Colleen Kohse has lived for 23 years with a donated heart and lungs.
Photo by Ian Smith, The Vancouver Sun

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Level 2

Colleen Kohse, 53, lives in Vancouver.
When she was in her 20s she received new lungs.
At that time, Kohse was very ill.
She had cystic fibrosis (CF).
CF is a disease. CF affects the lungs.
People with CF have a hard time breathing.
They also get infections in their lungs.
Kohse lost many of her friends who also had CF.
She had her lung transplant surgery in England.
Doctors in B.C. were not doing the surgery in the 1990s.

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An SFU researcher says reducing salt intake by one-twentieth
of a teaspoon a day for 10 years could save the lives
of 26,000 Canadians.
Photograph by: Stuart Davis, The Vancouver Sun

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Level 3

Only 25 % of the salt in our diet comes from the salt shaker.
Salt is made from sodium.
And sodium is in “ready to eat” foods.
Processed foods in the grocery store are foods in a box or bag.
These can be high in sodium.
Sodium helps food last longer.

Sodium increases the flavour of the food.
Restaurant foods are high in salt, too.
A better idea? Cook from scratch.

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Friends share good news about their university studies in Kenya.
Photo by Nancy Carson

Adapted from The Vancouver Sun

Level 1

Do you have good news?
Do you share it with others?
Tell someone good news twice a week.
And you will feel more happy with your life.

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