Health and well being

OCA

Oct 25, 20170 min read

If your part of the 85% ...we Can help

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Chiropractor and Canadian beach volleyball Olympian Josh Binstock draws parallels between spiking ba

Northwoods Health Centre

Oct 9, 20160 min read

Chiropractor and Canadian beach volleyball Olympian Josh Binstock draws parallels between spiking ba

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By Sharon Martin, LCSW

Oct 9, 20163 min read

9 Simple Ways to Love Yourself

~ 3 min read “Instead of mercilessly judging and criticizing yourself for various inadequacies or shortcomings, self-compassion means you...

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Author Judith Winer

Jun 17, 20162 min read

SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF STRETCHING?

Stretching is a simple and effective activity that helps to enhance athletic performance, decrease the likelihood of injury, and minimize...

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Building Your Core, So Your Back’s Not Sore

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 12, 20162 min read

Building Your Core, So Your Back’s Not Sore

As warmer weather approaches, golfers can’t wait to step foot on the course. But twisted postures, the torque of the swing and a weak...

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Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20166 min read

Sugar Addiction

Sugar Addiction Imagine making a nearly life-size sculpture of yourself out of sugar cubes and consuming it over the next 365 days. That...

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Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20162 min read

Physical Benefits of Sports Massage

Sports massage is an effective method of after exercise recovery. If you are challenging yourself on a regular basis in your workouts,...

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Mind-Body Connections: How the Physical Body Is Affected By Stress

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20164 min read

Mind-Body Connections: How the Physical Body Is Affected By Stress

There is much talk in the news about the mind-body connection, specifically about how our emotions impact our physical health. This...

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The brain diet: Eating the right foods can improve your memory, lift your mood and help you concentr

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Apr 10, 20165 min read

The brain diet: Eating the right foods can improve your memory, lift your mood and help you concentr

Junk food is as addictive as heroin, it was reported recently. It seems fatty and sugary snacks trigger the same pleasure centres in the...

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Leslie DeMatteo, LMT, MS

Apr 10, 20163 min read

Breathing and its connection to stress

Breathing is something we all do, our entire lives, and something to which we rarely pay much attention. Focusing on breathing is one of...

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Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20163 min read

A controversial treatment shows promise, especially for victims of trauma.

It’s straight out of a cartoon about hypnosis: A black-cloaked charlatan swings a pendulum in front of a patient, who dutifully watches...

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Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20162 min read

Why Rest is Critical After A Concussion

Doctors who order several days of rest after a person suffers a concussion are giving sound advice, say researchers, and new data from...

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The wonder drug that could save your life... and best of all, it’s free

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20163 min read

The wonder drug that could save your life... and best of all, it’s free

If your doctor offered you a new drug that cut your risk of death from heart disease, cancer or other disease by 30 per cent, you didn’t...

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Researchers urge caution on wearable health devices

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20162 min read

Researchers urge caution on wearable health devices

Wearable devices to monitor health are not always reliable or secure according to research. The market for digital devices like...

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Don't use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy, UCLA-led study says

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20163 min read

Don't use body mass index to determine whether people are healthy, UCLA-led study says

BMI incorrectly categorizes millions of 'obese' people as unhealthy, according to research University of California - Los Angeles Over...

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Mental Health Works

Apr 10, 20162 min read

Isn’t stress just part of any job?

Stress is a normal part of any life, and any job. Stress can be positive or negative, and how people react to various stressors is highly...

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Mental Health Works

Apr 10, 20164 min read

Supporting an employee’s return to work

The Fundamentals Ask your employee what they need Set benchmarks Lead by example The fundamentals Three fundamentals must be in place for...

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Intensive exercise with intervals “more effective”

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20162 min read

Intensive exercise with intervals “more effective”

Short bursts of intensive exercise provide a more “time-efficient” and realistic way of preventing, delaying and managing Type 2 diabetes...

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Eating breakfast could help obese people get more active

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20163 min read

Eating breakfast could help obese people get more active

Eating breakfast causes obese people to be more active, according to the latest research published from researchers at the University of...

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Consider natural health care for headache treatment

Northwoods Health Centre

Apr 10, 20165 min read

Consider natural health care for headache treatment

Physical or psychological stress affect people differently, some get colds, some digestive upsets, and a great number are prone to...

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