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News: The time of your meals may affect weight-loss efforts

If you thought calories and fat were all you had to think about when it comes to eating for weight


News: Can yoga relieve symptoms of major psychiatric disorders?

Yoga may beat stress, but can it actually ease symptoms of other psychiatric disorders? According to a new study published


Beauty trend: Asymmetrical hair

During current Hollywood awards season, one beauty trend that has been sending beep-beep love signals to me is hair that’s


Meatless Monday: Rice Pasta with Vegetables and Creamy Rosée Sauce

Lately, my weeknights (and okay, weekends) have been spent planning my upcoming wedding. There are stamps, postcards, paper, twine, miscellaneous


Fitness: Is this mood sabotaging your fitness?

Think you get your best workout when you’re in a good mood? Maybe, but according to a new study, being


A real-life metaphor for disabled-rights

Photo Credit: Alexander D. M. Wilson/Aquatic Mammals On this chilly January morning, how’s this for a heart-warming story?: Biologists studying


News: Younger than 40? Quit smoking now to live as long as a non-smoker

Think it’s too late to quit smoking? According to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine,


News: Belting out song lyrics could improve your mood

Want an easy way to improve your health? Join a choir! According to Jonas Vaag, a clinical psychologist at Nord-Trondelag

News: Regular ASA use may be linked to age-related vision loss

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), may have more side effects than previously thought. A new study, published in the journal JAMA Internal


Meatless Monday: Vegan Red Thai Curry with Tofu

(This is a photo of Khao San Road’s Vegan Red Curry, taken with my iPhone). Thai cuisine is definitely one


News: Emergency room visits involving energy drinks more than double in 4 years

Energy drink companies claim to help you feel like a rock star, ‘unleash the beast’ and ‘give you wings.’ What


News: Pizza chain takes over 9 Calgary school cafeterias

While many schools across Canada have made the move to ban junk food from school vending machines, other schools seem


News: Coca-Cola addresses obesity in new ads

If you’ve cut down on soft drinks recently, it’s probably because you’ve noticed they’re increasingly linked to health risks like


Meatless Monday: Mac ‘n’ Cashew Cheese with Collard Greens

One of my favourite comfort food meals is from Hogtown Vegan on Toronto’s Bloor West (and not just because it’s


News: Pap tests could detect 3 types of cancers

Pap tests may be unpleasant (read: the worst) but in the future, they could be the best way to detect


4 treatment options for brighter, clearer skin

Want better skin? Here are non-invasive options you can get at a doctor's office that can treat dark spots and...


News: Is marriage the secret to a longer life?

Your spouse may leave dishes is the sink and socks on the floor, but they could also be the key

News: Does diet soda increase your risk for depression?

Do you sip on diet soda in an attempt to cut calories? While these beverages may not be as bad


Beauty: Tips from celebrity stylist Jennifer Rade

Jennifer Rade is a Los Angeles-based celebrity stylist who I recently had a chance to speak to in her role


How The Right Bra Can Make You Look 10 Pounds Thinner

Want to feel comfortable and confident and look slimmer? Start by getting fitted for the right bra.


News: A really (really) easy way to cut your stroke risk by almost half

If you could do something to drastically improve your cardiovascular health, with little to no effort, would you? Now’s your


9 new bra finds

Best Health editors shared their personal bra shopping wants and needs, from fit to fabrication, and found these pretty options...


Meatless Monday: Vegan Tourtiere

Vegan meat pie may seem like an oxymoron, but my fiancé and I both love having it during the holidays.

Fitness: Make a lifestyle change, not a resolution

I came across an inspiring statement today (see image above) while browsing Best Health’s Pinterest account. It reads: "Being healthy


News: Can a weather forecast predict disease outbreak?

Overcast with flurries’and a chance of flu season? It may sounds strange, but ‘disease forecasting’ could be the new model


The best eco-friendly beauty products

Protect your health and the environment with these green beauty picks


News: Health Canada limits caffeine in energy drinks to 180 mg

Health Canada has set a limit on the amount of caffeine in energy drinks’a change they announced they would be


Meatless Monday: Gluten-free Peanuty Tofu Stir-Fry

This year for the Christmas holidays, my fiance and I packed our bags and met my sister, her boyfriend, my


Meatless Monday: Festive Breakfast Potatoes

The morning after he proposed in Tuscany, my fiance made the same brunch for me that he made the first