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The Mindful Brain practises healing from mental clutter
By Charlie Smith
Cultivating mindfulness with curiosity and love can help overcome trauma
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Studies show nice guys finish first
By Charlie Smith
Stephen Post, a leading North American academic authority on altruism, compassion, gratitude, and service, believes unconditional forgiveness offers real two-way benefits.
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Balancing work, home boosts well-being
By Gail Johnson
Although work-life balance is fast becoming a modern-day catch phrase, a lot of people find it hard to put the concept into practice. In fact, a recently released survey found that only 27 percent of Canadians think such an equilibrium is possible. Helping men and women find ways to achieve harmony between job and home demands is the focus of the Canadian Mental Health Association's B.C. division during National Mental Health Week, which continues until Sunday (May 13).
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Healthy pools mean healthy swimmers
By Spring Gillard
When officials began shutting down swimming pools in Quebec this past summer due to high levels of bacteria, parasites, and viruses in the water, pool operators across the country must have nervously checked and double-checked their own water quality. Elevated levels of E. coli, C. difficile, Legionella, hepatitis A, and Giardia were found in the Quebec pools. Microbial contamination can cause various symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, rashes, and respiratory problems.
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Cleaning up germs can mean chemical warfare
By Gail Johnson
With cold and flu season fast approaching, the influenza-vaccine campaign is in full force. But it’s not just proponents of the yearly shots who are doing a public-attention blitz. So are manufacturers of household-cleaning products. If cleanliness is next to healthfulness, they argue, now’s the time to stock up on sudsy sprays. But Mae Burrows, executive director of the Labour Environmental Alliance Society, says the way to stay germ-free is to use common sense, not chemicals.
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Smoke gets in your womb
By Rhiannon Coppin
Scientific studies increasingly link air quality with newborn health
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GI, Mediterranean diets are worth digging into
By Gail Johnson
We were talking about diet books and how they should be approached with a dose of skepticism.
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Reading about health can act as cure for fear
By Gail Johnson
There are several new volumes worth seeking out if you want to get up to speed on anything from the flu pandemic to healthy eating.
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Translators give new voice to patients
The Provincial Language Service, a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority, now employs 250 interpreters. They're contracted to work in the city's hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes for $40 an hour.
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Obesity tied to food security
By Gail Johnson
The New York City department of health is one step closer to prohibiting the city’s 20,000 restaurants from serving food loaded with trans fats. Its proposal comes on the heels of Canada’s federal NDP’s September 21 call for the Stephen Harper government to ban the same artery-clogging substances. Those are exactly the kinds of measures that the project coordinator of the Toronto Food Policy Council wants to see more of. Wayne Roberts says that the connection between food and health is undeniable.
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Best cheap spas
By Gail Johnson
The best way to treat yourself to a soothing massage or spa treatment without going into overdraft is to head straight to the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster.
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In healthy Lotusland, the best is yet to come
By Gail Johnson
To celebrate both the Georgia Straight's Best of Vancouver issue and the many fine folk who work in the health, wellness, and fitness fields, here are the best Vancouver things a few of them have never done.
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Experts help to pack a lunch with punch
By Gail Johnson
Every September is the same story: with kids heading back to school, it's time for parents to get their act together and start packing lunches. But what about adults?
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Motherhood's stresses explored in new book
By Gail Johnson
Brooke Shields did the world a service by writing Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression.
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Antioxidant chasers seek berries, walnuts
One of the hottest buzzwords among health nuts these days is antioxidants. More research needs to be done into the link between dietary intake of antioxidants and disease prevention, but it seems that's irrelevant; most folks who are even vaguely health-conscious still seek them out.
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E-mail inflames fears of aggressive breast cancer
A video clip of a news story from a Seattle TV station is fast circulating the web, inducing fear along the way. Is it "sensationalistic" or necessarily informative?
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Solving Alzheimer's riddle
Forget omega-3 fatty-acid supplements, bridge, and crossword puzzles. If you really want to prevent memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, do everything possible to avoid a stroke.
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Feel a bite in the night? Bedbugs are on the rise
By Gail Johnson
For the last nine years, Susan Henry has worked at the First United Church Mission, helping people in the Downtown Eastside with everything from housing issues to welfare problems. Currently she's on a mission of an altogether different sort: getting the word out about bedbugs.
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Itching to swim? You may itch after, too
By Gail Johnson
The summer means swimming at the beach, and that means the possibility of “swimmer's itch”. It's enough to make most people want to head straight for the clear waters of outdoor pools. But not everyone.
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Some say hope is the best antidepressant
By Gail Johnson
One of the fiercest debates in the mental-health field is whether medication is necessary to treat depression and anxiety.
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Finding Meaning in Life Key to Curing Addiction
By Gail Johnson
Treatment for addiction often includes counselling, support groups, or medication. But some say that what's missing from successful therapy is an altogether different element: a sense of meaning.
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Yoga could help girls break free of doubt
By Gail Johnson
For anyone seeking fitness, flexibility, and a mental break, yoga remains one of the hottest hobbies around. For young women, the form may also have a positive effect on self-esteem.
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Health | MindBodySoul
Caution: results may vary
By Helena Bryan
What to do about contradictory medical advice
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Whistle blower spills medical-ethics myths
By Gail Johnson
The media constantly bombards us with what's new in health research. What we don't hear about nearly as often is just how corrupt the world of medical inquiry is.
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Anti-smoking messages need translation
By Gail Johnson
Smoking messages miss Asian Americans, a new study has found.
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