Is your workout making you sick?
If you’re constantly coming down with colds or flu, the intensity of your workouts could be to blame. Research shows that high-intensity exercise can actually compromise your immune system rather than strengthen it. One study determined that while moderate exercise can lower the risk of upper respiratory tract infections, the [...]
Food for thought: the new rules of nutrient timing
If you've ever wondered if what you eat and when you eat makes a difference to the effectiveness of your workouts, the short answer is that it does, and it’s a method many professional athletes rely on. It’s called nutrient timing, and here’s how it works. The concept of nutrient [...]
The thirst is real
You've probably heard that if you're feeling thirsty, you’re likely already dehydrated. Well, it's sort of true. Thirst is basically your body’s way of telling you to get some sort of liquid into it. Your fluid levels are always fluctuating depending on the foods you eat and what you excrete. [...]
Sweating it out – why crucial vitamins need replacing after exercise
An average person sweats between 0.8 to 1.4 litres of fluid per hour of exercise. Most endurance athletes might already be aware of the crucial vitamins they lose through sweat, but many non-competitive athletes may think it’s only water (and salt) they’re losing through their pores. Regardless of whether you're [...]
Allergy, intolerance or sensitivity: when food is your foe
Every time you open a magazine or read a blog, there's always some kind of buzz about food allergies, food sensitivities or food intolerances. These days, it seems that every other person seems to be either highly reactive to foods like peanuts or announcing that they're going gluten-free. Food allergies [...]
Silver linings: the story of cancer, CanPrev and second chances
CanPrev is known for its quality line of comprehensive natural health products, but what many people don’t know is how and why CanPrev started. I was a 19-year-old business administration student at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus when I discovered a hard, pea-sized lump just under the surface of [...]
Three easy steps you can take to help save our supplements
The deadline to submit your feedback directly to Health Canada about the recently proposed changes to the Natural Health Products Regulations is Monday, October 24. Please click here to participate in this consultation now! You can use this document as a guide to help you complete the consultation. These changes will have a significant impact on the way natural health products are [...]
What Health Canada’s proposed natural health products regulations mean for you
What is this all about? Health Canada released a surprising consultation paper in early September that calls for a dramatic overhaul in the way it has been regulating what it calls self-care products, including natural health products (NHPs), cosmetics and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. We say surprising, because the way in [...]
