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LATEST ARTICLES ( 62 )

• How Stress Affects Cortisol

  

  The world is a stress-filled place. Stress can be overcome by a lifestyle that includes nutrition, life-style maintenance, exercise, and proper sleep as key... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• The Second Genome

  

  "You are what you eat" may be truer than we think, or at least in terms of the composition of our gut microbiota. Until recently, we didn't know how quickly... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• What’s in Your Mascara?

  

  Eye cosmetics like mascara, can easily deteriorate your vision, especially if you use them daily and aren’t hygienic about it. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nutrition: Stevia – Whispering Sweet Nothings

  

  The stevia that is being added to everything these days is anything but “all natural.” These days it is in many products and supplements that are touted as... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Health News: Blood Type & Brain Health

  

  Blood type may affect brain function as we age, according to a new large, long-term study. People with the rare AB blood type, present in less than 10 percent o... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Exercise – The Full Squat

  

  Can you squat? Can you full squat? This great article explains how this exercise is a must do for many of us and was something that was innate to us from... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nutrition: Performance Food – Seed Bread

  

  This super nutrient-dense seed bread is the perfect pre and post workout food, and a great alternative for breakfast and an on-the-go snack. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nutrition Research: Salt Intake

  

  While the link between sale and hypertension is well known, until now scientists have not understood how exactly increased salt intake raises blood pressure. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Weight-Loss: Can the Brain Instruct Us on Fat Burning?

  

  Recently the journal Cell published a major paper on the brain and fat-burning. Here is an excellent overview of the paper. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nutrition: Is a Juice Detox/Cleanse Healthy?

  

  Time magazine recently ran this piece. We agree in principle this is applicable to many things you buy premade, one size fits all, etc.The goal of a detox is... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Recipes: Power Date Squares – Breakfast/Snack

  

  IngredientsDate Mixture • 2 ½ cups of cut and pitted Medjool dates • Juice and zest of one Meyer lemon and one lime (about ½ cup) • ... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Snacks: High Protein Quinoa & Whey Lemon Cranberry Shortbread

  

  This recipe is going out to the Oakville Gymnastics Club in Ontario. One of our patients was the recipient of the above cookies and now everyone wants to make... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• DNA/Genetics: Searching for Those Those DNA Protects Against Disease

  

  This wonderful piece published by Fast Company, goes a long way in a mindset shift in the medical research community.Maybe those who are sick are the wrong... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Health: What is Oxidative Stress? Part 1

  

  Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen and a biological system’s ability to readily detoxify the reactive... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nutrition: Book Review and Excerpt

  

  Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter a leader in the emerging field of functional neurology, contends that our grain-heavy diets are a major etiologic factor in... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Life Design & Nutrition: The Ultimate Kitchen Cheat Sheet

  

  Kitchen Cheat Sheet infographic by shellshockuk. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Health: Straight-Up Facts About Smoking

  

  At 2ndAct Health we have a policy – if you are not committed to quitting smoking – you cannot be our patient. Why you ask? You cannot make sustained health... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Health: Your Sleeping Position Can Affect Your Health

  

  Sleep is one of the most under-rated resources on your path to great health. Did you know, though, that in addition to how much sleep you get – how you sleep... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nutrition: Seasonal Eating Chart

  

  We get a lot of emails about doing more on seasonal eating. You ask – we deliver! Hope you find this handy chart your inspiration to cooking this weekend!... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Roast Most Vegetables

  

  Here we are in February… A lot of you who have started a new way to eat are already cheating, rethinking, and plotting the end of what may very well be a good... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES