This week in the Housecall: 

• Men's health: Prevent the top threats
  
• Allergy medications: Know your options
• Gallbladder polyps: Can they be cancerous?
• Asthma diet: Does what you eat make a difference?
• Job satisfaction: How to make work more rewarding
• Hepatitis C and baby boomers
• Managing your multiple sclerosis
• Video: Uterine fibroids treatment: Focused ultrasound
• Want to lose weight? Eat more fiber - High-fiber foods generally take longer to chew. This gives your body time to register when you're no longer hungry, so you're less likely to overeat. And high-fiber foods tend to make you feel full longer, so you won't be as ravenous later. Finally, high-fiber foods tend to have fewer calories for the same volume of food. Choose whole grains and whole-grain products, fruits and vegetables, beans, peas and other legumes.
  

This week in the Housecall:

• Aging: What to expect
  
• Pet therapy: Man's best friend as healer
• Olive oil: What are the health benefits?
• Echinacea: Is it effective for the common cold?
• Slide show: A guide to spices and herbs
• Preventing anaphylaxis if you have food allergies
• Broken ribs
• Exercise: When to check with your doctor first

This week in the Housecall: 

• Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud
  
• Stretching: Focus on flexibility
  
• Cataract surgery: Will my vision deteriorate after cataract surgery?
  
• Testosterone level: Can you boost it naturally?
  
• Perimenopause: Recognize the signs
  
• Wrinkles
  
• Cuts of beef: A guide to the leanest selections
  
• Palliative care: Symptom relief during illness
  
• Prevent night leg cramps: Nighttime leg cramps often strike just as you're falling asleep or waking up. To prevent these involuntary contractions of your leg muscles, usually in the back of your lower leg, stretch your legs before you climb under the covers. Wear shoes with proper support. Untuck the covers at the foot of your bed. And drink plenty of fluids during the day.

This week in the Housecall :

• Added sugar: Don't get sabotaged by sweeteners
  
• Telehealth: When health care meets cyberspace
  
• White whole-wheat bread: Is it nutritious?
  
• Can vitamins help prevent a heart attack?
  
• Video: MRI
  
• Hair loss
  
• Quit-smoking medicines: Boost your chance of success
  
• Vaginitis
  
• Reduce tension through muscle relaxation: Progressive muscle relaxation can reduce muscle tension from stress. First, find a quiet place free from interruption. Tense each muscle group for at least five seconds and then relax for up to 30 seconds. Repeat before moving to the next muscle group. Practice this technique any time you feel stress.

Dr. Sophie Bakri, a vision specialist at Mayo Clinic, is pleased to announce the release of the Second Edition of Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Vision. Your eyes are complex and delicate tools that you use everyday.  In this edition, the Mayo Clinic has composed their expertise to help you prevent the development of eye illnesses and treatments available for care.  If you are interested in reading more or would like a copy, please click here.  

Information provided by the Mayo Clinic 

This week in the Housecall :

• Weight loss: Feel full on fewer calories
  
• Cancer risk: What the numbers mean
  
• Tetanus shots: Is it risky to receive 'extra' boosters?
  
• Coffee and health: What does the research say?
  
• Standing workstation: What you need to know
  
• Nasal polyps
  
• Yoga: Fight stress and find serenity
  
• Polio
  
• Reduce tension through muscle relaxation: Progressive muscle relaxation can reduce muscle tension from stress. First, find a quiet place free from interruption. Tense each muscle group for at least five seconds and then relax for up to 30 seconds. Repeat before moving to the next muscle group. Practice this technique any time you feel stress.

This week in the Housecall : 

• Oral health: Brush up on dental care basics
  
• Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity
  
• Cervical cysts: Can they be cancerous?
  
• Walking pneumonia: What does it mean?
  
• Managing food allergies
  
• Posterior cruciate ligament injury
  
• Slide show: See how your digestive system works
  
• Broken heart syndrome
  
• An engaging journey of discovery
  
• Fit in more fruit: Getting in at least three servings of fruit a day is easier than you may think. But if you're tired of the same old fruit options, try these two variations. 1. Blend it. In a blender, add 2 fresh or frozen bananas, 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries and 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt. Blend until smooth. 2. Grill it. Cut apples, pears or peaches into chunks, brush lightly with canola oil and sprinkle with cinnamon. Place on skewers or wrap in foil. Grill on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes.

This week in the Housecall : 

• Recipe makeovers: 5 ways to create healthy recipes
  
• Sleep tips: 7 steps to better sleep
  
• Cigar smoking: Safer than cigarette smoking?
  
• Zumba: What are the benefits?
  
• Belly fat in men: Why weight loss matters
  
• Slide show: A look inside your eyes
  
• Thrombophlebitis
  
• Health insurance exchanges: What you need to know
  
• Snoring solution: Sleep on your side:

 Sleep on your side to help prevent snoring. Lying on your back allows your tongue to fall backward into your throat, which narrows your airway and partially obstructs airflow. To stay off your back, try sleeping in a tight-fitting T-shirt with a tennis ball sewn or attached to the back. This uncomfortable trick will remind you to roll over. Or raise up the head of your bed by about four inches.

• Useful tools: LDL Cholesterol Checker,  Calorie Checker

Cobourg, Ontario- On March 3rd 2014, Gateway's President Gwen Devereaux had the pleasure of attending the first Rural Ontario Summit hosted by the Rural Ontario Institute in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Rural Affairs.  The event covered topics such as: Creating investment-ready communities, Enhancing our rural workforce, including youth, immigrants and rural residents, promoting sustainable economic growth and job creation in rural Ontario, strengthening health care and social services, and Measuring success to create stronger, more prosperous rural communities. Click here to read more.