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	Stress Feeling stressed? Most of us feel pressured by the demands of daily life. But sometimes too much stress can make you sick. Reducing stress can help improve your overall health and energy. Find out how to simplify your life, get support, and use relaxation techniques to fight stress.
	Mental Health Matters: Understanding Mental Health Life is full of ups and downs, and most of us will go through times when we feel stressed, sad, or worried. But if you find that you are constantly stressed or feeling down, and if these feelings are interfering with your daily life, consider seeking help by talking to your doctor.
	How to Survive - Part 1 We all have to deal with stress in our daily lives - but how do we handle it? Let's look at stress, what it does to your body, and how to stop it from taking over your life.

Experts

Drug Information and Research Centre
The Drug Information and Research Centre (DIRC) is Canada's largest drug information centre. The DIRC is staffed by a team of pharmacists who have expertise in providing drug information to the public and health care professionals. DIRC is known for the high quality of its many services relating to drug information provision, medical writing, and research project More >>

Beverly Beuermann-King
Beverly Beuermann-King is a stress and wellness expert with training and education in psychology, sociology, management and adult education. She is the designer and professional facilitator for the Work Smart Live Smart™ workshops and has personally worked with more than 23,000 business leaders, employees, social service workers, and volunteers during the past 13 years. She is also an education consultant to the Canadian Mental Health Association. More >>

Marcia S. Starkman, M.S.N., R.N., C.S.
Marcia Starkman is a mental health nurse in private practice in Richmond Hill, Ontario. She offers independent and group counselling and specializes in women's mental health issues including perinatal adjustment/mood/anxiety disorders and menopause. More >>

Dr. Guylaine Lefebvre
Dr. Guylaine Lefebvre MD, FRCSC, FACOG, is the Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. More >>

Birth Control

Young women are taking control of their bodies. In fact a recent survey shows 63 percent would never trust a man to take a male birth control pill, and more than three quarters (76 percent) think that women are more responsible than men when it comes to

Visit www.womenshealthmatters.ca for more information.

Government & Non-profit Health Services for Women 

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