back to basics

“If you have your health, you have everything,” it's an expression you've probably heard before. Having good health is a fundamental key to leading a satisfying and fulfilling life.

Here are two basic principles to a healthier life.

Eating nutritiously is the most valuable thing you can do to improve your health; it increases your energy and raises your feeling of well-being.

Simple strategies for eating healthier:

  • Check nutrition facts on food labels. Choose foods lower in saturated and trans fats, sugar and sodium.
  • Eat a variety of colourful, fresh vegetables.
  • Try eating trout or salmon twice a week; fish is a great substitute to red meat.

Staying physical significantly impacts the quality of your health by reducing stress levels and improving sleep.

Everyday activities for improving health:

  • Light - 60 minutes a day of easy walking, gardening, stretching or yoga.
  • Moderate - 30 – 60 minutes a day of brisk walking, bike riding, swimming or dancing.
  • Vigorous – 20 – 30 minutes a day of jogging, hiking, soccer or weight lifting.

For more information about healthy living visit The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation website: http://www.heartandstroke.com.

Grill'n Time

The barbeque is a fantastic way to cook easy and delicious meals. If you need to purchase a new unit this season, here a few points to consider.

Burners produce the heat and are the most important part of a good unit. Stainless steel is the most popular and the best for resisting the extreme heat and corrosion. The average stainless steel burner will come with a 5-year warranty. The life of your burner is dependent upon how well it is protected from food acid and drippings.

Heat diffusers absorb and retain heat from the burner, redirecting it to the cooking surface. Most systems are made up of a series of V-shape bars, ceramic rods or a cast-iron plate. The most important consideration is how well the system directs food drippings away from the burner, protecting it from corrosion.

Cooking surfaces have three equally good choices: raw cast-iron, porcelain coated cast-iron and stainless steel. Cast-iron requires a little more care and attention to prohibit corrosion, but it can’t be beat when it comes to those luscious grill lines on a perfect steak.

Take your time when making a decision and find a sales associate who can explain the differences between makes and models.

Happy Mother's Day

May 10th is Mother's Day. It was in 1912 that Anna Jarvis coined the phrase, "Mother's Day", creating the Mother's Day International Association.

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around
outside your body.”
Elizabeth Stone

Whether you give your mother flowers, write her a heartfelt poem or make her brunch, take the time to let her know just how much she really means too you.

Happy Home Owner

“A friend recommended that I come to Capital Direct to get pre-approval for the home I wanted to buy” Chenoa explains. “The service was great and everything was explained step-by-step” she continues.

Chenoa had only dealt with banks in the past and was concerned about getting approval for the amount she wanted. She says, “It all went well without any worries and my mortgage planner was great!”

Every month, Capital Direct helps Canadians just like you to realize their dreams. What about you? Your home equity is something you've worked hard to build, so why not 'let your house lend a hand' when you need it most! Contact a Capital Direct mortgage specialist to discover your options.

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the payments are the same, if
not less, than most rent.”

 

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Do you know how large your home’s eco-footprint is? Under the ecoEnergy Retrofit program, homeowners can take advantage of available grants when improving the energy efficiency of their home. Not only will you be reducing your home's energy consumption but you can receive money back through available grants.

Visit Capital Direct's Eco-friendly Calculator online at, http://www.capitaldirect.ca/eco-calculator. Calculate the environmental impact of your household and find out ways of reducing it, then give us a call to learn how we can help you apply for available retrofit grants.


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