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- This e-bulletin provides information on what the glycemic index is, why you might want to consume lower gylcemic index foods, and how to use the glycemic index when making food choices.
- This e-bulletin provides information on the importance of getting enough fluids, the risks of dehydration, and provides suggestions on how to stay well hydrated throughout the day.
- This e-bulletin provides information and suggestions on how to choose the healthiest frozen desserts possible at grocery stores and fast food restaurants.
- This e-bulletin provides suggestions on why including more beans, lentils, and tofu in our diets is encouraged and how to incorporate these foods into meals and snacks.
- This e-bulletin describes how to check your skin for early signs of skin cancer. Also, find out if here is such a thing as a “safe tan”.
- This e- bulletin provides suggestions on how to properly dispose of medications, as well as how to properly store them.
- This e-bulletin provides guidelines for ladder safety and what to do if you fall from a ladder. Also included is other holiday decorating safety tips.
- This e-bulletin provides guidelines for food safety basics, where disease-causing organisms can be found, along with key food safety tips for preparing and storing turkey and other holiday foods.
- This e-bulletin describes the increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, why this is a problem, and what you can do to help prevent this from happening to you, including what you can do in your own home.
- This e-bulletin addresses Rabies, Ticks and Lyme Disease, including what to do to keep your risk low. In the event that you or your pet does get bitten or scratched, guidelines are provided about what to do to ensure your safety.
- This e-bulletin describes the types of Post Partum Mood Disorders (PPMD), who is at risk, what can be done to help, a symptom checklist for new moms and their partners, and where to get help in Windsor-Essex County.
- This e-bulletin describes the mental and physical benefits of Yoga and Tai Chi, as well as how to get started. Also included are testimonials from people who practice Yoga.
- Just like we keep a toolbox on hand for doing repairs around the house tool, this e-bulletin describes mental health tools needed to help develop and practice personal resiliency. Learn how these skills compare to tools like a cordless drill, screwdriver and a hammer!
- This e-bulletin provides lots of ideas on how to add more veggies and fruit to your workday because eating nutritiously at work doesn't have to be difficult. Also included is a recipe for an easy-to-make Marinated Vegetable Salad, a healthy addition to any meal!
- Eating salads is a great way to add interest along with lots of nutrients to meals. This e-bulletin provides lots of suggestions and tips for those who are trying to fit more vegetables and fruit into their day. Included is an easy 4-step salad assembly guide, and a recipe for a great tasting Bulgur Salad.
- This e-bulletin provides lots of suggestions on grilling vegetables and fruit as a great way to eat more nutrient-dense vegetables and fruit and bring out their rich flavours.
- This e-bulletin outlines some of the key health screenings that men and women should get throughout their lives, including how often and when.
- This e-bulletin describes how baby-boomers will likely spend more years caring for a parent than for their children. Suggestions are given for those who find themselves as part of this Sandwich Generation.
- This e-bulletin describes how getting the flu shot is one of the best courses of action to help prevent the flu. However, before you decide or are reluctant to, it is important to get the facts about flu shots.