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CRA – Businesses: Are you affected by the change to GST/HST electronic filing requirements?

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
For GST/HST reporting periods that begin in 2024, all GST/HST registrants, except for charities and selected financial institutions, are required to file returns electronically. continue reading

Seasonal fertility: sunlight may influence women’s reproductive health, study finds

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Seasonal fertility: sunlight may influence women’s reproductive health, study finds

February 20, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli scientists have discovered a potential link between exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation and increased fertility in women, shedding light on seasonal fluctuations in certain hormones.… continue reading

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Learn how to identify client needs and propose tailored solutions with New Sunshine! Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1152969220040406870 continue reading

Managing High Blood Pressure, “the Silent Killer,” with the Help of Nutrients

Friday, February 16, 2024
Published on July 20, 2022
 

Studies show how magnesium, omega-3s, and vitamin D can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk for hypertension, sometimes more effectively than other conventional interventions

Key Points

  • Left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, and other health consequences leading to premature death
  • One particular study confirmed vitamin D’s relationship specifically to systolic blood pressure (SBP), where higher vitamin D levels were associated with lower SBP;  it also showed that this relationship was strongest among those getting more magnesium compared to those getting less, meaning the combination of higher vitamin D levels and higher magnesium intake has an even stronger effect on lowering blood pressure than either alone
  • Another study found that omega-3s EPA+DHA were as or more effective for lowering blood pressure than other lifestyle-related interventions, including increasing physical activity and restricting alcohol and sodium

According to the American Heart Association, nearly half of the adult population in the United States has high blood pressure, and many of them are unaware that they have it.
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Melanoma is overdiagnosed at ‘alarming’ rates. Here’s what to know.

Thursday, February 15, 2024
Melanoma is overdiagnosed at ‘alarming’ rates. Here’s what to know. A recent study finds that many Americans are being told they have skin cancer unnecessarily. Experts weigh in on why that’s happening—and whether you should get an annual screening. Melanoma diagnoses increased sharply over the years but overall death rates remained flat, a sign that there really isn’t an epidemic of skin cancer, but rather that patients are being overdiagnosed.continue reading

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