For healthy eating, Canada Food Guide uses a rainbow to illustrate the importance of each food group.  The food group that is least important to a healthy eating pattern is 'meat.'

There is a good reason for identifying this food group as not being important as the other;  there are limits to its daily use.  There is a daily recommended daily intake for one's age and gender, following the guidelines will protect against over eating.

According to a recent study, too much processed meat i...
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 A certain amount of fat in the diet is necessary for a healthy eating pattern, but all fats are not equal. Trans fat is bad and must be avoided while saturated fat must be limited to a certain amount each day.
 
Poly-unsaturated and mono-unsaturated fats are good for you and are necessary for health eating. One oil in in this group of fats is olive oil.

A recent study done on Mediterranean diet showed that olive oil added to it can prevent cardiovascular disease problems. 

 According to the stud...
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Cancer is a non-communicable disease and a major cause of deaths globally; lung cancer takes most of the lives lost to the disease. 

 About 1.37 million people die each year from lung cancer, it accounts for 1:6 deaths from cancer.

Smoking is the major risk factor, 80-90% of lung cancers are caused by smoking tobacco.

Here are 9 risk factors for lung cancer, they are slide format.

1. Smoking
2. Second-hand smoke
3. Alcohol dependency
4. Physical inactivity
5. Air pollution
6. Exposure to asbestos
7. Unhealthy diet
8. Ar...

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If an individual has a heart attack, It is important that blood flow is restored immediately to prevent further damage to the heart muscle and to save the life.

When the blood supply to the heart muscle is obstructed it does not receive the oxygen that it requires. 
This can cause a heart attack, the cells can begin to die.

The sooner the blood flow is restored the less damage will result.

It is important to recognize the signs of a heart attack to get help immediately.

There are symptoms that w...
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Physical activity is important to everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or country of residence.

Physical activity is necessary to prevent non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease   and strokes.

The recommended for overall health and longevity is 150 minutes of moderate-intensity 150 minutes per week, this can be achieved by brisk walking.

More vigorous and more prolonged activity has additional health benefits.

If you are someone who are not used to 150 min...
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April 07 is World Health Day, World Health Day is celebrated every year to honour the founding of World Health Organization (WHO).

Every year, World Health Day focuses on a single health challenge with global impact.

"World Health Day 2012 focuses on how good health can add life to years, enabling older men and women to not only live longer, but also to extend their active involvement in all levels of society."

This year the theme is : ' Ageing and Health.'

The slogan is: "Good health adds l...
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Heart disease is a number 1 killer globally, it is a major non-communicable disease and has experts worried because of the number of deaths worldwide.

Heart disease can be prevented by lifestyle choices, choices of what we eat and drink and our level of activity.

According to a heart disease report cholesterol and blood pressure are not the only indicators of our heart health, there are more.

Knowing  the 14 important numbers can protect your health, heart and prevent premature deaths. The n...
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