Wellness Retreat Canada
Published on Jul 01 2010, in the categories: By location
Here's some info i took of the website of a canadian wellness center:
Live Healthy - To maintain health
Health Info
Your doctor
My lifestyle may affect my health?
Yes, absolutely. The five leading causes of death, that is to say, cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease and accidental injuries can result from poor lifestyle.
What can I do to stay healthy?
Do not smoke and do not use tobacco. Each year, thousands of Canadians die too young because of tobacco. An even greater number are living with damaged lungs and heart because they smoked or to have breathed tobacco smoke.
If you drink alcohol, limit the quantity. Women should not take more than 3 drinks per day for men, the limit is 4 drinks per day, no more than 12 drinks per week. You should spend at least a day without drinking every week. A can of beer (12 oz), 4 oz wine or 1 oz spirits are considered the equivalent of one drink.
Alcohol abuse can damage the liver and promote certain cancers such as throat and liver. Avoid consuming alcohol during pregnancy, as with other drugs because of possible effects on the fetus. Also avoid drinking and driving or when using equipment, tools and machinery.
Eat healthy. There is a link between diet and heart disease, some cancers, stroke, diabetes and damage to arteries.
Follow Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
To eat healthy, enjoy a daily variety of foods Emphasize cereals, breads and other grain products, fruits and vegetables, choose low-fat dairy products, leaner meats and foods prepared with little or no fat, seek to achieve and maintain a healthy weight through regular exercise and healthy eating, and limit your salt intake, alcohol and caffeine.
Canada's Food Guide will help you make your choice
5-12 servings per day of grain products such as bread, cereals, rice and pasta. Opt for whole grains or enriched because they are rich in starch and fiber.
5-10 servings per day of fruits and vegetables. Choose more often dark green or orange vegetables and orange fruit. These foods are rich in vitamin A and folate.
2-4 servings per day of milk products including milk, 1% or 2%, yogurt and cheese. These foods are rich in calcium and help to strengthen bones and protect against osteoporosis later in life.
2-3 servings per day of meat and alternatives such as poultry, fish, legumes, tofu, eggs and peanut butter. Choose more often leaner meats, poultry without skin and fish as well as beans and lentils. Always remove visible fat and cook in oven, grill, steam or microwave oven instead of frying. By choosing more often legumes (beans, lentils), eat less fat while increasing your intake of starch and dietary fiber.
What is a serving?
Cereal products
1 slice of bread or a bun
½ bagel or English muffin
30g (1 oz) ready to eat cereal
125 ml (½ cup) of cereal, rice or cooked pasta
Fruits
1 medium piece of fresh fruit
125 ml (½ cup) of fruit pieces or canned
125 ml (½ cup) fruit juice
75 ml (¼ cup) dried fruit
Vegetables
250 ml (1 cup) leafy vegetables
125 ml (½ cup) other vegetables, cooked, frozen or raw
125ml (½ cup) vegetable juice
Dairy
250 ml (1 cup) milk
175g (3 / 4 cup) yogurt
50 g cheese
Meat and Alternatives
50-100 g of meat, poultry or fish
125 ml (1 / 2 cup) legumes
100g (1 / 3 cup) tofu
300 ml (2 tbsp) peanut butter
Live Healthy - To maintain health
Health Info
Your doctor
My lifestyle may affect my health?
Yes, absolutely. The five leading causes of death, that is to say, cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease and accidental injuries can result from poor lifestyle.
What can I do to stay healthy?
Do not smoke and do not use tobacco. Each year, thousands of Canadians die too young because of tobacco. An even greater number are living with damaged lungs and heart because they smoked or to have breathed tobacco smoke.
If you drink alcohol, limit the quantity. Women should not take more than 3 drinks per day for men, the limit is 4 drinks per day, no more than 12 drinks per week. You should spend at least a day without drinking every week. A can of beer (12 oz), 4 oz wine or 1 oz spirits are considered the equivalent of one drink.
Alcohol abuse can damage the liver and promote certain cancers such as throat and liver. Avoid consuming alcohol during pregnancy, as with other drugs because of possible effects on the fetus. Also avoid drinking and driving or when using equipment, tools and machinery.
Eat healthy. There is a link between diet and heart disease, some cancers, stroke, diabetes and damage to arteries.
Follow Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
To eat healthy, enjoy a daily variety of foods Emphasize cereals, breads and other grain products, fruits and vegetables, choose low-fat dairy products, leaner meats and foods prepared with little or no fat, seek to achieve and maintain a healthy weight through regular exercise and healthy eating, and limit your salt intake, alcohol and caffeine.
Canada's Food Guide will help you make your choice
5-12 servings per day of grain products such as bread, cereals, rice and pasta. Opt for whole grains or enriched because they are rich in starch and fiber.
5-10 servings per day of fruits and vegetables. Choose more often dark green or orange vegetables and orange fruit. These foods are rich in vitamin A and folate.
2-4 servings per day of milk products including milk, 1% or 2%, yogurt and cheese. These foods are rich in calcium and help to strengthen bones and protect against osteoporosis later in life.
2-3 servings per day of meat and alternatives such as poultry, fish, legumes, tofu, eggs and peanut butter. Choose more often leaner meats, poultry without skin and fish as well as beans and lentils. Always remove visible fat and cook in oven, grill, steam or microwave oven instead of frying. By choosing more often legumes (beans, lentils), eat less fat while increasing your intake of starch and dietary fiber.
What is a serving?
Cereal products
1 slice of bread or a bun
½ bagel or English muffin
30g (1 oz) ready to eat cereal
125 ml (½ cup) of cereal, rice or cooked pasta
Fruits
1 medium piece of fresh fruit
125 ml (½ cup) of fruit pieces or canned
125 ml (½ cup) fruit juice
75 ml (¼ cup) dried fruit
Vegetables
250 ml (1 cup) leafy vegetables
125 ml (½ cup) other vegetables, cooked, frozen or raw
125ml (½ cup) vegetable juice
Dairy
250 ml (1 cup) milk
175g (3 / 4 cup) yogurt
50 g cheese
Meat and Alternatives
50-100 g of meat, poultry or fish
125 ml (1 / 2 cup) legumes
100g (1 / 3 cup) tofu
300 ml (2 tbsp) peanut butter
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