Introducing:  Choose to Lose

Five week nutrition and exercise program facilitated by the Bancroft Family Health Team Dietitians, Fitness Instructor Specialist, and Nurses

Classes start Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 - 5:00 to 6:00 pm

Nutrition topics include:

• Goal setting
• Mindful eating
• Fueling your body
• Portion distortion
• Healthy cooking

Exercise classes include:

• Therabands
• Aerobics
• Pilates
• Gym tours

Contact the Bancroft Family Health Team at 613-332-6783 ext. 233 for more information and to reserve your spot

February is Heart Month

It’s Time to Make Death Wait

Heart disease and stroke take 1 in 3 Canadians before their time.  And it is the #1 killer of women in Canada, taking more female lives than all cancers combined.

While those numbers are shocking, there is good news for Canadians.  It’s possible to change the odds against heart disease and stroke.  It’s possible to Make Death Wait.

How?  By taking action to reduce the risk factors that are within your control.  That means factors like high blood pressure, eating an unhealthy diet, being physically inactive, smoking or being overweight.  Nine out of ten people have at least one risk factor, and 40% have three or more.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation website, heartandstroke.ca , is full of information and tools to help Canadians understand their individual risk factors and start making changes.

Do you know if you’re at risk?  Take the Heart & Stroke Risk Assessment now

https://ehealth.heartandstroke.ca/heartstroke/hsra/?LID=1&pgSrc=risk_MDW_panel_Desjardins

The Bancroft Family Health Team offers many programs to assist with reducing risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke such as:

Chronic Disease Management Program – Hypertension

Smoking Cessation Program – Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy is available 

Choose to Lose – Five Week Nutrition and Exercise Program 

Please call us at 613-332-6783 Ext. 233 for more information.