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Common Sense Health: What’s the best nutritional advice ever given?
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on April 8th, 2023
How long has this column recommended a high-fibre diet? Since March 1978 when readers were informed that processed foods create a “slow assembly line” in the bowels. Now some of the world’s most highly regarded nutritional scientists at Imperial College London say dietary fibre is “the best health advice of all time”! What is it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: The Teenage Conundrum
By DAYNA WELLS on April 8th, 2023
Medicine Hat has no shortage of activities for children and adults to participate. From sports to arts to the outdoors, ages 2 to 12 and 18 plus have a plethora of choices to engage their minds and bodies. But where does that leave those tricky 13-17 year-olds who often fly below the radar? Youth are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Crucifixion vision and resurrection vision
By REV. KRISTY REIMERS-LOADER on April 8th, 2023
As we anticipate Easter Sunday, it’s a good time to discuss eye care. As in, let’s talk about the difference between crucifixion vision and resurrection vision. Crucifixion vision makes us think sin and death are all there is. Makes us long for the good old days, blinding us to the good in today. It keeps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mental Wellness Matters: Find your fit
By GENENE KIMBER-ZINGER on April 8th, 2023
The buzz word for the past couple years has been ‘self care’ which is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: “The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health, or the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.” (After COVID, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collector’s Corner: Mickey Mouse on stamps across the globe
By DENNIS VICKERY on April 8th, 2023
The character of Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney in 1928. This longtime mascot of the Disney Corporation is probably the most popular cartoon character of all time. Mickey and many other Disney characters have been featured on stamps from all over the world with several hundred issued in the early to mid-1980s. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance Understood: Yogurt
By Steve Meldrum on April 1st, 2023
Do you like yogurt? What type do you like? Imagine you’re sitting down to enjoy some yogurt, right now, what does the ideal experience look like? Think about the details for a minute. Do you like it plain or dressed up with fruit, coconut, nuts etc. Do you like low fat, high fat or regular? ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Give peace a chance
By Linda Hancock on April 1st, 2023
Have you ever felt so angry that you lost sleep? Perhaps you actually threw a temper tantrum that afterwards left you with feelings of embarrassment. Are other people avoiding you because they view you as being unreasonable and difficult to being around? Here are some of the reasons that you might find yourself angry and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Candy-coated science experiment
By Patty Rooks on April 1st, 2023
Oh what a busy week I have had. All the young scientists in southeastern Alberta were getting ready for the Regional Fair on April 1. I cannot believe all the heard work that went into these projects. A final one that stood out this week provided me with the inspiration for this week’s article. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ecosystem biodiversity important to human health and nutrition
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on March 31st, 2023
The routine of modern-day life for most of us involves regular trips to the grocery store and three meals a day. The regular patterns of our diet can be a source of comfort or a rushed necessity. But is eating the same familiar foods – often the same recipes, products, brands, over and over, day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sugar here, sugar there, sugar everywhere!
By JENNA LANNAN on March 31st, 2023
April is Oral Health Month! This year the focus is around sugar – a common ingredient in a lot of foods and extremely hard to avoid. Everywhere we go seems to involve some type of sweet treat. Most people are aware that sugar causes tooth decay, but might not know how it happens. The mouth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Guiding lights
By JOLYNN PARENTEAU on March 29th, 2023
“We are the spirits of your ancestors and loved ones passed. A massive canopy of stories unfolding in front of your eyes every night. We are maps, clocks and calendars. We are language and we are spirits dancing across the sky.” – “Stars”, Dawn Iehstoseranon:nha (She keeps the feathers) The Spring Equinox has arrived to ... Read More »
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