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Love Your Heart All Year Round
People with type 2 diabetes are more at risk for heart problems and dying early from cardiovascular disease. Use this free risk assessment tool now.
Reminders For Those Living With Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Awareness Month is the perfect reminder to assess your risks of developing type 2 diabetes and how it affects your heart helt. Take the test here.
Busting the Stigma Around an Embarrassing Problem
Our bodies are complex. They can do incredible things, like heal themselves and tell us when something isn’t quite right. Here are three very common bodily issues we might face, and how to deal with them
Mentors And Apps Help Make T1D Easier For Teens
Camp Jean Nelson is a Canadian summer camp for kids with diabetes. They do all the things kids do at summer camp with one difference – they do it with T1D.
Five Tips to Get Your Kids Ready for Back-To-School
It’s back-to-school season and here are 5 tips to get you geared up and ready for fall.
Take the Self-Care Day Challenge!
As a parent looking after others often gets priority over looking after yourself. for Self-Care Day, here are some ways to put yourself first (and save some money too!)
The Top 5 Questions About Allergies, Answered By A Pharmacist
Here are the top 10 questions people ask about allergies, and the answers from a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist.
If You Want To Be Truly Happy, You Need To Move
Dr Scholls knows we were Born to Move and wants to make it easier for you to make it happen. Dr Scholls can make it comfortable so you can move more doing the things you love, here’s how to make time for them!
Everything You Wanted To Know About Allergies But Were Too Stuffed Up To Ask
Allergy season has arrived with a vengeance. Here’s a chance to get some advice from a Shoppers’ Drug Mart pharmacist!
Healthy Habits You Can Start Today
Spring is in the air, and a fresh new season of rebirth is the perfect time to reboot after a long cold winter and get in tune with these healthy habits.
Your Heart Matters: How Type 2 Diabetes Relates To Heart Disease
For people with type 2 diabetes, managing blood sugar alone may not be enough to protect the heart.
Simple And Easy Recipes To Stay #Fluless This Season
I’m thankful I got the flu shot this year. I got hit with a bug last week, but it only knocked me off my feet for a day. That’s why you get the flu shot,…
Follow This Dietitian’s Advice To Stay #Fluless This Season
Getting a flu shot is just one step to stay fluless this season. I spoke with a Registered Dietitian to get extra insight and advice on how to stay healthy year-round.
How To Fight Against The Fall Flu Spike
Knock wood, I’ve survived the back-to-school season completely healthy. Maybe it’s because my boys are getting older, but I think this is the first time something hasn’t run through our family in the first few…
1 In 4 Kids Need Glasses And Their Parents Don’t Know It
Children 4-10 qualify for free eyeglasses with The Kids See Free Program at Real Canadian Superstore. It’s an important part of the back to school routine, and eye exams are free!