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Aninder S

Grand Challenges Canada: Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health - Sample Submission Vid... - 0 views

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Dr.Silver Canada Health Provider

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    Canada may be seeing a rise in health concerns, but we are far better off than many other countries. Yes, we are not a perfect country and do have health issues across the nation, but we are still very capable of providing health care for almost all Canadians. As leaders it is our responsibility to help other developing nations like India, to improve on their health systems, and be role models. We do our best to help around the world through Canada's International Assistance at Work programme, that has helped many people in poverty over the last few decades.
Joti P

Help your teenagers make better fast-food choices | Dallas-Fort Worth Family Health New... - 0 views

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teenagers choices health

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  • Eating well is often hard for teens.
  • kids have after-school activities, or they may have a job, but it’s important to sit down and eat together as often as possible,” she says. “We know that when we sit down like that, we end up eating more fruits and vegetables.”
  • Shanley says teenagers just have to know — and act on — basic nutritional facts when they are ordering. As with everything else, fast food, if eaten at all, should be eaten in moderation, and the choices must be balanced.
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  • A lot of times we think a chicken sandwich is better, or a fish sandwich is healthier, but a lot of times those chicken or fish sandwiches are fried and not always the better choice,
  • Go green. Give some thought to ordering a side salad instead of the fries.
  • Skip the mocha-frappe-espresso-cino-with-whipped-cream coffee drink.
  • To increase your intake of other food groups at coffeehouses, try ordering some 100 percent fruit juice or fat-free milk, or try having a protein-rich egg on your bagel instead of cream cheese.
  • Step away from the soda.
  • account for as much as 10 percent of the typical teen’s daily calories.
  • When placing your order, consider water
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Question number 5 
Aninder S

The Importance of Sleep - 0 views

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Sleep Importance

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  • We don't need to know that rats who generally live 2 - 3 years die within 3 weeks when deprived of sleep to understand how important sleep is to our bodies and health. But it does emphasize the importance of sleep!
  • brain wave activity during sleep and how the eyeballs roll around rapidly during certain stages of sleep
  • Sleep is the time we rest so that the body can rejuvenate and recharge.
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  • The body needs sleep and rest time to build and repair itself.
  • babies can sleep up to 20 hours a day
  • children need 10 - 12 hours of sleep every day on average.
  • importance of sleep is obvious when we look at how it's necessary for physical growth and health!
  • One thing that definitely affects sleep is a certain hormone that your body produces called melatonin
  • Sleep (or lack of sleep) has a direct impact on your health and energy levels
  • The main factors that determine wellness or illness in addition to sleep are: Nutrition Physical Activity and Stress Management
Aninder S

Being A Vegetarian. Advantages Of Being A Vegetarian?-Health Advantages Of A Vegetarian... - 0 views

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Vegetarian Advantages

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  • increased heart health
  • vegetarians also consume more soy milk (often to replace milk), which reduces "bad" cholesterol and has been linked to good heart health.
  • increased skin health
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  • vegetarians enjoy is an increased natural consumption of antioxidants.
Paul McCarlie

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eat healthy natural food

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  • Why eat healthy? Eating the natural foods humans are well adapted at utilizing, enhances ones ability to cope with the reality of every day life. This in essence Good health can lead to a better and more fullfilling life. improves the probability of living a longer, healthier and happier life.
  • Generally, the less a food is processed the better
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      Non biased, well written article that highlights the problems in western food industry.
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  • Eat less - eat what is adequate, do not over eat
  • Health promoting eating habits
  • Ensure balanced and adequate nutritional intake
  • The more natural and less processed the food, the better its health promoting value
  • Eat when hungry and do not overeat regardless of food.
  • Variety and moderation in diet is important.
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      Does get a little long winded and boring towards the end.
  • Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
     
    an article that talks about healthy eating habits and types of healthy foods.
Joti P

Improve your mood with these foods - TODAY Health - TODAY.com - 0 views

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Mood foods health

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  • following strategies will stabilize your blood sugars
  • Eat every 4 to 5 hours
  • provides your brain and body with a constant source of fuel.
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  • Limit refined carbohydrates to help lessen volatile blood sugar swings
  • create radical spikes (and drops) in your blood sugar
  • Incorporate soluble fiber
  • have the ability to slow down the absorption of sugar in your blood
  • lessen blood sugar
  • Incorporate protein with meals and snacks (whenever possible)
  • Smart protein choices include poultry, seafood and fish, veal, pork tenderloin, tofu, eggs
  • help slow the absorption of carbohydrate in the blood
  • Omega-3 fats
  • mood lifting and to help possibly alleviate depression.
  • Folic acid and B12
  • Foods rich in folate: fortified whole-grain breakfast cereals, lentils, black-eyed peas, soybeans, oatmeal, mustard greens, beets, broccoli, sunflower seeds, wheat germ and oranges.
  • Foods rich in vitamin B12: shellfish (clams, oysters, crab), wild salmon (fresh or canned), fortified whole-grain breakfast cereal, lean beef, cottage cheese, low-fat yogurt, milk (skim, skim plus, 1% reduced-fat) and eggs.
  • Vitamin D
  • Foods rich in vitamin D: fish with bones, fat free and low-fat milk, fortified soy milk and egg yolks
  • Joti P on 02 Dec 11
     
    I think for question 2 this really tells me what food i need to eat not just for physical health, but also for a generally happy mood. 
Joti P

ADOLESCENT SLEEP - 0 views

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adolescent sleep

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  • How Much Sleep Do They Need?
  • 9 hours and 15 minutes of sleep.
  • Children need 10 hours
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  • adults need 8 1/4 hours.
  • How Does Sleep Deprivation Affect the Teen-ager?
  • Sleep deprivation can impair memory an
  • inhibit creativity making it difficult for sleep deprived students to learn.
  • endanger their immune system and make them more suceptible to serious illnesses
  • Stay away from caffeine
  • Avoid heavy studying or computer games before bed, they can be arousing. Avoid arguing with your adolescent just before bedtime. Avoid trying to sleep with a computer or TV flickering in the room. Avoid bright light in the evening, but open blinds or turn on lights as soo
  • Avoid trying to sleep with a computer or TV flickering in the room.
  • Avoid heavy studying or computer games before bed, they can be arousing.
  • Note: Sleep experts consider adolescents to be between the ages of 11 and 22.
  • Studies show that the changes taking place in their bodies requires more sleep and they may be physically challenged to getting up early in the morning.
  • Joti P on 03 Dec 11
     
    This really shows other aspects of health that can also be a factor in how your general health is affected. It helps answer question 7.
Paul McCarlie

How much exercise is enough? - Health - Fitness - Smart Fitness - msnbc.com - 0 views

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much exercise enough health fitness msnbc com

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  • Examples of moderate activity include brisk walking, swimming, raking leaves and even housework — as long as it’s somewhat intense, like scrubbing floors. You can break up the activity into three, 10-minute sessions if you like.
  • Thirty minutes a day of moderate activity has a very significant health benefit
  • But that’s not to say that longer or more intense activity isn’t beneficial.
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  • Lee recommends that people aim for that first level — 30 minutes of moderate activity a day — and then ratchet things up if they can.
  • you may find that half an hour a day of moderate activity simply won’t work - at least not as effectively as you might like.
  • we all know people who seem to eat whatever they want and never gain an ounce while others struggle continually to control their weight
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      That also depends on your metabolism
  • Looking like a swimsuit model.
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      ideally, that's what I would look like
  • How much aerobic exercise you need to burn fat and look fitter will depend on your metabolism, weight, diet and just how toned you want to be.
  • Any exercise is better than none,
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      nice conclusion
Aninder S

How Canada Performs 2011-Lifestyle and Health - YouTube - 0 views

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Canada Lifestyle Health

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    This next video discusses both the positives and the negative associated with Canada's health system. We have improved our overall health rate through the use of modern technology, but we have not been able to control the rise in obesity and diabetes.
Aninder S

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Canada Food Guide

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  • Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide provides direction on the type and amount of food we should eat for overall health
  • By choosing a variety of foods from the four food groups (Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alternatives and Meat and Alternatives) and following the recommendations to choose foods lower in fat, sugar and salt, you can add to your overall health and vitality.
  • Eat more vegetables and fruit.
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  • Choose whole grains versus refined grains more often.
  • Choose fish* and meat alternatives such as beans, lentils and tofu more often.
  • Drink skim, 1% or 2% milk each day.
  • Within each food group, choose foods that are lower in fat, sugar and salt.
  • Include a small amount (30 – 45 mL) of unsaturated fat, such as oil, salad dressing, soft margarine or mayonnaise each day.
  • Limit your intake of : saturated fats from fatty meats, butter, lard, shortening and hard margarine sugar from desserts and soft drinks foods and beverages high in calories, fat, sugar or salt
  • Avoid foods with trans fats.
  • CFG recommends two food guide servings of fish each week. See Health Canada’s advice on limiting certain types of fish
  • By eating a variety of foods from each of the food groups you’re more likely to get all of the nutrients you need, and by limiting your intake of fat, sugar and salt, our eating pattern will be healthier.
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
       
      In order to maintain a healthy balance of food make sure you eat from all the four food groups to receive all the nutrients that you require. Now this food guide doesn't always work for everyone because of dietary restrictions, but there are always alternatives. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php. You can click on this link and actually make your own personal food guide suited to your needs, that way you get all the essential nutrients. 
Joti P

BBC - Health: Healthy eating for teenagers - 0 views

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health eating teenagers

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  • Teenagers and diet
  • should sustain growth and promote good health.
  • number of physiological changes occur that affect nutritional needs
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  • Nutrition
  • Intake of iron and calcium was also below ideal levels among many of the teenagers. Meanwhile the rising levels of obesity suggest many young people are eating too many calories.
  • Iron deficiency
  • most common nutritional deficiencies in the UK.
  • can result in iron-deficiency anaemia.
  • body doesn't absorb iron quite as easily from non-meat sources, but you can enhance absorption by combining them with a food rich in vitamin C
  • so it's better to have a glass of orange juice with your breakfast cereal than a cup of tea.
  • Calcium deficiency
  • Bones continue to grow and strengthen until the age of 30, and the teenage years are very important to this development.
  • Vitamin D, calcium and phosphorous are vital for this process, with calcium requirements for the teenage years ranging from 800mg to 1,000mg per day.
  • Calcium-rich foods should be consumed every day.
  • Plenty of starchy carbohydrates
  • Plenty of fruit and vegetables
  • Two to three portions of dairy products
  • Two servings of protein
  • Limit sugar-rich food and drinks
  • Drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day
  • Eat regular meals from the main food groups, and minimise intake of high-fat and sugar-rich foods
  • particular attention to getting enough iron and calcium in the diet
  • Maintain a healthy weight
  • physically active
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      This website provided useful information on balanced diets in teens and the statistics are surprising but seemingly true.
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    question 4
Joti P

The Secret Food to Mood Connection | Healthy Eating | Nutrition - 0 views

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    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      This page is highly specific o the types of food that are good for alertness. 
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    With question two I have been trying to find websites/articles that talk about health not including physical health.
Aninder S

Puberty a gateway to heart disease for Canada's teens - Heart and Stroke Foundation of ... - 0 views

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Teens Heart Disease Health

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  • One in five young teens has high blood pressure. Elevated cholesterol levels increasing at alarming rate.
  • A seven-year ongoing study examining more than 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
  • This study is further evidence of an accelerating decline in the heart health of Canada’s teens
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  • It is shocking that one in five 14 and 15 year olds has high blood pressure
  • They are at risk of developing long-term health effects such as premature heart disease and type 2 diabetes.”
  • High blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke and a major risk factor for heart disease.
  • The teens’ elevated cholesterol rates had the greatest increase, accelerating from nine to 16 per cent in six years. “An increase of this magnitude in this age group is astonishing,” says Dr. Abramson. “These risk factor levels will continue to increase and track into adulthood unless we do something now. These children are in grave danger.”
  • With changing technologies, we to need to exercise our bodies more than our brains
  • Over 50 per cent of Canadian children between the ages of five and 17 aren’t active enough to support optimal health and development – and over a quarter of our children and youth are overweight or obese.” 
  • They don’t do any better on the nutrition front: only half get the daily recommended amount of fruit and vegetables.
Joti P

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exercise healthy body fitness

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  • Regular exercise can help protect you from heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, noninsulin-dependent diabetes, obesity, back pain, osteoporosis, and can improve your mood and help you to better manage stress.
  • How Physical Activity Impacts Health
  • Reduces the risk of developing diabetes. • Reduces the risk of developing high blood pressure.
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  • Helps control weight. • Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints.
  • Specific Health Benefits of Exercise
  • Heart Disease and Stroke.
  • physical activity can help prevent heart disease and stroke by strengthening your heart muscle
  • High Blood Pressure
  • can reduce blood pressure in those with high blood pressure levels.
  • Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes
  • reducing body fatness, physical activity can help to prevent and control this type of diabetes.
  • Osteoporosis. Regular weight-bearing exercise promotes bone formation and may prevent many forms of bone loss associated with aging.
  • Psychological Effects. Regular physical activity can improve your mood and the way you feel about yourself
  • help you to better manage stress.
Paul McCarlie

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build muscle strength train health

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  • For a balanced fitness program, strength training is essential. It can slow the muscle loss that comes with age, build the strength of your muscles and connective tissues, increase bone density, cut your risk of injury, and help ease arthritis pain.
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 09 Jan 12
       
      Well, that's certainly a good reason to work out I suppose.
  • reduce the likelihood of falls
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    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 09 Jan 12
       
      Hmm, anyone think I fall too much?
  • Three to four hours after a strength-training workout, you're still burning calories
  • The weight room at the gym, with all the buff bodies and complicated-looking equipment, can be intimidating to a beginner.
  • proper form: Without it, you could do more harm than good trying to build strength.
  • "I can't tell you how many people I see with a knee injury because they were not taught correctly how to do a lunge or squat
  • Paul McCarlie on 09 Jan 12
     
    Ah, a good answer to my question about working out
Joti P

Balanced Diet Nutrition - Nutrition, Function, Side Effects - NY Times Health Information - 0 views

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    • Joti P
      Joti P on 02 Dec 11
       
      This article really describes what food you should and should not be eating when you want a balanced diet. 
  • A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition
  • Fruit group
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  • Vegetable group
  • unbalanced diet can cause problems with maintenance
  • Growth and development
  • balanced diet that is low in saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, added sugars, salt, and alcohol
  • Balance your calorie intake with exercise.
  • Eat 2 cups (4 servings) of fruit
  • Eat 3 ounces or more of whole-grain products per day.
  • Avoid trans fatty acids,
Wasif H

Protein Source: Chicken, Turkey, and Tuna: Men's Health.com - 0 views

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protein source chicken turkey tuna health healthy muscle lean

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  • 5 Perfect Protein-Packed Gym Snacks
    • Wasif H
      Wasif H on 08 Jan 12
       
      This is a great slide show on some high protein food. Mens Health is great source and has a great magazine with lots of workouts and food tips.
Wasif H

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workout protein body fitness healthy being lean

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  • Protein is second to only water as the most abundant nutrient in the human body. All living tissue is made of 22 amino acids, amino acids that are only present in protein
  • The amino acids into which proteins are broken down to maintain the health of skin, mouth, eyes, hair; stabilizes appetite; necessary for carbohydrate metabolism; weight control, essential for normal functioning of the heart, nerve tissues, muscles, digestion, learning capacity, replacement of old cells and growth.
  • These amino acids work to repair muscle tissues and structures that are damaged during life and exercise. Cellular waste if not destroyed causes a bevy of ailments/disease and hinder the bodies metabolic processes.
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  • ncomplete proteins come from "plant products", beans, rice, etc. They must be combined in order to supply the body with the 9 essential amino acids it needs. Ladies and gentlemen, now that you see how important consuming protein is let's look at how much should be consume and what types.
  • The world health organization and many national health agencies have independently conducted studies, which (even though they differ slightly) all conclude our daily protein requirement should be between 10% to 15% of our daily caloric intake. If you eat 2000 calories a day that equates to 50 to 75 grams of protein.
  • Protein needs of individuals vary in nature. To estimate your personal protein needs you will need to take your current weight in pounds, divide it in half and then subtract 10. The result is a rough estimate of how much protein you should consume.
  • If you do not already do so, read food lables, then buy your food uncooked and cook it healthfully. If you do not take anything else from this article that last sentence is paramount.
  • your schedule is hectic and you are just too busy and do not have time to eat high protein foods then bars and powders can be substituted. A lot of bars on the market are loaded with other "not so good" man made additives, trans fats, aspartame, saturated fat content (over 3.5g), etc.
    • Wasif H
      Wasif H on 08 Jan 12
       
      The amount of protein when your not working out varies from each source. 
Paul McCarlie

Is exercising in the morning best for your body? - Health & Wellbeing - 0 views

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exercising morning body health wellbeing

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  • But if the sound of your early morning alarm leaves you more likely to slap the snooze button than slip on some sneakers, are you missing out on the best time of day to get active?
  • Given that most of us aren't active enough anyway, getting moving is more important than when we do it,
  • While there's a popular belief that exercising in the morning may be more effective for weight loss, Guelfi says we still don't have the scientific evidence to back that up.
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  • Another common idea is that because heart attacks and other cardiac events occur more frequently in the morning, people who are at increased risk should exercise vigorously only in the afternoon.However in a 2007 scientific statement, the American Heart Association said cardiac events during exercise were relatively rare.
  • Research shows later in the day, when our body temperature and muscle strength are at their peak tends to be best for exercises that require substantial physical effort. But skill-based exercises, or ones that require fine motor control, are better performed in the morning.
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 09 Jan 12
       
      An interesting contrast from previous articles
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