January 20-26th is National Non-Smoking Week. The goals of the week are: To educate Canadians about the dangers of smoking; To prevent people who do not smoke from beginning to smoke and becoming addicted to tobacco; To help people quit smoking; To promote the right of individuals to breathe air unpolluted by tobacco smoke; To denormalize the tobacco...
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Globe artichoke is a species of thistle whose leaves are used in traditional European medicine to combat high cholesterol. It is used to stimulate the production and flow of bile in the liver and gallbladder. The liver produces bile salts by converting cholesterol into an acid and combining it with an amino acid (one of the building blocks of protein). The...
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Snow Shoveling Tips from the Ontario Chiropractic Association. 1. Warm-up. 2. Don’t let the snow pile up. 3. Pick the right shovel. Use a lightweight, non-stick, push-style shovel. 4. Push, don’t throw. Push the snow. Avoid throwing it. If you must throw it, avoid twisting and turning – position yourself to throw straight at...
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Is there a green alternative when it comes to Christmas trees? Many love the smell of a real tree but hate the thought of cutting down a tree just for a few weeks. The same group also dislike the plastic and metal alternative that eventually fills the landfill with something that doesn’t readily decompose. A viable alternative may be branches from an...
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