Obstructive Sleep Apnea
September 22, 2021

Sleepless in Ontario – A Look at Obstructive Sleep Apnea

By: Steve Bond, BScPhm, RPh, CDE Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a condition where the upper airway collapses frequently during sleep and breathing stops. This may lead to loud snoring, abrupt awakenings accompanied by gasping or choking, morning...
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January 7, 2019

Cody’s Christmas Break

Our planned two weeks off the weight loss program has come to an end. Paula and I went to visit her family in Winnipeg for Christmas, which was extremely fun. I always enjoy visiting her family and the...
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December 18, 2018

Shedding Some Light on SAD

Winter brings many positive things such as sweater weather, warm soup and winter sports.   A Canadian way of life includes dealing with snow, ice and cold temperatures. However, for many of us, this way of life can become...
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December 17, 2018

Cody’s Tenth Week on Ideal Protein

This week is the first week of phase three for our phasing off for Christmas. Phase three introduces some breakfast items that were not previously allowed. I can now have fruit with breakfast. I didn’t realize how much...
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December 10, 2018

Cody’s Ninth Week on Ideal Protein

Yet another successful week completed. This is the first full week of being on phase two (our “phasing off for Christmas plan”) and I have to say wow! Surprisingly I am finding phase two a little bit more...
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December 3, 2018

Cody’s Eighth Week on Ideal Protein

I can’t believe it has been eight weeks since we started Ideal Protein. Eight weeks on this program and I feel a load has been lifted, literally and figuratively. When I look in the mirror, I see a...
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November 26, 2018

Cody’s Seventh Week on Ideal Protein

Week 7 done! As the weeks go on this program gets easier and easier.  When I began the program, I have thought the portion sizes were extremely small; especially the breakfast and lunch meals. But as I continued...
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November 19, 2018

Cody’s Sixth Week on Ideal Protein

Another successful week on Ideal Protein! I feel myself losing more weight and gaining more energy. This by itself is enough encouragement for me to continue on this program. Nevertheless, it does help when I receive compliments and...
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November 12, 2018

Cody’s Fifth Week on Ideal Protein

This week has been a breeze. I stuck right to the program, with only a few cravings for pizza. As the weeks go by, I am finding this program easier and easier. I really look forward to preparing...
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October 26, 2018

Cody’s Third Week on Ideal Protein

This was another successful week on the Ideal Protein program. Some exciting news happened this week. Not one, not two but three people had noticed that I have lost weight and all at separate times. These were all...
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October 19, 2018

Cody’s Second Week on Ideal Protein

When compared to the previous week, this past week was actually pretty good. There wasn’t any big get-together like a wedding or Thanksgiving! These events created large challenges for us in the first week. However, this week did...
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October 12, 2018

Paula’s First Week on Ideal Protein

Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Paula, I am 26 years old and I have made the decision (finally) to lose weight on Yurek’s Ideal Protein. This is not a decision I took lightly....
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October 12, 2018

Cody’s First Week on Ideal Protein

Hello all, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Cody. Just like my girlfriend Paula, I am going to document my half of our transformation. Both our lifestyle transformation and, the added bonus of, getting a...
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October 5, 2018

Cody’s Fourth Week on Ideal Protein

I will start off this post with telling you all that I gave myself a cheat day in week four; something not recommended on Ideal Protein…but I had to give it a try! One of my good friends...
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March 21, 2018

Paula’s Twentieth Week on Ideal Protein

Ahhhhhh…phase three! Finally! Bread, how I’ve missed you! Phase three is probably the trickiest phase out of the whole program. Why? Well, you’re introducing more carbs back into your diet and that means you really need to pay...
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