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Nutrition: Greens may help treat breast cancer
One of my favourite spring tasks is planting pots of herbs by my back door so I can easily add
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Events: What to do this week
Why not ride your bike to work, help the hungry, chat with a holistic nutritionist or show your support for
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Fit Mom: Healthy summer snack Ideas for kids
Summer is a great time to "reset" kids eating habits’there are so many delicious in-season fruits and veggies to enjoy
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Debate: Do fat men have it easy?
I have a fit male friend on the fast track at a large company who jokes that to he needs
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News: The real reason women fall for bad boys
Those brooding eyes, that smug expression and confident swagger ‘ it’s enough to make your heart skip a beat. ‘Bad
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New online: What would you say to your 16-year-old self?
Oh, if we could only go back and firmly shake some sense into our teenage selves! I would tell 16-year-old
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News: Cheese could be a heart-healthy food
If you have a love for cheese in your heart, cheese has love for your heart, too. A new study
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Men: Getting a kick out of all-star dads
I spent part of yesterday in a slick sports bar beside the Air Canada Centre hearing a few men, a
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“I lost all my hair to alopecia”
What would you do if you lost all your hair to alopecia? Read how one woman came to feel comfortable...
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Trend: Is it healthier to skip the shampoo?
Ditch the soap and suds and let your hair down au naturel ‘ it’s healthy! Or at least it won’t
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News: Sleep deprivation can make you deviant
Sleep and I have a troubled relationship. Don’t get me wrong, I love sleep and I always will. But sometimes,
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11 new products for glowing, healthy skin
Feel beautiful in your own skin'and be confident baring more of it in light spring clothing'with these new skincare products
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Debate: Is it weird to eat your placenta?
There’s an interesting story up at healthzone.ca about Toronto doula Rean Cross, who offers a service to new mothers: she
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6 ways to get gorgeous skin for spring
The warmer weather means we can finally say goodbye to long pants and sweaters. Try these tips for beautiful glowing...
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Debate: Middle-age women shouldn’t wear bikinis
Or so says a survey of 2,000 women in the UK. According to this report in the Daily Mail, most
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News: Food scientists concoct a healthier ice cream
At the University of Missouri, ice cream won’t be a high-fat, high-calorie junk food for much longer. It’s going to
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Events: What to do this weekend
Looking for something to do this weekend? You could meet a professional gardener, get rid of the clutter in your
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News: The real reason men sleep better than women
Ever wonder why many men seem to fall asleep quicker and sleep in much later than women? Now scientists have
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News: Could Big Brother make you healthier?
According to a study described on the Scientific American website, it’s not just when your mother’s watching that you pick
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News: Canadian doctors prescribing placebo pills’and they work
Dummy drugs can do more than their name suggests. "Placebos have helped alleviate pain, depression, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease, inflammatory disorders
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Events: Celebrate Mom
Here are three ways to spend time with mom on Mother’s Day. Make brunch May 8 Across Canada If you’re
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Debate: Did Kate Middleton have ‘brideorexia’?
The dress has been seen, the vows have been said and now the Duchess of Cambridge (née Kate Middleton) is
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Event: It’s all about you!
I’m looking forward to presenting two lunchtime events today at Toronto’s First Canadian Place with editor-in-chief Bonnie Munday and Best
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Beauty tips: Breathe deep for beauty
In launching its new skin care, SkinErgetic, Biotherm teamed up with David Servan-Schreiber, a French physicist and neuroscientist to offer
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News: What can we do to make kids more active?
Last week, a report came out that was déjà vu all over again’once more, say researchers, Canadian children are failing
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Jessica Buchanan: Canadian olfactory artist extraordinaire
Fragrance is about passion and memory. Here's how one Canadian woman's nostalgia for a childhood candy helped make her dream...
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News: Does money buy you breast cancer?
Money can’t buy you love, and wealth doesn’t always buy you health. According to a new study published by Statistics
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News: Woman contracts meningitis from pigeons
Pigeons have always seemed kind of dirty to me, and I always try to keep my distance. I grew up
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News: Are pesticides making us dumber?
I’ve always been suspicious of pesticides, and I try to buy organic as much as possible, but a recent story