The Best Snacks for Active Days—Portable and Energy-Packed Snacks to Fuel Your Outdoor Adventure

The Best Snacks for Active Days—Portable and Energy-Packed Snacks to Fuel Your Outdoor Adventure

Written By: Roxane Shymkiw When you’re active outdoors, especially in the sun and heat, your body needs more than just calories to keep going. It needs hydration, electrolytes, and nutrients to provide sustained energy and support your recovery. The right snacks can help stabilize blood sugars, support hydration, and keep you functioning at your best,…

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Can You Get Enough Protein on a Vegan Diet?

Cutting out animal products raises a common—and important—question: Can a vegan diet really provide enough protein? The short answer is yes, you can meet your protein requirements on a vegan diet (1). And no, it’s not as complicated as it might seem (1). In this article, I’ll break down how much protein your body actually…

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Release of the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Leveraging the Latest Substance Use and Mental Health Data to Make America Healthy Again

Release of the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Leveraging the Latest Substance Use and Mental Health Data to Make America Healthy Again

Mental health, substance misuse, addiction, and their related health and social impacts such as overdose and suicide are dynamic and evolving. With the ready availability of illicitly made fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, the emergence of substances like xylazine, medetomidine, and illicit benzodiazepines, and increasing polysubstance use, Americans face an illicit…

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Guest Post – Warehouse or Prison? The Consequences of Denied Treatment in Psychiatric Detention

Guest Post – Warehouse or Prison? The Consequences of Denied Treatment in Psychiatric Detention

Dr. John Gray In some Canadian provinces, including Ontario, mental health legislation creates a paradox: individuals may be involuntarily admitted to hospital because treatment is deemed necessary for their safety or the safety of others—yet if they are found capable of making treatment decisions, they retain the legal right to refuse that very treatment. The person remains detained,…

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