THE FACTS:
An estimated 9 million Canadians have type 2 diabetes or pre diabetes (90%) or type 1 diabetes (approximately (10%). In Ontario, 1.1 million people contribute to this number representing approximately 8.3 % of the population. Those numbers are expected to reach 1.9 million in Ontario by 2020. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in Ontario and a leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, leg amputation, heart disease and stroke as a result of the complications of diabetes.
Simply being over age 40 puts you at an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. Add to that being overweight, having poor eating habits with a sedentary lifestyle and you’ve just upped the ante and increased your risk for developing type 2 diabetes. In fact, we are seeing more and more children and young adults with this type of diabetes formerly only seen in older adults. This is also the first time in recorded history where our children may not have a longer life expectancy than their parents!
Did you know that that people of South Asian descent are more likely to have high blood pressure and diabetes and are at 3-5 times at higher risk of heart disease and stroke than the general population?
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The beginning of November marks both 'Diabetes Awareness Month' and the lead up to the 4th Annual South Asian Diabetes Expo, hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association and its South Asian Diabetes Chapter. Held this year in Peel Region, the expo aims to raise awareness of diabetes within the South Asian community and assist attendees with preventing and managing diabetes while living healthier day-to-day lives.
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death all over the world with an estimated 285 million people affected worldwide. This number is expected to hit 438 million by 2030.
Yoga, a holistic Indian wellness philosophy is now rapidly spreading to the western corporate world. More and more companies are coming to recognize yoga as a low-cost employee perk. While the costs for offering this perk are low, employees and decision makers alike cannot overlook the tremendous benefits that are offered through these workplace yoga programs.
Yoga is beneficial for the health in ways that modern science is just beginning to understand. Even though it has been applied with therapeutic intention for thousands of years, Yoga Therapy is only just emerging as a discipline in itself. More health care practitioners are starting to include yogic techniques in their approach to healing and more yoga teachers give a therapeutic intention to their teaching. People who have never tried yoga before are starting to consider including Yoga in their treatment plan.
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As Toronto's largest, free outdoor spiritual yoga festival, Yoga Meltdown has quickly made a name for itself amongst the GTA's multitude of yoga enthusiasts.
