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Can Fermented Foods Really Help with Gut Health
Fermented foods are a good source of probiotics and are purported to have numerous beneficial effects on human health, including prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, improved symptom management of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel and enhanced immune function. Diet and lifestyle factors can affect our gut microbiota or the community of the bacteria within the…
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What to Expect on That First Trip to the Local Cannabis Shop
With the recent legalization of Cannabis in Canada, we are now able to go out and visit one of the product retailers that are starting to pop up around our city. A quick search on Google reveals around a dozen different stores, some independent operators and others being outlets for some of the major licensed…
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Why You Should Vaccinate Your Pet
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association) supports the use of vaccines by veterinarians to control and prevent infectious disease in animals, including dogs and cats. Vaccines play a crucial role in veterinary preventive medicine and in the reduction in the risk of human exposure to zoonotic disease. Your veterinarian should ensure that you are informed of,…
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Do Young People Want to Stay in Winnipeg?
Over the summer, I asked my daughter what one of her high school friends was doing. Her response has raised all sorts of questions for me about our community. Apparently her friend is worried that she will be the last person from their high school friendship group left in Winnipeg after all the others have…
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The Hidden Dangers of Popular Painkillers
Despite their widespread use, many people remain unaware of the potential side effects of popular painkillers. The term "analgesic" normally refers to drugs used to provide pain relief. There are prescription medications, over-the-counter products, and natural remedies with analgesic properties. All can be effective, but the use of pharmaceuticals can have serious consequences. Corticosteroids Doctors…
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A Future in Doubt for Churchill, Manitoba’s Arctic Coast Community
On Manitoba’s Arctic coastline, Churchill faces challenges as never before to its viability as a community with jobs and economic opportunity. First, the Port of Churchill closed. Then, about a year ago, the Hudson Bay Railway line washed out. OmniTrax, the railway and port owner, has been in a legal battle ever since with the…
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Pick a Beach…We Have Dozens!
Manitoba's Interlake is nestled between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. It is bounded on the west by Lake Manitoba and the east by the East beaches of Lake Winnipeg, Canada’s third largest freshwater lake, and by the mighty Red River. Once part of the great Lake Agassiz, water is the lifeblood of the region. Summer,…
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Myrna Driedger Looks at The Charleswood 55+ Active Living Centre
In Charleswood we are fortunate to have an abundance of community groups such as children’s groups, community centres, service clubs, sports clubs, book clubs and art groups, to name a few. I recently celebrated my 20th anniversary of being the MLA for Charleswood and I am so appreciative of the commitment of these groups to…
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How Flexibility & Balance Can Help Fight Aging
WINNIPEG - In the past I've discussed how exercise, supplements and special footwear can rebuild knee cartilage and reduce joint pain. In addition to exercise, there are approaches one can take to help prevent the calcification of joints that contributes to back, hip and muscle pain. It is important to maintain mobility, stretch regularly and…
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An Interlake Adventure... See Highway 6
MANITOBA - You'll enjoy the quieter, sandy beaches along this lake, leading to the rocky shoreline at Steep Rock Limestone Cliffs, your weekend destination, a weekend of sunshine, fresh air and lots of water fun, exploring a nature lover’s heaven. Leaving the city limits, take Highway 101 to Highway 6. You're set to explore the…