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Barefoot in the sand? Works for me!

My husband and I had the good fortune to be in Florida last week for a few days’ break. We


Staff tested: The best eye creams (with a twist)

Forget your basic eye cream. Now in focus are innovative dispensers and formulas'at a variety of price points


Running with allergies

Being a runner in a city like Toronto, with its poor excuse for a climate and year-round bad air, makes


Gift idea: Clean your Karma’a cure for green guilt

It seems like everything you do these days leaves a nasty carbon footprint on the earth. And, as Earth Day


Miracle blender

A friend told me a blender changed her life. Seriously. With the Vita-Mix (which is like an industrial smoothie blender)


How to recycle your Brita filters

Some great news from Brita: they’re now accepting used filters to be recycled by Preserve into a variety of products,


Help Cadbury send bikes to Africa

I went to a great media event last week where some spokespeople from Cadbury talked about a new initiative they’ve


A wake-up call on Earth Day

It was well before 5 a.m. that the enthusiastic singing of a bird’seemingly trying to convince the entire neighbourhood it

Should we all be running barefoot?

I discovered two stories over the past few days (one from the Boston Globe, one from the Daily Mail) that


Water is the real magic ingredient

I recently went away for one night to a small resort. It was a chance to get away with my


Help Aveda help the planet

It must really be spring’Wednesday is Earth Day, and Sunday I’m running the Earth Run (just an easy 5K to


Stay safe when you’re running

A couple of recent stories have made me extra conscious of running safety. First, there was the recent murder in


Summer running, happened so fast…

Okay, I’m stretching the truth there a little’not only is it not summer yet, but summer running is far from


Spring-spiration

In my mind, spring isn’t so much its own season as it is a prelude to summer’a preparatory period during


Back in the (soccer) game

I’ve been back in the game for a little while now. Last year I made a job change and the


Best Health Magazine: May 2009

Discover what you'll find in the May 2009 issue of Best Health, plus get links to what's online


Reader letters: May 2009

Find out what readers had to say in letters from the May issue of Best Health Magazine

How well do you know your city?

I’ve recently become acquainted with the website OurFaves.com, which lets you rate and review all the amenities your city has


Unearthing my green thumb

Spring is a flexible season in Canada’it can vary from Victoria’s daffodils in February to the first signs not arriving


Yoga status

I’m into my 14th week of once-a-week Hatha yoga that I started in the new year as a health commitment.


Book review: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Running is often a very solitary endeavour, so I like to read about other runners’ experiences to get a sense


Is avoiding alcohol the key to weight loss?

I recently started working with a personal trainer to help me get in shape for summer and, of course, lose


‘I came to peace with PMS thanks to meditation.’

Helen Loshny had experienced difficult monthly cycles all her life; meditation helped her gain perspective on her emotions

Buy running gear, help kids in need

Spring running season has begun, which for many of us means it’s time for a new pair of shoes (or


How I did at Harry’s Spring Run-Off

I ran Harry’s Spring Run-Off on Saturday, my first race of the season and only my fifth run this year.


How to get rid of dandruff

Battling flakes? Find out what causes dandruff and how to get rid of it with the best shampoos for your...


The best makeup products for a natural look

Want to enhance your natural beauty, without overpowering it? Prefer the feel of makeup-free skin? Get gorgeous the subtle way...


5 tips for preventing running injuries

Last year, when I really got into running regularly, I went too hard, too fast, and ended up with a


LG Fashion Week shows love for women’s heart health

This spring’s showing of Toronto’s LG Fashion week marked the event’s 10th anniversary. This season’s title theme was ‘Show Love,’