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Lack Of Vitamin B12 Can Be Debilitating

By Joyce Slobogian January 28, 2010

I always felt that as long as I ate a balanced diet, I did not need to take any additional vitamins. I was forced to change my thinking about this in recent years. It started when I began to feel constantly tired. The problem became so strong that simple day-to-day work left me exhausted, even

Opinion

Hold The Salt

By Ronald Doering January 21, 2010

While the addition of vitamins and minerals to food is highly regulated, sodium is not. Policy-making in the area of food and nutrition is a difficult task at the best of times. It’s particularly difficult when the science is not clear, and this is more common than most people realize. When the science is uncertain,

News, Pulses

Pulse Paper Proposes Diet For A Healthier Planet

By Lorraine Stevenson November 19, 2009

Give Peas a Chance The case for more pulses in the field and on the plate Obesity afflicts the poor. Greenhouse gases are rising in the atmosphere. The hungry of the world need more food, while the overfed need cures from diet-related diseases. The pulse industry has proposed a solution – Give Peas a Chance.

Dairy cattle, News

What’s A Healthy Diet? Many Canadians Don’t Know

By Lorraine Stevenson October 29, 2009

How difficult is it to drink a couple of glasses of milk a day, or pack a nutritious lunch to take to school or work? Insurmountable tasks, according to Canadians who report in a new survey they’re not eating even basic foods key to health – milk and alternatives, vegetables or fruits. A national survey

Country Crossroads

Need More Iron In Your Diet?

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 10, 2009

Iron deficiency anemia is a common nutritional deficiency worldwide, especially among children. It can result in fatigue, learning disabilities and behavioural issues. Kids ages four to eight need about 10 milligrams (mg) of iron a day because of their rapid growth and development. Kids ages nine to 13 need eight mg per day. About two

Country Crossroads

Important Water Balance

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 20, 2009

The human body is made up of about 60 per cent water, with some variability based on age and other factors. In the human body, water helps regulate temperature, protects tissues, transports nutrients and carries out wastes. We can survive without food longer than without water. The recommendation that we need eight glasses of “plain”

Cereals, Country Crossroads

Eat More Fibre This Summer

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 2, 2009

This dietary change could result in a nine-pound weight loss in a year. Eating more high-volume, fibre-rich foods will fill you up without filling you out, but most of us shortchange ourselves on the fibre recommendation, which averages about 25 grams per day for adults. Fibre is indigestible plant material found in foods such as

Country Crossroads

Fruits, Yogurt On Rise In Canadians’ Diets

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 11, 2009

The Canadian diet included fewer oils, red meats and soft drinks but more fruit and yogurt in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. The federal statistics agency on May 27 released its 2008 report on food available for consumption, finding that Canadians’ total daily intake of calories per person is down

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Health Improvements In Eight Weeks

By Lorraine Stevenson May 14, 2009

Those suffering from a disease that thickens leg arteries and makes walking difficult can see an improvement in their condition simply by consuming more pulse foods such as beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils on a daily basis, according to a new clinical research study conducted in Manitoba. Researchers at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research

Hogs, Livestock

Feed Requirements Vary During Sow Lactation

March 19, 2009

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Current nutritional recommendations for gestating sows are out of date because today’s genotypes are so much leaner and more productive, says Dr. Ron Ball at the

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Daily Network News

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Tag Archives Self-care — page 4

Lack Of Vitamin B12 Can Be Debilitating

Hold The Salt

Pulse Paper Proposes Diet For A Healthier Planet

What’s A Healthy Diet? Many Canadians Don’t Know

Need More Iron In Your Diet?

Important Water Balance

Eat More Fibre This Summer

Fruits, Yogurt On Rise In Canadians’ Diets

Health Improvements In Eight Weeks

Feed Requirements Vary During Sow Lactation

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