titled “An Essay of the Shaking...
Read MoreMarch is Nutrition Month
The Dieticians of Canada have issued some tips for Nutrition Month 2013. Their theme is Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy! 1. Plan: Before heading out to the store to buy your groceries, plan out your meals in advance. This allows you the opportunity to check what you have already in stock, make a grocery list of items needed and scan the...
Read MoreJanuary is Alzheimer’s Month
Alzheimer’s is a fatal, progressive and degenerative disease that destroys brain cells. It is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 64 per cent of all dementias in Canada. Statistics suggest that 500 000 people areaffected by this disease and these numbers are predicted to more than double within the next generation. Alzheimer ’s disease...
Read MoreJeter’s Broken Ankle
In the 12th inning of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series versus the Detroit Tigers, Yankee great Derek Jeter made what seemed to be a routine play on a ground ball by Detroit’s Johnny Peralta. Instead, Jeter failed to get up after diving/falling during the play. X-rays taken after the injury showed a fracture in his ankle. There is still...
Read MoreNutrition Corner
Quinoa, Black Bean and Mango Salad Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa 1 ripe mango, peeled and diced 1 small red or yellow pepper, seeded and diced 2 cups packed baby spinach, torn or sliced 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained 1/4 English cucumber, chopped 2-3 green onions, chopped, or 1/4 cup chopped purple red onion Dressing: 3 tbsp canola oil 2 tbsp white wine...
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