Chop Chop! Let’s get moving kids! Our increasing sedentary lifestyle often makes it difficult to know how much physical activity we should do per week. The following are recommendations for youth between 5-17 years of age: A cumulative of at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity of medium to high intensity including a …
Its bed time kids!
Its bed time kids! For optimal health, children between the ages of 5-17, should be very physically active, have few sedentary activities, and sleep a sufficient amount of time. A healthy 24 hours looks like this: Sleep requirements : 9 to 11 hours for children from 5-13 years old 8 to 10 hours for 14-17 year …
Avocados! Good or Bad?
Avocados! Good or Bad? Avocados use to have a bad reputation because of the 31 grams of fat per fruit. We now we know that the 2/3rds of this fat is actually monounsaturated and along with its beta-sitosterol it helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels. In addition avocados contain strong phytochemicals and high levels of vitamins …
Chocolate Milk
Chocolate milk The magic potion – Post training food supplements are essential to all fitness programs. Psst…! GOOD NEWS: Chocolate milk provides an ideal mix of carbohydrates, proteins and fat to ensure optimal recovery after physical exertion at a low cost.
IDF US Association
Mrs. Marcia Boyle, President of the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) in the USA talk about the patient organisation that units the US patients. Mrs. Boyle founded IDF following her sons’ diagnosis of X linked Agammaglobulinemia. She has spearheaded the patient programs at IDF and the development of new tools to respond to the needs of …
The importance of a Canadian Registry
Dr Christine McCusker outlines the importance of a Canadian Registry and why collaborating will help determine the rate of PIDs in Canada, characterize the clinical presentations and identify prognostic factors with the goal to improving management and patient quality of life. The data collected by the registry has the following objectives: To better characterize PIDs …
