Beauty

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The travelling chef: Adventures in Puglia

Best Health contributor and fresh food chef, Paul Finkelstein, is currently on a culinary adventure in Italy with a group


Soccer Stories: Are you competitive?

Last game, we were short the players who usually score. We still held our own without them, despite losing only


Could your shoes make you more prone to injuries?

How many times have you walked into a shoe store and been bombarded with questions about your arch type, running


New online: 5 women’s health risks

This morning we stumbled upon an interesting post on the Canadian Medicine blog (published by Parkhurst Exchange) that highlights five


News: The health benefits of hugging it out

Would you stand in line to receive a hug? Canadian followers of the Indian guru Amma will spend hours waiting


News: Nestle forced to stop making probiotic health claims

Imagine a product that could stop your child from getting sick, boost their immunity and cut down on days they


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Soccer Stories: In defense of diving

  While Andres Iniesta’s lone-goal last Sunday, securing Spain as World Cup campions, was a huge accomplishment, many impartial fans


News: Cancer patient fired after diagnosis wins $20K lawsuit

Few things in life are more frightening than a cancer diagnosis. Now imagine being fired from your job after revealing

Your basic maternity wardrobe

While pregnancy is a great opportunity to purchase a new wardrobe, it's wise to cut corners where you can. For...


Beauty tips: Brian Bailey’s 5 Easy Pieces

Fashion designer makeup lines are a trend, from Tom Ford’s lipsticks ($52 a pop!) to Burberry creative head Christopher Bailey’s


Meatless Monday: Rigatoni Napolitana

Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? But this fresh pasta sauce uses the flavours of the season and is SO EASY. I


Doctors’ advice helps parents with bottle weaning, study

As a new parent, you have to become a fast expert at child rearing, and the kid doesn’t even come


Sour or sweet, cherries perk up meals and provide powerful antioxidants

My favourite time to visit my grandmother, who lived on a shady street in Sydney, N.S., was when the cherry


9 sunscreens to try this summer

From traditional lotions to sticks and sprays, Best Health has rounded up some of the best sunscreens to try this...


News: Dairy Farmers break world smoothie record

Official Guinness World Records adjudicator, Kimberly Partrick, presents the award for the world’s largest smoothie to Dairy Farmers of Canada.


5 new green beauty products

Looking for some must-have beauty items that are as kind to your skin as they are to the planet? Here...


Are Canadians at higher risk for skin cancer?

Apart from your sun-seeking habits, there are some surprising factors that can increase your risk for skin cancer. Here's what...

5 waterproof makeup products for summer

Want to find out how to keep your makeup in place all day despite the heat? Beauty blogger Maria Barillaro...


Are all sunscreens safe?

No one likes dealing with the pain of a sunburn'but when it comes to protecting yourself, are all sunscreens a...


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Soccer Stories: Game canceled due to humidity, now what?

My soccer game was canceled last night because the humidex ran at 42 degrees Celcius (and that was at 7


Beauty tips: Summer beauty favourites

Here are some products I’ve had an opportunity to test and enjoy recently. India Hicks Island Living Spider Lily Body


Meatless Monday: Easiest BBQ Meal

Potatoes are not the bad guy! They are full of vitamin C, plus other vitamins and minerals, and fibre, especially


News: Should boys have access to the HPV vaccine?

It’s been a few years now since Canada launched its $300 million human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, but according to

Chilling with nutritious melons

It’s hot’very hot’in my downtown neigbourhood these days (and forecast to last the week). But for me steamy weather means


12 foot-friendly sandals for summer

We've rounded up some foot-friendly sandals that are cute'and not too "crunchy." From flats to heels, take your comfy pick


Event: Join the hammock revolution

Do you ever get the feeling that we need to relax a bit more? Yoga instructor and "blissologist" Eoin Finn


Trend alert: Would you get a pedicure from a fish?

Summer is in full swing, and that means it’s time to kick off the confines of your shoes and slip


Soccer Stories: The difference between men and women on sports teams

  I’m not one to follow the whole “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” idea. Some guys are


News: Inactive teens at greater risk for late-life dementia

Were you a jock in high school? If you were (and you’re a woman) you could have a lower risk