Beauty

Wondering how you’re supposed to keep your skin barrier healthy? Want to know if hairline tattooing is right for you? We have you covered. Learn about the latest beauty trends and buzzy products, along with practical tips on how to keep your skin, hair and nails healthy.

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Mineral makeup 101

Mineral makeup is taking the beauty world by storm. But beyond all the buzz, is it better than conventional makeup?...


The Low-Car Diet: Could you live without your car?

Could you live without your car? The way gas prices have been lately—and with stronger concern for the environment and


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Make fancy coffee at home for cheap

As the weather gets colder, I find myself drifting more and more often into coffee shops to warm up with


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Work out with a slosh tube

Mark’s Daily Apple has a quick tutorial on making your own slosh tube: a length of PVC pipe that’s filled


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Urgent: Go donate blood today!

Just read a post on Canadian Medicine that Canadian Blood Services is desperately short of donated blood and has issued


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ONQI Update: Are carrots healthier than bok choy?

In our premiere issue of Best Health last spring (“Comparing apples to oranges”), we wrote about a new system being


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Give A Day to World AIDS

Here’s a shout out to a truly inspirational Canadian woman: Dr. Jane Philpott. Get to know Dr. Philpott and her


Aromatherapy beauty products

In the October issue of Best Health, Liz Bruckner wrote about the benefits of aromatherapy, and how it can soothe,

Fast track beauty: 8 new products to try

CHEAP AND CHEERFUL: As of November 15, you no longer have to shlep to a Target store in the U.S.


Foods to give you gorgeous hair

Certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies can harm your hair's health. Find out what they are and get recipes that will...


The best bra for your bust

Whether boosting or minimizing, sexy or sporty, the bra you wear should change depending on your outfit and what you're...


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Faster eaters tend to get fat

People who eat their meals quickly, and continue eating until they are full are three times more likely to become


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What to do with green tomatoes

I just cleaned up my garden on the weekend in anticipation of today’s awful, terrible, icy cold weather and picked


Staff tested: The best serums

Serums are a nice addition to your beauty regimen, especially during fall and winter, when skin tends to get drier....


Lasers and light therapy

Great skin is the foundation of looking good. Harsh chemical peels and under-the-knife surgeries are giving way to kinder and...


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Physiotherapy really can help to keep your knees healthy

More and more medical research is demonstrating how powerful a tool physiotherapy can be when it comes to preventing knee


Green beauty: What the labels mean

In the past few years, the number of beauty products wearing labels such as 'organic' or 'natural' or promoted as...

Natural home remedies: Eczema

Like so many skin problems, eczema can itch worse than a bad conscience. Here are some home remedies to get...


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Healthy holidays

In less than a week I’ll be sipping a fruity drink andbasking in the sunny warmth of the sun on


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Signed up for the flu shot?

October is Influenza Immunization Awareness month and those curious about whether influenza has a toehold in their area can keep


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Are you getting enough vitamin D?

As daylight hours begin to wane, it’s time to reconsider the vitamin D question. Just how much does a woman


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How to save apples for later

If you’ve got lots of apples and lots of space, and you don’t want to turn them all into applesauce,


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Gluten-free cookies

Life’s tough if you can’t eat gluten—especially in our wheat-loving, baked-goods-obsessed culture. But with a little creativity, you can enjoy

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Why we run

Let these three books inspire to run—faster and farther—this fall. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running A


Calorie-free Halloween treats

October is upon us, which means the next few weeks are to be spent resisting—and succumbing to—bite-sized morsels of candy


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The best workout music

The BBC reports on a researcher who’s found the perfect tempo for workout music—120 to 140 beats per minute. I’m


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Easy homemade energy bars

Now this is why I bought myself a fancy new food processor. Mark’s Daily Apple has a recipe up for


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BC wins the prize?

That’s Fit reports that despite growing waistlines around the world, obesity rates in BC have actually dropped over the past


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New: A salon service…for your breasts

Where can a woman always count on a little friendly advice and support when it comes to her personal life?