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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?...
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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
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Aromatherapy beauty products
In the October issue of Best Health, Liz Bruckner wrote about the benefits of aromatherapy, and how it can soothe,
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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.
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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...
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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
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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....
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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
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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...
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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
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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?