Lots of people have been talking about the Wii Fit, which came out at the end of May in North America. While the popularity has been great for Nintendo, it’s certainly made it difficult for any Wii fans to get the newest Wii peripheral.
That hasn’t stopped people from using the Wii Fit to some creative [...]
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Wii Fit: popular but hard to find!
When my problem becomes your problem.
I came across an article yesterday about parents of students at an elementary school in Toronto who have complained to the Ontario Human Rights Commission that the failure of the school to screen children’s lunches for known allergens is a form of discrimination against those with a disability.
I have to wonder where the line between [...]
Healthy restaurant dining: fact, fiction and finances.
I had heard about this vegetarian restaurant a little while ago from a friend who couldn’t stop raving about the great food. I’m always up for trying something new (bonus if it’s healthy!), and so decided to give it a try.
I’m not sure if my friend was just a great salesman, or if I [...]
To Gardasil, or not to Gardasil?
So I realise that the HPV debate has been raging in Canada for quite some time, but I feel like I’ve only just come to some of my own realizations and conclusions.
I think I have been reading up diligently on the news updates that are released about Gardasil, the new HPV vaccine that has been [...]
Pros and cons of getting paid to lose weight.
After writing some intial thoughts about the incentive program initiated by the mayor of Varallo and the potential implications if implemented on a larger scale in Canada, I began to wonder what the possible success rate of such a program might be.
Mike Howard on the Diet Blog poses some interesting initial questions to consider about [...]
A high fat meal means more than an extra workout.
One Big Mac surely won’t hurt?
Some new research from the University of Calgary is telling us that it will.
Apparently after a high fat meal, our bodies become more prone to stress. We react with increased “blood pressure, [raised] heart rates and [increased] resistance of blood vessels” to situations that wouldn’t normally invoke such a [...]
And the score is cold/flu:1, you:0.
I spent two weeks fighting off a cold that had threatened to knock me out if I didn’t stop and pay attention to my body. I was doing pretty well at keeping the cold at bay when one work day last week rendered all of my efforts moot.
Sometimes no matter how hard you try to [...]
Why does a country’s economy take precedence over a country’s health?
What is this world in which we live where a country’s economic and financial health supercedes the health of its people?
The New York Times reports that Indonesia, the world’s leader in Avian Flu cases, is in negotiations to sell their flu samples to an American vaccine company. Monetary incentives have always been able to [...]
Helping yourself without self-help.
Not long ago I was invited to attend a special introductory session held by an organization that touts personal development and success as their goal and mantra. Being completely unfamiliar with this organization, my first instinct was to wonder why I was being invited, what did they want from me, and finally what would [...]
The simplified food guide: 5 simple steps.
“Eat your fruits and veggies!”…Every mother’s mantra.
Health Canada has just released the newest version of Canada’s Food Guide in an attempt to re-educate Canadians and update guidelines on how to eat a balanced diet and maintain healthy lifestyles.
Though Health Canada seems to have made a concerted attempt at updating the guide to include different cultural [...]