Monthly Archives: January 2012

Achieving your 2012 dietary goals: Lessons from the Mediterranean

Posted on January 31, 2012 by CCCT

In a previous post we described healthy food options for holiday indulgences. To help keep up with any health-related New Year’s Resolutions, you may want to consider taking cues from the Mediterranean Diet. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) refers to the … Continue reading →

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The Link between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on January 27, 2012 by CCCT

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month The food we eat is broken down in the digestive system into smaller components where it is absorbed into the bloodstream and then transported to cells to be used for energy. Carbohydrates from sources such … Continue reading →

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Canadian Roots: The Discovery of Insulin and Changes to the Face of Diabetes

Posted on January 23, 2012 by CCCT

Sir Frederick Banting (1891-1941), the Alliston, Ontario born physician, first successfully administered insulin to a dying fourteen year old boy on January 23rd, 1922 at Toronto General Hospital. The patient, Leonard Thompson, suffered from type 1 diabetes (also known as … Continue reading →

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