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Inspire, encourage, support
Do you have a vision of what you want out of life? Do you have a passion that will drive
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More sex = better health
Want to slash stress, boost your immunity and sleep better at night? Then get it on! The 10 Surprising Health
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Tai Chi for better health
Can practicing Tai Chi relieve some of the pressure on our failing healthcare system? One family doctor thinks so. Dr.
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What’s your gut telling you?
If you’re regularly suffering from constipation, heartburn, bloating or diarrhea, your gut may be telling you to eat—and live—a little
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Canned goods safe?
Samuel Godefroy, Health Canada’s director of chemical safety in foods, says that levels of bisphenol A in canned foods are
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The most fattening ice creams
Ice cream is fattening? Say it’s not so! Okay, we all know that sorbet and low-fat frozen yogurt dish up
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Potential dangers of canned goods
I’ve been buying Eden canned goods for the last little while, since reading in the Nutrition Action Healthletter that Eden’s
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Avoid these drinks
Quenching your thirst with some so-called “healthy” drinks can deliver a very unhealthy calorie and sugar wollop. Glaceau VitaminWater, for
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A new way to harness the sun
I thought I was doing well by slapping on SPF 30 (15 doesn’t seem to cut it anymore) and a
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Rewiring the brain
An innovative new therapy offers potential help for those with treatment-resistant depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), reports the CBC’s online
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3 reasons to keep your shoes on
Now that the weather is warm, it seems totally natural to kick off your shoes and walk barefoot in the
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Enjoy that coffee, guilt free
A Harvard study of 85,987 women between 30 and 55 found no link between coffee and tea consumption—even drinking four
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What have you done lately?
Janet Jackson sang: “What have you done for me lately?” But, really, what have you done for someone else recently?
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Traveling gluten-free
Eating well when dealing with celiac disease or gluten intolerance isn’t easy. Traveling and dining out even less so. No
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Find a quit-smoking buddy (or three)
We’ve all heard of (and perhaps indulged in) social smoking. Now a study in the New England Journal of Medicine
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Higher standards, lower prices
With so many manufacturers embracing sustainably and ethically sourced, fair-trade and natural ingredients today, it’s easy to forget the pioneering
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Is your esthetician breathing easy?
I recently bought nail polish remover for the first time in years. After puzzling over the options at my local
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5K running plan
An eight-week training plan for your first 5K run
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Why you should eat more bananas
Many women of childbearing age, and particularly those who use oral contraceptives, have inadequate blood-levels of vitamin B6—even those who
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Are you getting enough D?
You’ve probably already heard that vitamin D keeps your bones and teeth healthy, and helps protect against some cancers. Now,
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Getting frisky over the long weekend
Seems Canadian campers are very, er, happy. Just in time for the Victoria Day weekend, some exciting survey results: 70
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Enjoy some popcorn!
Good news: popcorn is a whole grain. Furthermore, popcorn eaters eat more whole grains and dietary fibre overall than non-popcorn
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Do you know your nodes?
Lymphoma is the fifth most common cancer in Canada and one of the fastest growing cancers worldwide, but few people
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What the world eats
The recent news about riots over food shortages around the globe reminded me of a fascinating photoessay published in The
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Why you should workout indoors
It seems totally counterintuitive: just as the sun comes out and the temperatures rise, the experts tell us to exercise
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Allergies and your sex life
Apparently wheezing, sneezing and runny noses aren’t a turn-on. That’s right: 23 percent of men and 11 percent of women
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Exercise helps prevent breast cancer
Here’s another reason to get active—as if we really needed more. A review of research found that physically active women
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Vancouver takes a walk
Thinking of adding a little more “walk” to your fitness diet? Then tear a page out of Vancouver’s book, because
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Gene for pregnancy disorder identified
Potentially deadly preeclampsia—which affects approximately five percent of all pregnancies worldwide—may be triggered by a defective COMT enzyme, say researchers