megram - Index

megram - 55Ottawa - Index

Food and safety protection
Every time you turn on the
radio or television you hear a new
recall for some food or product.
Trying to remember which products
are safe to buy and which to
avoid can be confusing. However,
the Government of Canada is taking
consumer protection seriously
and maintains a website
(www.healthycanadians.ca) with
health and safety information for
consumers. The website includes
recall information and useful tools
to aid consumers in making
informed purchasing decisions.
Improvements to the Food and
Consumer Safety Action Plan are
also being made to ensure the
highest risk products are carefully
inspected before problems occur
and it is increasing maximum
fines on non-compliant businesses.
Suppliers will also have to
have mandatory tracking of
recalled products.
Compiled by Doris Ohlmann.
Reducing your caffeine intake one cup at a time
Seventy-five to 80 per cent of patients say they sleep better, are calmer and
have more energy after giving up their regular dose of java for three weeks.Caffeine
is often the beverage of choice when tiredness kicks in and you want a quick jolt
of energy.However,caffeine,found in coffee,tea,cola and chocolate,only offers this
pick-me-up temporarily and after the initial jolt you feel more tired than before taking
the coffee break. Try weaning yourself off caffeine, or at least reducing your
intake, slowly. Cut back by one serving each day and if you must have your coffee,
limit yourself to one to two cups per day and well before noon so the caffeine
won’t disrupt your nighttime sleep.
Builder of Alavida
Lifestyles Properties
TM – “Masterpiece Living” is a trademark
owned by Alavida Lifestyles Inc.
It’s where you want to live
Just North of Hunt Club and Prince of Wales
CitiPlace Urban Village is the newest Ashcroft
Homes community – and The Ravines is right at
its heart. Marking the height of retirement living, The
Ravines is contemporary, comfortable and suffused
with the feel of home. Surrounded by urban amenities,
situated on nature’s doorstep, The Ravines places you
amidst the best of all worlds.
We welcome all vistors. Drop in to:
120 Central Park Drive, Ottawa ON K2C 4J6
Tel: 613 798 2686 alavidalifestyles.com
September 2008 • Ottawa 23 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
Now under construction,
Occupancy Summer 2008
Queensway
417
Clyde
Sales
Centre
Central Park Drive
Baseline
Rd
Kirkwood
Inquire about other Alavida Lifestyles Communities in Ottawa
Park Place Campus at Merivale and Baseline
COMING SOON – Westboro, Centretown and Orleans
Merivale
Rd