Vitamin D – The Forgotten Hormone
Why Is vitamin D Important? Vitamin D regulates the function of a variety of tissues; in fact there are specific vitamin D receptors in almost every tissue of the body.
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Lyme Disease
(Lyme borreliosis) Lyme disease, is an infectious disease caused by spirochaete bacteria of the genus Borrelia. The bacterium is present in ticks and is passed into human blood when a tick attaches itself to the skin and begins to feed.
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Oral Cancer – How to spot Signs and Symptoms
Oral Cancer (also know as Mouth Cancer) is increasing in occurrence worldwide. Most cases are diagnosed in people over the age of 50. In this blog post we wan to help give you the signs and symptoms as well as how to reduce the risk of oral cancer. Oral…
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Cut Your Cancer Risk By Watching Your Weight
Many of us would like to lose some if not a lot of weight. As of 2017, research done by the Public Health Agency of Canada has reported, 64% of Adults who are over the age of 18 are overweight or obese, and 30% of children aged, 5-17 are overweight…
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