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Lifestyles

Sex Drive, Fertility, and Bariatric Surgery


It is a well known fact that obesity is a risk factor for female infertility, and that fertility is often seen to improve after obesity surgery.  While it has been generally thought that improvements in various hormones after surgery are the reason for the improvement in fertility, a recent study suggests that it is not just about the...

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Kale Adventures Continued.... Maple Citrus Salad!



I'm really getting into the kale phenomenon - it's tasty!  Here's a super easy kale salad recipe - thanks to Pamela Salzman for the inspiration - I toned the recipe down in terms of calories by cutting out some oil.   Many salad recipes out there have way more oil than actually needs to be included.
INGREDIENTS:
  • 6 cups of kale, cut
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Canadian Diabetes Association 2013 Guidelines are Out!



Attention all diabetes health care providers and patients!  The
Canadian Diabetes Association 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines are
now published and available online.


You can browse the executive summary here.

Helpful information for patients is available here.

Here is a summary of the key changes: (quoted from the guidelines)
  • Diagnosis
    • Use of A1C
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