Under the theme Maintaining the Healthy You, the Edna Manley College’s recently held Wellness Fair holistically explored physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. Throughout the day, scores of staff, students and members of the surrounding communities flooded the campus to participate in free activities such as informative lectures, nutritious food and beverages, Pilates, massage, yoga, [...]

PARIS, (AFP) -
Moderate drinkers enjoy more robust health than either big boozers or teetotallers, reports a major study released Wednesday on the link between alcohol and cardiovascular disease.
But downing a glass or two of wine every day or its equivalent may not contribute to enhanced wellbeing, the researchers cautioned. More likely, it indicates [...]

WASHINGTON, (AFP)
First Lady Michelle Obama praised US food manufacturers on Monday for agreeing to cut 1.5 trillion calories from their products, in a boost for her anti-obesity campaign.
She said that 16 corporations accounting for up to 25 per cent of the American food supply chain would trim a total of one trillion calories [...]

WASHINGTON, (AFP)
Eating hot dogs, bacon, sausage or deli meats increases the chance of heart disease by 42 percent, US researchers said in a report out Monday.
Eating processed meat is also linked to a 19 per cent higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, said the study, which appeared in the journal Circulation.
However researchers [...]