With diabetes on the rise, how well employees manage the chronic disease should be a concern for employers, Diana Sherifali, an associate professor at McMaster University’s school of nursing, told Benefits Canada‘s 2018 Healthy Outcomes conference in May. Since diabetes often…
Whatever your destination, enjoying your trip depends on staying healthy. Here are some ways to protect yourself. Last year, almost three billion people boarded airplanes for business and leisure travel – that’s a lot of bodies flying around the world! So…
If you’ve been listening to our endless positive preaching you know by now that adults ages 18-65 should be getting at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per week to receive any of the great health…
Here’s a good video from Dr. Mike Evans about making lasting dietary changes if you’re looking to improve your health this year.
by Georgia Barrington for Participaction. When we last wrote about the infamous ‘sitting disease‘ we explained how important it is to break up your sedentary time while you’re at work. But, there’s more to building a healthy workplace than just breaking…
by Katherine Janson for Participaction My brother lived and worked in Switzerland for a decade, and we would often compare notes on what working life was like over there, versus here in Canada. When he told his boss that his sister…
Here’s how to make it active! Camping is a great way to take a break from the stresses of modern day life – work pressure, deadlines, the Internet, social media, traffic, cell phones – because it allows us to be…
By Anna Sharratt, BrighterLife.ca David Banerjee got a big lesson in water safety when he was seven. On his first canoe trip with his father in Muskoka, ON, the canoe capsized, tossing both of them into deep water. “I dog-paddled towards…
By Anna Sharratt, BrighterLife.ca Prolonged sitting can raise your chances of developing a serious illness — and it may take more than a once-a-week workout to reduce the risk. Toronto lawyer Patrick Simon sits a lot. “I sit for 10 to…
By Anna Sharratt, BrighterLife.ca Alina Valachi hasn’t forgotten her last trip to Pakistan. “My husband contracted malaria two weeks into the trip,” she says. This was despite taking precautions such as spraying their room with pesticides, wearing long-sleeved clothing and…