Healthy Living

Ready to live your healthiest life? From the best vitamins and supplements to everyday habits that boost your mental health and wellness, these healthy living tips are a great place to start.

Toothpaste Buying Guide: What to Look for When Shopping for Toothpaste

Overwhelmed by the options in the oral hygiene aisle? Use our toothpaste buying guide to find out which toothpaste is...


The Mind-Body Connection: How Moves Can Influence Your Moods

Researchers studying the mind-body connection are finding that the we ways we move can influence our moods. Here are some...


7 Ways to Cure Insomnia

If you're suffering from chronic sleep problems, don't despair-try these seven sleep-promoting strategies and find a cure for insomnia that...


What’s Your Addiction Risk?

Personality alone doesn't determine who is prone to addiction, but if yours puts you at a greater risk, it won't...


The Surprising Health Benefits of Copper

More than just for pipes and pots, it turns out copper has surprising health benefits as well. Here's why you...


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4 of the Best Natural Digestive Supplements

On the market for a natural digestive supplement? These four digestive aids are your best bet for improved gut health.


13 Easy Ways to Boost Your Energy

Need an energy boost? Adopt these 13 healthy habits-they're guaranteed to fight fatigue.


5 Ways to Prevent Insomnia

Having trouble sleeping? Insomnia and other sleep disorders can be extremely frustrating-not to mention exhausting. Here are some tips on...

20 Things You Need to Know about Stress

Nearly a quarter of Canadians feel undue amounts of stress in their daily lives. Take a load off and decompress...


6 Natural Ways to Prevent Memory Loss

We are the sum of our memories-one of the many reasons it's so important to protect them. Bolster your brain's...


6 Ways to Improve Your Memory with Herbs and Supplements

Finding yourself a little forgetful lately? Here are six herbs and supplements that will naturally boost your memory


Are These Health Care Treatments More Harm than Good?

Think twice before agreeing to these five potentially harmful medical and diagnostic procedures: According to a recent study of Canada's...


How to Slow the Aging Process-in 7 Days

By taking just a few small anti-aging steps every day, you'll soon be cutting your risk for the diseases that...


10 Beauty Tricks that Turn Back the Clock

Why look your age when you can look even younger?  With these simple beauty tricks, you'll not only improve your...


Weighing the Value of BMI

The body mass index measures fat, but does it speak to health and fitness? The experts weigh in.


7 Mind Tricks Everybody Falls For

How much of your thoughts and behaviours are the results of unconscious mind tricks? Psychologist Adam Alter, author of...


Why Worrying Might Actually Be Good For You

 

Worried about worrying too much? Don't be-those anxious feelings can have surprising benefits.

Should I Get a Medication Review?

If you have questions about the medications you're taking, a visit with a pharmacist can help you make sense of...


The Benefits of Taking Breaks

How slacking off can improve your focus .


Tips for Safe Medication Use

How to boost the benefits of your prescriptions.


How Mood and Anxiety Disorders Affect Women

Despite high rates of mental illness in Canada, people are still reluctant to talk about it. Learning more about common...


How to Set and Keep New Year’s Resolutions

Simplicity is key when it comes to setting family-friendly goals this year.


5 Tips to Harness Your Creativity

Get your creative juices flowing more often with these five tips.

Creative Class: School Your Brain on How Best to Innovate

Have you ever wanted to flex your creative muscles more, but thought it was beyond your reach? Turns out that...



Screen Tests: The Dilemmas of Predicting Diseases

The moral and ethical implications of testing for illness.


3 Perspectives on Living with ADHD

A growing number of Canadian men, women and children are living with ADHD. Here are three stories on a misunderstood...


8 Easy-to-Keep New Year’s Resolutions

We make New Year's resolutions with the best of intentions. We'll eat healthier, lose some weight and exercise more. It...


7 Ways to Lower Your Sugar Intake

Sugar: it seems to be in just about everything and while it does taste nice and please your sweet tooth,...