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Health and Wellness

Reverse diabetes in 30 days?

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 days screening of an independent documentary on Thursday, May 9 at 7 pm in the  Stevenson & Hunt room, Central Library. FREE, no registration required.  Is it possible to reverse diabetes?....in...30 days? Dr. Gabriel Cousens and his team made an experiment.

Holistic Health and You

Book CoverYou may have heard the term holistic health and wondered “what exactly does this mean”?

 

 

 

Are miracles possible ? Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead - a documentary

Are miracles possible? Well...yes, if we let them happen...Joe Cross was 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from

Fat Sick and Nearly Dead - soon in the Wolf Hall!

There are many ways to get better health or even a perfect health. Joe Cross was only 100 pounds overweight. He had an autoimmune disorder and some other “minor” problems. But Phil Staples weight reached 429 lb.  He also suffered from an autoimmune disorder and many other health challenges.

May I change my life, May I be Frank...

Join us on Monday, June 25 at 7 pm in the Wolf Performance Hall to witness a miracle, a life transformation of Frank Ferrante, main character of a documentary titled: May I Be Frank. Frank is 54 years old, addicted to drugs, morbidly obese, pre-diabetic, and fighting Hepatitis C . Estranged from his daughter, single, and struggling with depression, he has one secret dream: to fall in love one more time….

Health and Wellness Resources

Finding health information online can be really difficult.  How do you know what sites to trust?  Is the information up to date?  Is it Canadian or American?  The good news is that you don't need to filter through all of those results.  Instead you can use one of the Health and Wellness databases that you have FREE access to with your library card. 

Biography of a Disease?

Book CoverEver wonder what happened to all the women who suffered from "Hysteria"?  How has Diabetes changed our culture?  Or why Cholera is still prevelant in today's society?  Check out this new series - Biographies of Disease to find out answer

School's in and stress is up!

Are you suffering from academic anxiety now that you are back to school? Wondering if the stress that you are feeling is healthy or unhealthy? Looking for some ways to cope with the pressure before you get in over your head?

Check out the Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers database. Type "Academic Anxiety" into the search box and explore the results to find straight-forward answers to your questions.