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Vancouver, BC V6K 2G8
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With the snow and cooler weather we’ve been experiencing there has been a significant increase in
falls, shovelling injuries and car accidents.Be careful out there. Also be aware that not everyone dislikes the
recent weather. See the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvd-lb83y_k
Bits and Bytes January 2017
Doctors Warn About New Year "Detoxes"
Thinking of going on a detox? Or how about a master cleanse to flush out all those toxins you accumulated over the
festive period? Well, you might want to think again. Doctors have warned that New Year "detoxes" can have some very
serious and potentially fatal consequences. Reported in the latest BMJ Case Reports, doctors at Milton Keynes hospital
have been treating a 47-year-old woman who was admitted to intensive care after she took herbal remedies and drank
excessive amounts of water to “detox” her system. This lead to her suffering a brief period of confusion before she
collapsed and had a seizure. After being admitted to intensive care, she was treated with a hypertonic saline solution and
calcium chloride, after which she made a full recovery. “Despite marketing suggesting otherwise, all-natural products are
not without side effects," write the doctors. Both patients and their physicians should be more aware of those side effects
as well as interactions with prescription medications.”
The complementary medicine market is very popular in the UK and the concept of the new-year "detox" with all-natural
products is appealing to those less concerned with evidence-based medicine," they warn. The woman was actually treated
for hyponaetremia, which is caused by dangerously low sodium levels in the blood. It is effectively caused by having too
diluted blood, meaning that water starts to enter cells causing them to swell perilously. While in many parts of the body
this may not be too much of a threat, if the cells in the nervous system or brain balloon, it can cause very serious damage
and can even lead to death. The same condition was reported late last year from doctors in London, who had treated a 59year-old patient who had taken the standard recommendation to drink more water when ill a little too literally. In that
same report, they also mentioned another male patient who drank copious amounts of water when diagnosed with
gastroenteritis, and eventually died as a result.
"There are no pills or specific drinks, patches or lotions that can do a magic job," the British Dietetic Association told the
BBC. "The body has numerous organs, such as the skin, gut, liver and kidney, that continually 'detoxify' the body from
head to toe." "It sounds predictable," they added "but for the vast majority of people, a sensible diet and regular physical
activity really are the only ways to properly maintain and maximise your health."
Source: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/doctors-warn-about-new-year-detoxes
How Sitting is the New Smoking? 
There's no sugar-coating it: North Americans sit a lot. Two-thirds of the North American workforce sits for all or part of
their workday. When you don't adjust your posture frequently enough, you're more likely to experience discomfort while
sitting--and you're inviting a whole host of other musculoskeletal problems along with it. Altered posture, muscle and
joint imbalances and atrophy or weakness in muscles that were designed to be moving.
Today, on average, sitting takes up more than half of an adult's waking hours. What's worse is that, according to Mayo
Clinic cardiologist Martha Grogan, "for people who sit most of the day, their risk of heart attack is about the same as
smoking." Based on current trends, researchers predict the number of hours we spend being sedentary will likely increase. 
There are other health risks that come from being more sedentary: prolonged time spent while sitting or reclining can
tamper with your glucose levels and your metabolism. It's also a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The good news is that if
you break up those long periods of sitting, you can reduce your risk of having diabetes, heart disease, or stroke. 
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada recommends at least thirty minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity-such as brisk walking or bike riding--at least five days out of the week. If you work Monday to Friday, consider adding a
few steps to your commute, or taking two 15 minute walk breaks each workday. 
Here are some more helpful tips to help break up your sitting time: 
- Create a schedule to remind you to stand up and move. Programming your day can help you stick to something you may
otherwise forget to do. A good goal is 5-10 minutes of activity per hour. For example, if you have a job that involves
sitting most of the day, plan to spend five minutes every hour up from your chair and moving around the office (like
getting coffee, walking around the building, or taking a restroom break) and spend the other five minutes doing stretches. 
-Walk around on your lunch break. Invite coworkers from your office to go for a walk with you at lunch. You can check
out a nearby park or take a new route around the neighbourhood. 
- Park further away and walk. Whether you're running errands or parking at work, you can choose to park further away
and walk those extra few steps to your destination. 
- Walk around the house while talking on the phone or during commercial breaks of your favourite show. You might find
other opportunities throughout the day too! 
Little changes can go a long way to improve your posture and decrease a number of health risks.  
Source: http://ccasite.wpengine.com/blog/how-sitting-is-the-new-smoking/ 
105-year-old man sets record by cycling more than 14 miles in an hour
A 105-year-old man has made history by cycling more than 14 miles round a track in an hour. Robert Marchand set the
first hour record in the over-100s category in 2012, then beat it himself two years later at the age of 102, when he covered
more than 16 miles. While his distance in Wednesday’s ride was not as great as those two, the new over-105 category had
been specially created for him to reflect the magnitude of his feat. Cheered by hundreds of fans, the Frenchman
completed 92 laps round the velodrome at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris. “I did not see the sign warning me I had
10 minutes left,” said Marchand. “Otherwise I would have gone faster, I would have posted a better time. I’m now waiting
for a rival.” He could have been faster but he made a big mistake. He has stopped eating meat over the past month after
being shocked by recent reports on how animals are subjected to cruel treatment,” his physiologist, Veronique Billat, told
the Associated Press.
Marchand was born in Amiens, near the frontline of the first world war, three years before its outbreak. He worked as a
firefighter in later life, before going to live in Venezuela and Canada. Back in France in the 1960s, Marchand made a
living through various jobs that left him with no time to practise sports. He was 68 when he began a series of cycling
feats. While Marchand is not making plans for the future, his coach, Gerard Mistler, said he would not be surprised to see
him continue cycling. “Setting goals for himself is part of his personality,” he said. “If he tells me he wants to improve his
record, I’ll be game. Robert is a great example for all of us.”
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/04/105-year-old-man-sets-record-cycling-14-miles-hour-robertmarchand
Eating 201lbs of Barilla Plus Omega-3 Pasta Nets you the DHA of 2oz of Salmon
If you were duped by the health washed packaging of Barilla Plus pasta and thought you could consume it as a means to
acquire healthy omega 3 DHA fatty acids think again. To obtain the equivalent amount of DHA that you'd get from
eating a teeny weeny 2.6oz serving of salmon you'd need to eat between 11 and 201 POUNDS of pasta (with the amount
depending on your body's ability to convert plant based ALA to DHA). How is this possible and why the huge variation?:
- 75g of salmon contains 1,610mg of DHA.
- between a low of 0.5% and a high of 9% of plant sourced alpha linolenic acid (ALA) is converted by the body to DHA.
- An 85g serving of Barilla Plus contains 300mg of flaxseed sourced ALA.
- 0.5% to 9% of 300mg = 1.5mg to 27mg.
- 1,610mg divided by 1.5mg = 1,073. 1,610 divided by 27 = 59.6
- 85g x 59.6 = 5,066g = 11.16lbs
- 85gx 1,073 = 91,205g = 201.07lbs]
Source: http://www.weightymatters.ca/2016/12/eating-201lbs-of-barilla-plus-omega-3.htm
Running Notes
Princess Beatrice of York finishes a race with 4 legs: 2-mile swim, 87-mile bike, 13.1-mile run, 10,991-foot mountain
climb.
Virgin America launches the "First Class shoe" with built-in wifi, a USB port, and a tiny video display.
Trinity Gay, 15, a rising track star and the daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay, died after being caught in the crossfire
during a shooting at a Kentucky restaurant.
Source: Runner's World , Dec. 2016