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THE OTTAWA VALLEY’S HEALTH MAGAZINE HealthMattersFREE! WINTER 2018 Stories From The Invictus Games: Inside: DNA, The inspiring lives palliative care, of Brenda McPeak, eating healthy Dan Graham and and more! Mike Trauner Smudging, Self-Care, Insurance and Try Our “Whey” more! Curling Quiz! Training For 10 Minutes Health Heather Kilius Facts is a double world The Crossword silver medalist FEBRUARY 9-11, 2018 LE FESTIVALE DES FESTIVAL OF patinoires Outdoor extérieures Rinks www.facebook.com/outdoorrinks This year’s participating rinks: ALICE & FRASER REC CENTRE | BRAESIDE RA CENTRE | EGANVILLE FORESTERS FALLS | HORTON COMMUNITY CENTRE | MA-TE-WAY PARK MADAWASKA COMMUNITY CENTRE | MCNAB PUBLIC SCHOOL RANKIN CULTURE & REC CENTRE | ROUND LAKE REC CENTRE TOWNSHIP OF LAURENTIAN VALLEY SKATING TRAIL WHITE LAKE PARK RINK | WHITNEY OUTDOOR RINK | WILNO RINK Activity schedules released in January! Enjoy the magic of outdoor rinks during this free festival. 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HELPLINES & HOTLINES Health Canada AIDS/HIV Hotlines www.healthcanada.gc.ca Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre www.cdnaids.ca 1-866-225-0709 www.robbiedeancentre.com 1-800-668-2437 Phone: 613-629-4243 Information, counselling and safer sex Seniors Info Line Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a information. Monday to Friday from 1-888-910-1999 week. For kids, teens, adults and seniors. 10:00am to 10:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Regional Assault Care Program Term Care www.renfrewhosp.com ADDITIONAL INFO www.health.gov.on.ca 1-800-363-7222 1-800-268-1154 Renfrew County service to report assault Ontario Poison Centre and abuse. 24 hours. www.ontariopoisoncentre.ca OHIP Information Line 1-800-268-9017 www.health.gov.on.ca Ontario Drug & Alcohol Helpline Information about poisoning exposures, 1-800-664-8988 www.drugandalcoholhelpline.ca ingestion and inhalation, etc. 24 hours. 1-800-565-8603 Ontario Drug Benefit Program Quebec Poison Centre www.health.gov.on.ca Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline www.santemontreal.qc.ca 1-866-811-9893 www.problemgamblinghelpline.ca 1-800-463-5060 1-888-230-3505 Information about poisoning exposures, Ontario Provincial Police For people who want help with gambling ingestion and inhalation, etc. 24 hours. www.opp.ca issues, including family members. 24 hours. 1-888-310-1122 Recalls and Advisories Drug related or non-emergency calls. Kids Help Phone www.consumerinformation.ca Information or reports to be made to police. www.kidshelpphone.ca Canadian recalls and safety alerts database. 24 hours. For emergencies call 911. 1-800-668-6868 For youth up to age 21. 24 hours. PAGE 2 HEALTH MATTERS MAGAZINE HEALTH INFORMATION CANADA AGRICULTURE DAY HEALTH MATTERS MAGAZINE PAGE 3 There are three distinct types of muscle cardiac, smooth In 2013, 1 in 6 full-time Fat is found in both and skeletal. Cardiac Regular Force members of animal and plant muscle is found only in the the Canadian Armed based foods such as heart. Forces reported symptoms meat, butter, nuts and ******************* of at least one of the vegetable oils. Each Skeletal muscle is the body's following disorders: gram of fat provides major depressive largest tissue, accounting 9 calories. In for approximately 45 episode, panic percent of body weight in disorder, PTSD, comparison, each men and 36 percent in generalized anxiety gram of protein or women. disorder, and alcohol carbohydrate abuse or dependence. Water based exercises can provides 4 calories. reduce your body weight by 90 percent, which reduces stress on the joints. Since 2012, women have participated in every Olympic sport at the HEALTH Games. ******************* The game of ringette was Concussions Weight Watchers was In 2015, 46% of Canadians represented started in 1963 by 40- invented in Canada by year-old Jean Nidetch, a aged 1 year and older 21% of reported using a nutritional Sam Jacks, who at the Brooklyn homemaker. supplement. This is the time was the director of Ontario equivalent of approximately parks and recreation in student 15.7 million people. North Bay, Ontario. injuries that are treated Multivitamins were the most by a doctor common nutritional or nurse. supplement products used by Canadians in both 2004 and Canadians' use 2015. Nearly one-quarter of nutritional 50,000 Canadians are supplements (23.1%) of Canadians took at diagnosed each year with containing heart failure. least one multivitamin Vitamin D rose supplement in 2015. to 33.5% in 2015. 85% of hospitalizations due to injury for seniors are falls. 50% of falls that lead to hospitalization among seniors occur at home. 20-30% of seniors fall each year. The average senior stayed in hospital 10 days longer for falls than for any other cause. Falls are associated with over 1/3 of admissions to long-term care facilities after being released from the hospital. PAGE 4 HEALTH MATTERS MAGAZINE HEALTH FACTS Canada has participated in every Summer and Winter An person’s energy requirement varies Paralympic Games since Tel due to age, sex, weight, height and Religion Aviv, Israel in 1968.