Nuts About Nutrition
Yes I’m ranting again. Nuts and seeds continue to get a bad rap because of their fat content but consider this. Nuts and seeds contain precious oils/fats that are essential to your health. These omega-3 and -6 oils provide your body with the building blocks for tissue repair and maintenance. Furthermore, if your taking a […]
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“Live Well With Diabetes”
Presented by the BC Endocrine Research Foundation Let this video help you and your family better understand type 2 diabetes so you can live a long healthy life! This 55 minute video takes you through the basics of type 2 diabetes symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Specialists in diabetes care present the facts to enable you […]
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Exercise and Blood Sugar Management In Type 2 Diabetes
This is the second in a two article series on Diabetes and Exercise. This article will discuss type 2 diabetes and how to manage blood sugars during and after exercise. A number of key ideas regarding the fundamentals of fuel metabolism in conjunction with exercise were discussed in the first article in the last issue […]
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From the Editor
Welcome to the winter issue. If the lead-off article looks familiar it is because a very similar version appeared just over a year ago. I have had so many requests for this article that I have decided to reprint it with some updates and hope the message will ring loudly and clearly; type 2 diabetes […]
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Exercise and Blood Sugar Management In Type 1 Diabetes
The general rules for blood sugar management in conjunction with exercise will vary depending on whether you are a type 1 diabetic or a type 2 diabetic. With that in mind this article, the first in a series of two articles, will discuss what is known about the basics of energy metabolism in our bodies, […]
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Diabetes Symposium
Held Sunday, November 24, 2002 Q: What do Halle Berry, B.B King, and Mary Tyler Moore have in common? A: They all have diabetes. In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month this November, the BC Endocrine Research Foundation is pleased to present it’s third annual symposium, Diabetes on Sunday, November 24 at the Central Branch of […]
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From the Editor
Welcome to another issue of the Quarterly Newsletter. We are gearing up for our third annual health symposium this fall and the theme is diabetes. You’ll find more information in the adjacent ad as well as on our website. The symposium is free and open to the general public. Please note that this year we […]
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The New Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research
The presence of estrogen in a woman’s body has long been seen as a major contributor to the prevention of osteoporosis and heart disease. According to Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a Vancouver-based reproductive endocrinologist and researcher, progesterone, a hormone produced following ovulation, is also a key contributor to women’s good health. “A woman’s body needs adequate […]
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Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research
You’re just a click away from the latest information on: Adolescence Premenopause Perimenopause The Death of “Hormone Replacement Therapy” – How and Why To Use Ovarian Hormone Therapy Progesterone Answers to Your Questions Find articles and helpful information on premenopause and perimenopause written by one of North America’s leading experts in the field, Dr. Jerilynn […]
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A Sample of Questions and Answers from Dr. J.C. Prior’s July 23, 2002 Presentation at Vancouver Hospital
Q: Is bone loss the same thing as osteoporosis? A: There are many stages in bone loss. Ostopenia is the lesser form, but when bone density gets really low its call osteoporosis. After menopause there is natural bone loss, and if you can prevent that bone loss you can prevent osteoporosis. Q: When you talk […]
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