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Category: Health and Nutrition
“Dessert? I’ll Pass.”- Could eating less make you live longer?
This week, I attended “Controversations”: a Nutrition and Health symposium sponsored by The Dairy Farmers of Canada. Over 300 dieticians and I got a chance to listen to the latest research on many hot button nutritional topics. What got my attention was Dr. John R. Speakman*’s talk on calorie restriction and longevity. Could eating less […]
Global Hand Washing Day: 15th October
Global Hand washing day is celebrated each year on October 15th. The goal is to increase awareness about this “do-it-yourself” vaccine to reduce incidence of diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, which take the lives of millions of children in developing countries. In fact, research shows that, if widely practiced, hand washing with soap could reduce […]
What our subscribers think about their diabetes meal plan
We just published the results of our most recent customer satisfaction survey, exactly two years after launching our first specialized meal plans: We asked 580 of our Diabetes Meal Plan subscribers if they are satisfied with SOSCuisine and if the service helped them control their disease. 86% of the respondents say they are better controlling […]
Stroke warning signs
Stroke is a medical emergency, immediately recognizing and responding to its warning signs can significantly improve survival and recovery. This is the reason why the Heart and Stroke Foundation has launched a new awareness campaign, called “It’s time to have the S-TALK“.
Our Customers are Very Happy
This survey was conducted in May 2012 on a sample of 580 Diabetes Meal Plan The questionnaire was validated and answers were compiled by our nutrition team, headed by Danielle Lamontagne, R.D. Customers were asked to: Sort a number of objectives by perceived importance Indicate to what extent the meal plans helped them achieve each […]
Gardening Is Good for Your Health
We certainly feel like we’ve put in a good day’s work after gardening for hours on end. But is gardening really good exercise? For the most part, yes. According to some scientific studies, gardening compares favourably with other moderate-to-strenuous forms of exercise, like walking and bicycling. But of course, like any other form of exercise, […]
Bike instead of pills
Recently, I stumbled upon this most interesting piece of news in a : about 50 doctors in the French city of Strasbourg will be allowed to prescribe their patients free use of the local bicycle sharing system, called Vélhop (French equivalent of the Canadian Bixi).
CHUM adopts the “Heart-Healthy” meal plans of SOSCuisine
It is with great pleasure and tremendous pride that we announce the official launch today, on 28 March 2012, of the 3-year partnership between the Fondation du CHUM (University of Montreal Health Centre) and our company (Sukha Technologies Inc. – SOSCuisine).
Eat well … when you’re down with the flu
The flu season is not over yet and it’s important to know what to eat to relieve the symptoms if you’ve been “caught” 🙁 1. Homemade chicken broth Homemade chicken broth is a great comfort food with an excellent reputation as a “remedy” against colds. Recent studies have shown that the heat from broth helps […]
Food and nutrition myth about various salt types
As promised in our March is nutrition month, we will be publishing one food & nutrition myth per day, written by Dietitians of Canada, so that you can “Get the real deal on your meal“.
Vitamin D for healthy bones … and much more!
We all know that Calcium is essential for healthy bones. But did you know that it needs an ally to be absorbed by our body? This is but one of the roles of Vitamin D. In addition to preventing osteoporosis and slow down its progression, Vitamin D also appears useful in preventing certain cancers. It […]
CONTEST: Join the movement to make death wait
February is Heart Month. The month for Valentine’s day, happily. But also, and much less happily so, the month during which 5,000 Canadians will die of stroke or heart disease. A third of your good friends will die prematurely for the same reason. Unless… you act and encourage them to act: To give you one […]
