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Plan International Canada’s Power Within: Fostering Future Leaders
The Power Within, a project from Plan International Canada, in partnership with Unilever’s Dove brand, strengthens leadership potential in Canada’s youth by fostering self-esteem. There is an inextricable link between self-confidence in youth and leadership in adulthood. This is a fact shared with Plan International Canada by many of its Youth Ambassadors and supported by...
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Signs Your Mental Health May Need a Tune Up
Your mind needs maintenance to prevent health problems. If you’re experiencing a nagging feeling that something is not quite right with your thinking, feelings or behaviour, these might be indicators that you need some help. Sleep, appetite, and hygiene changes Wearing the same clothes for days on end because you genuinely don’t care is a...
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Hello Women: You are enough!
We will be celebrating Body Confidence Awareness Week once again during the 2nd week of October. Body Confidence is our effort to move in this world proudly (re)claiming who we are. We do not have to break the bank to purchase body confidence, self care, and women’s empowerment. Consuming products does not guarantee self love. In the...
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Challenging Feelings of Shame: Families Coping Through Mental Illness
Supporting a loved one while mitigating the ripple effects that stigma brings. I know from first-hand experience that it can be hard admitting when a family member is struggling with a mental illness. Whether it is depression or anxiety, substance use or problem gambling, confiding and sharing information about a loved one’s mental health struggles...
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Ending the Overdose Crisis Calls For a Unified Front
Polarizing debates are weakening our collective strength in saving lives threatened by fentanyl. There is no one way to solve a problem as huge and complex as the opioid crisis in Canada. Across the healthcare spectrum, heated debates are raging over how to best save lives: Is safer supply truly safe? Which approach to care...
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Curious about Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler? Here’s What You Need to Know
Hyaluronic acid dermal filler is safe, non-permanent, and can create natural-looking results — and yet, filler misconceptions abound. If you’re intrigued by but also wary of hyaluronic acid dermal fillers, you’re not alone. Dermal filler offers the promise of helping us look like our best selves —but is it safe, and will you still look...
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More Innovation Needed to Help People with Breast Cancer
Though treatments and support for breast cancers have improved, more needs to be done to better serve rare subtypes and people with advanced disease. Five years ago, Toronto resident Laura Moore, 49, found a lump in her left breast while showering. At first, she thought it was a cyst, but then it started to grow....
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At Senior Discovery Tours, We Do Group Travel Differently — That’s Why Travellers Love Us!
Discover the world while enjoying peace of mind, exceptional service, value, and convenience. By booking with Senior Discovery Tours today, you can enjoy an exciting and relaxing trip anywhere in the world, knowing you’ll receive the care and attention you need each step of the way. Wherever you yearn to explore — and whatever your...
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Summer activities for living well with Parkinson’s
For People with Parkinson’s, exercise and wellness activities can boost energy, sharpen the mind, elevate spirits, and keep the body mobile. As the sun shines and the temperatures rise, it’s time to embrace the spirit of summer and discover new exercises and activities that bring joy and improved well-being. From outdoor adventures to creative...
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Empowering Patients — What Do All These Health-Related Tests Mean?
For patients with autoimmune conditions, medical testing can be confusing and mysterious — but a new resource is here to help. Two patient organizations, the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance and Dragon Claw, an organization that is based in Australia with Canadian membership joined forces to develop a new resource for people living with autoimmune conditions. “Know...