Sweat your way to a younger you
Staying fit aerobically can delay aging by 12 years, a new study out of the University of Toronto has found.
How old are you really? Only your bones can say for sure
If you can believe the ad campaigns, using the right moisturizer is a foolproof way to hide your real age.
Are your blues bleaker than most?
It’s worth asking the question. Clinical depression is as prevalent as other leading chronic conditions, such as heart disease and
Facing up to sex
Looking for a fling this spring? New research on attractiveness shows that you can’t hide it. Reported in the Guardian
An apple a day’
There’s new proof an apple a day (applesauce and apple juice too!) really could do the trick, staving off major
Canada waiting for another Vioxx?
Yesterday when I blogged about new product safety regulations unveiled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, I commented that the changes
Tips from a top celebrity hair stylist
The word celebrity as an adjective is tossed around casually these days but when it comes to celebrity hair stylists,
Canada’s water shame
Imagine not being able to use water from the tap without boiling it first. Not being able to take a
Ottawa set to announce new product safety laws
Ottawa is set to unveil sweeping new measures today that will expand the government’s power to recall unsafe consumer products
Shift work harmful, but small changes can help
Knowing how much a few sleepless nights can throw off my concentration, it’s not surprising to learn that for those
Anticipation has its benefits
Planning on checking out a comedy this weekend (it’s not that far away!!) to help get over a hard week?
Spring cleaning boosts brain
When the daffodils and tulips start to poke their way through the soft spring earth, all we want to do
Wake up motivated
Getting up in the morning just got a little—er, perkier. The Guardian’s Oliver Burkeman shares the news about the Motiwake
Death by blogging?
According to an article in The New York Times this weekend, the symptoms of a new illness include weight gain
Daily coffee may protect your brain
A study in the Journal of Neuroinflammation may be the "best evidence yet" of coffee’s ability to protect the brain
Husbands create more housework (surprise!)
My mom came over the day and was amazed to see my husband cooking dinner for the kids, before switching
The real costs of obesity
A new study from the department of public health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, discussed on Dr. Arya Sharma’s blog, and
Five reasons to quit the gym
There’s a guest blogger at Cranky Fitness today talking about five good reasons to quit the gym. Not surprisingly, the
An egg a day may keep breast cancer away
An essential nutrient in eggs can cut your risk of breast cancer by 24 percent, found a study set to
A new reason to try cardio
Cardiorespiratory fitness lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes among women—even among overweight and obese women, according to new research
Paxil during pregnancy doesn’t boost baby’s heart risk
Some reassuring news for women who take the antidepressant Paxil during the first trimester of pregnancy: It doesn’t appear to
Oprah’s newest weight-loss trick
Last week I blogged about ways to resist the bread basket when you’re dining out but this week, Oprah and
Ingredient lists for household products
The Canadian Consumer Specialty Product Association (CCSPA) announced a voluntary consumer product communication initiative today that will include disclosing ingredients
Busting the eight glasses a day myth
The idea that drinking eight glasses of water a day is good from your health is firmly debunked in a
Too late for a pre-nup?
A story on CNN.com this morning touts post-nups, legal arrangements laid out after you’ve tied the knot that set out
The doctor will email you now
A new website launched by the Canadian Medical Association yesterday will allow Canadians to email doctors their medical questions via
Fat weighs heavier on women
A new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, reported in the New York Times’ Well blog
Try the foot flush
We all know that toilet handles are one of the most germ-laden spots in the bathroom. Disinfecting all bathroom handles
Practice doesn’t make perfect
In fact, it might just make things worse – or so say the authors of a new study out of