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SCBC Research – MASS

Our newest article titled "Assessment of cardiovascular risk and preparticipation screening protocols in master athletes: the Master Athlete Screening Study (MASS): a cross-sectional study" has been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine!   https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000370

By |2018-08-15T22:00:05+00:00August 15th, 2018|Article, News|Comments Off on SCBC Research – MASS

The Proven Benefits of Yoga

By Emma Gerrard, Yoga is a spiritual discipline, practiced with the goal of bringing harmony between the mind and the body.1 Its creation can be traced back to India over 5,000 years ago.2 Since its establishment, yoga has become increasingly mainstream in Western culture. In the United States, 9.5% of adults (21 million people) practice [...]

By |2018-07-05T22:11:03+00:00July 5th, 2018|Article|Comments Off on The Proven Benefits of Yoga

Is intermittent fasting simply another fad diet?

By Lily Yang, From celebrity-endorsed juice detoxes to the cabbage soup diet, fad diets have a long history of luring people into thinking that they hold the secret key to effortless and painless weight-loss. In recent years, another diet trend, called intermittent fasting, has quickly surged in popularity amongst those vying for fast and effective [...]

By |2020-05-13T20:01:24+00:00June 22nd, 2018|Article|Comments Off on Is intermittent fasting simply another fad diet?

Flaxseed: The true superfood?

By Swati Shetty, Every morning my parents make a hearty bowl of oatmeal and mix in their one and only miracle ingredient: flaxseed powder. According to nutrition experts, this seed is supposed to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood and promote a healthy cardiovascular system. However, does recent research support these claims and how [...]

By |2018-06-07T21:34:05+00:00June 7th, 2018|Article|Comments Off on Flaxseed: The true superfood?

Flaxseed: The true superfood?

By Swati Shetty, Every morning my parents make a hearty bowl of oatmeal and mix in their one and only miracle ingredient: flaxseed powder. According to nutrition experts, this seed is supposed to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood and promote a healthy cardiovascular system. However, does recent research support these claims and how [...]

By |2020-05-13T20:01:24+00:00June 7th, 2018|Article|Comments Off on Flaxseed: The true superfood?

Understanding Heart Attacks

By Emma Gerard, In Canada, 2.4 million adults over the age of 20 live with diagnosed heart disease.1 Among these adults, as well as the general population, there is a high incidence of heart attack, with men being two times more likely to suffer a heart attack than women.1 According to the Heart and Stroke [...]

By |2018-05-24T19:01:14+00:00May 24th, 2018|Article|Comments Off on Understanding Heart Attacks

The Mediterranean diet and your cardiovascular health

By Aleksandar Borisov, Canadian healthcare in the 21st century is at an important crossroads. Over the past 50 years, Canadians’ needs have changed, however, our healthcare system has remained almost unchanged. What was once an effective healthcare system equipped well to deal with acute disease is today struggling in certain aspects and ranked 9th out [...]

By |2018-05-08T17:38:37+00:00May 8th, 2018|Article|Comments Off on The Mediterranean diet and your cardiovascular health

SCBC Research – “HRE Study”- NOW RECRUITING!

In healthy individuals, systolic blood pressure (BP) increases in a stepwise manner with increasing exercise intensity. The increased systolic BP during exercise is largely due to increased cardiac output, which is generated to meet the increased demand for oxygenated blood in active muscular beds. However, some individuals present with abnormally exaggerated rise in systolic BP [...]

By |2017-12-04T20:12:17+00:00December 4th, 2017|News|Comments Off on SCBC Research – “HRE Study”- NOW RECRUITING!

Human Adaptations to Endurance Running and Present Day Dysevolution

By Aleksandar Borisov,   When my exercise physiology professor walked into our lecture one day wearing an absurdly large belt buckle with ‘100’ on it, my classmates and I couldn’t hold back a quiet chuckle. None of us suspected that this was a reward for finishing a 100-miles-in-a-day ultramarathon. That remains one of my most [...]

By |2017-11-02T23:26:02+00:00November 2nd, 2017|Article|Comments Off on Human Adaptations to Endurance Running and Present Day Dysevolution

Fitness and Fido: Cardiovascular health for you and your pet!

By Johanna Fee,   Animal companions are known for the positive impact they have on their owner’s lives, but how can they affect our cardiovascular and overall health? The presence of a pet has the ability to positively influence blood pressure, increase fitness levels, and increase the likelihood of heart attack survival. However, they can [...]

By |2017-09-26T20:03:42+00:00September 26th, 2017|Article|Comments Off on Fitness and Fido: Cardiovascular health for you and your pet!
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