Health and Food Matters

11/22/2019

What do you think this new program should look like?

A universal school food program will be rolled out in all Island schools next year, according to P.E.I.'s education minister.

11/19/2019

It seems like every time we turn around there’s a different news bite about what we can do to become healthy. It’s a never ending list of exercise products, diets, supplements, Apps, cleanses, deto…

11/18/2019

Interesting connection between nutrition and mental health.

Neither antioxidant or folic acid supplements seem to help with mood, but the consumption of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables and folate-rich beans and greens may lower the risk for depression.

11/18/2019

Yes 🇧🇷!

Get back to cooking with fresh ingredients and avoid ultra-processed food for better health, say experts

11/18/2019

Why not schools and hospitals to start, then apartment buildings too? Thoughts?

Recognizing “food is medicine,” a Boston hospital puts an organic farm on its roof High above the Boston Medical Center grows a bountiful organic vegetable garden that feeds patients, staff and the poor. More than a hundred volunteers tend the garden, which includes kale, collard greens, bok cho...

11/11/2019

https://gamechangersmovie.com/

This is an eye opening documentary that explains the benefits of eating a plant based diet for your health and the environment. It’s available on Netflix.

Watch the Game Changers movie about plant-based eating, protein, and strength. Presented by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and Chris Paul.

04/04/2019

Leading causes of death in perspective

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04/03/2019

The Grand Prix of Epidemiology -The New York Times The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications For Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health (2005). The China Study In 2005, T. Colin Campbell, PhD and his son Thomas M. Campbell, MD, shared the China Project findings along with additional research with the world in [ 82 more words ]

The Grand Prix of Epidemiology -The New York Times The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications For Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Heal…

04/03/2019

Social and economic factors, physical environment and your behaviour. Services and information Social determinants of health and health inequalities Includes health factors, measuring health status and health determinants indicators. The population health approach Information about improving the health of the Canadian population. Implementing the population health approach Includes policies, programs and measuring Canadian health.

Social and economic factors, physical environment and your behaviour. Services and information Social determinants of health and health inequalities Includes health factors, measuring health status…

04/02/2019

JANUARY 23, 2019 By Sylvie Tremblay What’s new in Canada’s Food Guide? It’s not about food groups and portion sizes, but more about healthy, mindful eating. Plus, a whole lot of plants. While scientists have yet to uncover the perfect, one-size-fits-all diet, Health Canada has worked hard to develop the Food Guide, a set of dietary guidelines intended to work for most Canadians. [ 1,159 more word ]

JANUARY 23, 2019 By Sylvie Tremblay What’s new in Canada’s Food Guide? It’s not about food groups and portion sizes, but more about healthy, mindful eating. Plus, a whole lot of plants. While scien…

04/01/2019

Canada’s Food Guide

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03/31/2019

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