Health & Fitness
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One Step Beyond
A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Illness by Allison Kelba
One Step Beyond is an authentic account of a teenage girl’s journey through a devastating health diagnosis in the prime of her adolescence and of a mother's unwavering determination to save her daughter's life. Personal journal entries written by...
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Foods for Life
A Guide to Nutritional Wellness of Mushrooms, Seaweeds and Vegetables by Moe Kamal
“Foods for Life” is an indispensable companion to improve a lifestyle, maintain good health and restore wellness. The author exposes his new approach to assess nutritional quality of foods. A resource book that shows what crop to choose, to avoid...
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Annalise Has Allergies
by Liza Dawson-Whisker
Annaliese’s Allergies is a light-hearted poem about staying safe when living with allergies. It teaches a child that it’s okay to be assertive when it comes to expressing their needs, and there’s always alternative ways to have fun and enjoy life...
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Caregiver's Survival Toolkit
Go from Surviving to Thriving by Pamela C Spahr
Don’t struggle! Ease and Tranquility are your Caregiving Rights. Insight! Impact! Results! INSIGHT: Discover the impact of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease on the family unit. Gain insight into what the patient experiences. IMPACT: Learn...
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Rest Ethic
Be More, Have More, Do Less by Dr. Sean Orr
In today’s ambitious and competitive world, we are taught that hard work is the only path to success. Taking time for ourselves is seen as selfish, lazy, or weak, and considered the number one reason for failures of all sorts. Without question, a...
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Bone Health Basics
Tips for Preventing and Managing Osteoporosis by Gwen Ellert and John Wade
Osteoporosis is a major health and economic problem and is increasingly common with age in both men and women. Having strong bones reduces your risk of osteoporosis. Most people are not aware that we reach our highest bone strength by age 30....
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Strong and Free
Stories and photos of Canadian women in sport from the popular #superROLEmodels project by Lyndsay Doyle
Adolescent girls are dropping out of sports at an alarming rate, despite having more opportunities than ever before. More than that, mainstream media coverage of women’s sports has declined over the last twenty years, and currently accounts for...
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Art & Science of Foot Care
A Clinical Resource for Nurses in Canada by Cindy L. M. Lazenby
This textbook provides the information needed to begin a career in nursing foot care in Canada, and is a valuable resource for students as well as new and established foot care nurses, health care professionals and administrators. This...
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Read My Hips!
Suffering Needless Pelvic, Limb, or Back Pain? Time to Check your Alignment! by Wolf Schamberger
“I feel twisted”, “I look crooked in the mirror”, “My problems have been going on for years”, “I have tried every kind of treatment” are commonly heard statements. Whether you have complaints or not, it’s time to look at your body alignment,...
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AsSALTed
Saving Lives and Money by Adopting the Finnish Salt Laws by Guido Filler
Life expectancy has been declining in North America over the past 4 years in a row, largely due to non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. The impact of COVID-19 is not yet included in these statistics....
