It has been known for a long time that fruits and vegetables are a pivotal part of any healthy diet, but their benefits are not limited to
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Category: Spotlight on Health
Hollistic Health Tip for June: Collagen: Our most abundant bodily protein
What is collagen? Did you know that aside from water, collagen is the most plentiful substance in our bodies and is a building block for skin, tendons, and bones?
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Star Wars Half-Marathon: The latest Disney-Branded race
If you’re the self-conscious type at the gym – the kind of gym rat who only works out during the wee hours of the morning – because you make a […]
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The scales that cure what ails: a new burn treatment might you plugging your nose
Did you know that for scarring after a bad burn, human skin requires significant amounts of the healing protein collagen, particularly types 1 and 3?
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What most people don’t know about Vitamin C
Did you know that every human being has an inborn, genetic weakness called “hypoascorbemia”
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JokkoSanté: The virtual pharmacy of a better world
A West African tech start-up has the solution to those half-empty plastic prescription bottles taking up space in your medicine cabinet and it is every bit as noble as it is genius.
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The road to recovery
In grade ten, I was on the starting line of the girls rugby team and had fallen completely in love with the sport.
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What your Double-Double is doing to you
Most of us have gone through that drive thru window and order our tea of coffee with two milk and two sugars, or what is known at Tim Horton’s as the “double-double” or you may have ran into your favorite coffee shop
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Chemistry Holistic Health Tip for April: The Importance of Protein
Did you know that every tissue in the body is made from protein? Without it, the body cannot make hormones, enzymes or antibodies
Read moreEast Coast Dental Centre – Because nothing you wear is more important than your smile
When I first stepped into the beautiful East Coast Dental Centre (ECDC) office on Willow Street in Downtown Truro, Nova Scotia to interview Dr. Mohamed Al-Janabi, I was hoping for the complete tour – and I wasn’t disappointed.
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