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News: Do federal election candidates lead unhealthy lives?
A recent Globe and Mail piece surveyed the risks involved with being a Canadian federal politician on a busy schedule
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Events: What’s happening this week
Here are four ways to celebrate the Earth, plant a tree, take a free yoga class and get a great
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The truth about clothing sizes
Why aren't clothing sizes consistent in every store? We solve one of shopping's greatest mysteries
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Here’s how to choose clothes that fit
You can't rely on clothing sizes to help you find clothes that fit. Here's how to build a wardrobe that...
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News: Dieters are easily duped
The key to successful weight loss is making the right food choices. And that isn’t always easy, which is why
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News: Do you have a right to know if your surgeon is hungover?
If you’re reading this while procrastinating at your desk job (don’t worry, we all do it), it probably doesn’t really
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News: Does sugar cause cancer?
It’s now common knowledge that lifestyle factors’lack of exercise, smoking and obesity among them ‘ can increase your risk of
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Nutrition: Vegetarians may have lower risk of heart disease and diabetes
I already consider myself a semi-vegetarian, as I eat fish, eggs and the occasional meat meal. But the results of
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Get Kate Middleton’s natural-beauty look
Princess-to-be Kate Middleton has a beauty that's understated and simply chic. Find out how to get her radiant and pretty...
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Beauty obsession: Colourful eyeliners
Back in January of this year, rather than put pressure on myself to exercize more or be more organized, I
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Diet trend: What is the Dukan Diet?
Foreign diets seem to have a certain appeal with North American audiences. Seven years after the release of Mireille Guiliano’s
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A new lice prevention treatment
A new product came into our office that seemed worthy of a mention here. It might be the answer the
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Events: What’s happening this week
Here’s a list of things to do this week, including supporting cancer research, checking out a health show and going
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Get royally toned in time for your wedding
No doubt Will and Kate have been training long and hard to look picture perfect at their wedding. Kick-start your...
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Strange but true: Your leggings are making you flabby
The warmer weather is finally here and I’m already starting to see skirts and even a few pairs of shorts
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Debate: Will banning packed lunches from school make kids healthier?
As an elementary schooler, one of my favourite possessions was my Jem and the Holograms lunch box. Each day, I’d
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Food for thought: Would you ever eat bugs?
They’re high in protein, plentiful throughout the world and provide a satisfying crunch, but would you chow down on a
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Meatless Monday: Family Pasta Bake
What do you do with all the odds and ends of pasta in your cupboard? Turn them into a huge,
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Nutrition: Don’t let an organic label fool you into eating less healthily
Ever load up your grocery cart with healthy foods, maybe even throwing in a few organic vegetables and some organic
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The top 10 spring beauty picks
Try the hottest beauty trends this spring with some of our favourite new beauty products
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News: Cat-allergy vaccine in the works
A friend of mine lives with two adorable cats to whom she is terribly allergic. Anyone who has ever loved
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Weird surgery trend: Would you risk your health to have ears like an elf?
Say you’re a big, big fan of elves. Stay with me here, readers. Just say that you love elves, like
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Fit Mom: Are kids really too busy? Or do we love it?
I had two conversations this week with other moms who talked about the stress of their kids’ extracurricular activities. Something
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Events: Ricardo Larrivée’s cookware launch party
That’s me. And that’s Ricardo Larrivée, of Ricardo and Friends fame. Last week he launched his new line of cookware
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News: Did this Egyptian mummy die of a heart attack?
Heart disease is an increasing epidemic in our society and it’s a condition I once credited to our unhealthy lifestyles,
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The truth about phthalates
Phthalates, a type of petroleum-based chemical, are found in products we use every day. But could these chemicals be dangerous...
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News: B.C. to add larger ambulances for obese patients to fleet
While it’s not news to anyone at this point that there is an obesity epidemic happening in this country, it
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Nutrition: Maple syrup’a sugar with benefits
As I was drizzling maple syrup over my whole-wheat blueberry pancakes yesterday morning, I couldn’t help but think of the
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News: Cancer patients don’t quit smoking
Dear smokers, I’m not one to pass judgement on anybody’s habits and/or lifestyle choices. Smoking is of course very bad