Category: *Pharmasave

Dread winter driving? Being prepared is the key. But would you know what to do if you got stranded or found yourself driving through heavy snow? Follow this advice – and download our Winter Driving Safety Checklist to print out and make sure you’re prepared. A winter car tune-up can help reduce your worries about winter driving.…

THE FACTS In Canada, lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer for both men and women. The majority of lung cancers start in the bronchi, which are the airways that lead to the lungs. There are different types of lung cancer. The most common is called non-small cell lung cancer, which includes adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma,…

Keeping active is your best defence against brittle bones. Exercise will encourage healthy bones and prevent loss of bone mass. Try to get 20 to 30 minutes of weight-bearing exercise on most days of the week, and 30 to 60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise 3 times per week. If you have osteoporosis, you might have to…

An estimated 2 million Canadians are living with osteoporosis. While the disease can strike at any age, it is most common over the age of 50; in that age group, some 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8 men suffer from it. With numbers like these, it’s easy to believe that osteoporosis is an inevitable…

Osteoporosis isn’t called the silent thief for nothing. Unfortunately, unless you or your doctor have any reason to suspect that your bones may be thinning, there’s no way of telling that it’s happening until the damage has been done. People with osteoporosis are more likely to get fractures and these can cause pain, make moving around…

Osteoporosis is a loss of bone mass, which makes the bones become porous and fragile. It occurs most often in weight-bearing bones such as the hips or spine but can affect any bone in the body. The humped back – or dowager’s hump – is its most well-known sign. Among Canadians over the age of 50…

Phytoestrogens, a type of flavonoid, are plant compounds that happen to be molecularly similar to estrogen, the hormone primarily produced in a woman’s ovaries. Other areas of the body, such as fat tissue and adrenal glands also produce estrogen, and both men and women have estrogen. Because of this structural kinship, phytoestrogens can do some of the…

The term flavonoid encompasses many different plant pigments. You may be eating flavonoids and not even realize it if you eat berries or chocolate or if you drink wine or tea. Some flavonoids give flowers their colour, some protect plants from insect attacks, and some have qualities that may benefit human health. Beyond their antioxidant power, flavonoids…

Of all the different phytochemicals, we probably know the most about carotenoids. Carotenoids are plant pigments, giving many fruits and vegetables their red, orange, or yellow colour. Some types of carotenoids, such as alpha-carotene and beta-carotene, are actually converted into vitamin A in the body. You eat plenty of those when you munch on carrots,…