August 2011

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Berry Bonanza

August 16, 2011 by Andrea Godfreyson, Registered Dietitian | Posted in: Vegetables and Fruit | Tags: berries, wellness

Many of us have happy memories of sitting in strawberry fields as children with our families, eating more of the ripe red fruit than we save. For me, it wasn't long ago that I was tromping around the tundra of the Northwest Territories with elders, children and friends, laughing and picking cranberries in the midnight sun. Somehow berries taste different when you pick them yourself.

Maybe it is the smell of the fresh air or the warmth of the sun, but it just feels good to be connected to the land.

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Barriers to Physical Activity

August 15, 2011 by Marc Faktor, Certified Exercise Physiologist | Posted in: Physical Activity | Tags: barriers, health, physical activity

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Hello Everyone! I would like to start off by thanking the Healthy Families BC team for bringing me onboard. I look forward to working together to help British Columbians increase their health through physical activity education, motivation and positive reinforcement.

I thought that it would be helpful to start the first blog series with a focus on "Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity". The goals of the next couple of postings will be to:

Outline the most common barriers people face when trying to add activity into their daily lives Create conversation by inviting readers (yup that's you) to share their personal barriers to activity
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Meet Our Newest Blogger Michael de Jong

August 12, 2011 by Michael de Jong | Posted in: General Information | Tags: Healthy Eating, healthy living, physical activity

We are pleased to welcome Michael de Jong to the Healthy Families BC blog team. Michael is B.C.'s Minister of Health and he has committed to making some healthy changes in his life. Check out his blogs in the upcoming weeks and follow his journey to a healthier lifestyle.

My Healthy Lifestyle Challenge

Did you know that 80 per cent of chronic diseases like diabetes can be prevented just by following a healthy diet, not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and exercising regularly? Before I became Minister of Health, I didn't realize the impact healthier choices could have in preventing some of the most common forms of illness. I've become inspired to try and make some changes in my lifestyle.

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Meet our Newest Blogger Marc

August 11, 2011 by Marc Faktor, Certified Exercise Physiologist | Posted in: General Information | Tags: did you know?, health, physical activity, wellness

Learn from one of B.C.'s top health and wellness experts. Every week, Marc Faktor will be providing his professional advice through his new physical activity blog. Here are a few highlights of Marc's career and passion for physical activity.

Marc is a Vancouver-based health & wellness professional as well as a motivationalist. His lifelong vision is to fuel positive change and alter lives by providing others with the tools to unleash their potential. Marc has a BSc. in Kinesiology & Health Science, a MSc. in Kinetics and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist.
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Made with Love, Not Sodium Part 2

August 11, 2011 by Joanna Drake, Registered Dietitian | Posted in: Sodium | Tags: did you know?, low sodium

If you've never experimented with different ingredients, making changes to a recipe may seem daunting. To be fair, sometimes simple changes can ruin a recipe. But with some knowledge of the ingredients' functions, you can lower the risk of having to put your creation go right from the oven into the garbage.

In my banana bread recipe (and other "quick breads" like muffins), the role of salt is simply to add flavour. Therefore, removing it should only affect the taste. By comparison, in bread made with yeast, salt also control how quickly bread rises. You cannot remove it without making other changes to the recipe.

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