Anna had just celebrated her 53rd birthday, but she didn’t feel much like celebrating. Six months previous, Anna began having chest pain. Her doctor ordered some tests and diagnosed Anna with heart disease. Determining that she was too young to have a health issue like this, Anna started eating healthier, joined the gym, and committed …
It’s been three years since Christophe Legault, now 12, was diagnosed with obesity and started treatment. He had been having trouble at school — his grades were dropping, he was being bullied and he was struggling to participate in sports such as basketball, his favourite. The program he’s been following at Maison de Santé Prévention, …
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Weekend warriors are as healthy as daily runnersGetty Images The results from a major study on ‘weekend warriors’ – those who perhaps don’t get the opportunity to workout during the week, and cram all their exercise into the weekend – suggest that, actually, squeezing workouts into one or two days is as good for your …
Many people are cutting back on their sugar intake for health reasons. But the food industry has found another way to give consumers their sweet fix. It is quietly replacing the sugar in many packaged foods with sucralose, stevia, allulose, erythritol and a wide variety of other artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes. Low- and zero-calorie …
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Ed Sheeran’s wife Cherry Seaborn features prominently in his Disney+ documentary, which premiered on May 3. The series follows Ed after he learns of life-changing news and reveals his hardships and triumphs during the most challenging period of his life. Blending a never-seen-before personal archive, interviews with his wife and loved ones, and intimate performances, …
