Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your personal enlightement. Have a great weekend!
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Your best partner in the fight against breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian women. We estimate 23,200 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,300 women will die from the disease in 2011.
The Canadian Cancer Society fights back against cancer by leading breast cancer prevention initiatives, offering information and support services for breast cancer patients and their families, funding world-class breast cancer research and advocating for cancer-related issues.
Prevention
We fight breast cancer by doing everything we can to prevent cancer from ever happening in the first place. As part of CCS' mission work, we create awareness of the Ontario Breast Screening Program and educate women about breast screening through CCS' Thingamaboob tool.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so it's a good time to take stock of how to take care of our breasts, ourselves and our sisters who are battling this insidious disease.
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Dr. Pamela Peeke: The Health Perks Of Caffeine
Thanks to a new analysis from the famous Harvard Nurse's Health Study, I have a mile-wide smile as I pour my morning coffee. This particular study looked at caffeine's effect on depression in over 50,000 women who worked in healthcare. It showed that women who consumed two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 15 percent less likely to develop depression compared to those who drank one cup. Women who drank at least four cups per day had a 20 percent lower risk of depression.
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7 Surprising Reasons You Wake Up Tired | Caring.com
When you can't sleep, you know it. But what about when you can, yet you wake up feeling tired and achy or you're groggy again a few hours later? What's that about? All too often, it turns out, the problem is one that doesn't keep you awake but does sabotage your sleep in more subtle ways, so the hours you spend in bed don't refresh and revitalize you the way they should. Here are seven signs that you have a sleep problem that's secretly stealing your rest.
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Menopause and Overactive Bladder: How They're Connected | Caring.com
One comfort: You're in good company. Studies show overactive bladder affects at least -- and probably more than -- 17 percent of women in the U.S. Why more? Because this problem is vastly underreported, due to the embarrassment factor. (It's not the easiest thing to talk to your doctor about.) But help is available. In the meantime, here's what you should know about the connection between OAB and menopause -- along with available treatments.
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Women Who Exercise Often Hit Menopause Earlier | Fox News
Women who spend a lot of time exercising or eat a heart-healthy diet appear to reach menopause earlier, a new Japanese study shows.
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Grooming Tips From Ageless Men | Fox News
Take a lesson from the receding hairline of 48-year-old Tom Ford. He has effortlessly fought temporal hair loss by keeping a relatively close cut with a slightly longer center that juts out like a tongue as though he’s quietly laughing in the face of male pattern baldness. It’s Ford’s classic style from which we could all learn
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Gluten-Free Recipe: Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf
Now, more than ever, people realize eliminating gluten from their diet -- even for a week or two -- can lead to some positive health changes (no more bloating, eczema or acne!). A great example of some delicious gluten-free fare is this lemon poppy seed loaf -- starring quinoa!
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Confused About Vitamin Safety? Here's Some Advice From Experts
Vitamins have long had a "health halo." Many people think they're good for you and at worst might simply be unnecessary. The industry calls them an insurance policy against bad eating.
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EatingWell: 8 Foods That Can Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Staying lean and moving more are at the top of my list, because one of the most important ways to reduce breast cancer risk is to avoid gaining weight, according to a review article in the journal Cancer. And other research has found that regular, strenuous exercise may help lower risk too.
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A Bedtime Memory Building Exercise
If knowledge is power and your mind is the container of this knowledge, then the more you improve your mind’s memory capacity, the more knowledge your mind will retain and the more power you will have at your disposal. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
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