When you live healthy
life is good!
Information Bulletin
July 2013
Workplace health and
wellness program
Drink up!
Vitamin water is growing in popularity.
If you want to avoid the sugar and
chemicals found in store-bought
products, mix up a pitcher of spa water
at home, at a fraction of the cost!
Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients:
§ 2.5 litres (10 cups) water
§ 1/2 cucumber and 1 lemon, thinly sliced
§ 60 g (1/4 cup) loosely packed
basil leaves
§ 80 g (1/3 cup) loosely packed
mint leaves
Steep overnight and strain.
Source: mygreendiet.com
Stretching: the truth
By Marie-Claude Roy, Kinesiologist
Stretching before exercise to prevent injury? Myth. Actually,
stretching can increase the risk of injury and decrease performance.
Stretching after exercise to prevent sprains? No, stretching can
increase pain by making more micro-tears in muscle tissues.
What’s best? Stretch regularly outside of exercise time,
like in the evening before going to bed.
Stop that stress:
go on vacation!
STRESS
STRESS
STRESS
Vacations are a necessity, not a luxury.
You owe it to yourself to take a REAL vacation once a year. But you need not go to
the ends of the earth to recharge your battery. Just setting aside some time for
yourself at home and doing things you enjoy will lower your stress level. The rest
of the year, allow yourself to take a break on the weekends and enjoy the benefits
of stress management.
Source: phac-aspc.gc.ca
www.good-for-you.ca
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Add Swiss chard
to your grocery basket!
Swiss chard may look like rhubarb
but it tastes like beet. This veg, popular
in Italian cuisine, can be eaten from
the base of its stems to the tips of its
leaves. It is often compared to spinach
and can be used in place of spinach in
salads, quiches, omelets and soups.
To use it as a side dish, sauté it in
oil with a little garlic or lemon juice.
A great source of fibre, vitamin A,
potassium and iron, Swiss chard
deserves a spot on your menu.
Source: lesliebeck.com
MSG:
a health hazard?
Widely used in Asian cuisine, monosodium
glutamate or MSG is a flavour enhancer.
According to Health Canada, MSG is not
a health hazard. That said, it does cause
certain individuals to exhibit an allergic-type
reaction or hypersensitivity. The symptoms
experienced may include a burning
sensation, facial itching or pressure,
headache, increased heart rate, nausea
and chest pain. By and large, these reactions
are temporary and not associated with
severe adverse health effects.
Sources: hc-sc.gc.ca and eatrightontario.ca