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.

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6 Ways to Relieve Morning Sickness

Use these calming, soothing, anti-nausea strategies to settle your stomach when it feels like it's riding a rollercoaster.


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13 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know about Your Body

From "old-person smell" to why you hate room-temperature coffee, discover 13 surprising facts about the human body.


6 Ways to Make a Good Habit Stick

Follow through on your goals and be sure you stick with them with these practical tips.


6 Simple Ways to Lead a Happier Life

Canada is the world's fifth happiest country according to the UN's World Happiness Report. Find your own road to bliss...


6 Ways to Relieve Anxiety

Feeling anxious? You're not alone. For the one in ten Canadians diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, worry can intensify to...


10 Bad Health Habits You Can Break

No matter how long you've been living with unhealthy habits, it's not too late to reverse course. Whether it's...


6 Hot-Topic Parenting Issues

Breast milk or formula? Calm the baby down or let them cry? We weigh the pros and cons of today's...


3 Breathing Exercises to Improve Your Health

Soothe your daily stress, insomnia and fatigue with these easy-to-learn breathing exercises.

5 Healthy Back-to-School Solutions for Kids

Help get your kids feeling their best for the back-to-school season with these easy, healthy ideas.


What Really Happens When You Get Angry

Find out what really happens to your body on a physical level when your patience runs out.


How to Treat and Prevent Insect Bites this Summer

Summer should be remembered for its endless sunshine and balmy temperatures, not irritating bug bites. Avoid summer's itch with the...


7 Cures for Insomnia

Insomnia keeping you from getting a healthy night's sleep? Rediscover the peaceful joy of solid slumber with these new expert...


7 Specialized Sleep Solutions

They've never stepped foot in a sleep lab, but these unusual sleep experts know the secrets of snooze.


5 Easy Steps to Lucid Dreaming

Learn the easy steps towards unlocking your imagination and discovering how to lucid dream.


Facts About Dreams and Your Health

Have you stopped dreaming? Do your dreams seem like they'll never end? That could be a sign of a serious...


Bottled Water vs. Tap Water: Rethink What You Drink

Next time you need water on the go, take a second to look at the health and environmental toll bottled...


7 Sleep Tips from Reader’s Digest Readers (And Why They Work)

We took to our Facebook fan page to find out what our readers recommend for a good night's...

Could Text Messages Help People Quit Smoking?

Smokers desperate to quit may want to try asking their friends and relatives to barrage them with encouraging text messages,...


25 Ways to Stop Smoking

For all the intense efforts to reduce smoking in America over the past two decades, the progress has not been...


Survive Holiday Stress, Hangovers and Heartburn

Shopping/wrapping/spending got you down? Try planning your day, keeping your desk neat, and making a to-do list.


7 Ways to Keep Your Feet Healthy

Feet bear the brunt of all your weight-bearing activities like walking, jogging, etc. A little preventative care goes a long...


Antidepressants vs Antihistamines for Insomnia

So which meds are the most popular? Although these medications offer us a variety of options, the fact is that...


Do you have a sleep-related eating disorder

SRED, or sleep-related eating disorder, is a serious problem. It not only can make you gain serious amounts of weight...

What are Probiotic Bacteria?

Lactic acid bacteria and other intestinal microbes with health-promoting properties are called probiotics.


How to Stop Snoring (Before you Drive your Partner Nuts)

Snoring may be caused by having a blocked nose, an allergy, lying on your back, drinking too much alcohol or...


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Are Migraines and Stroke Risk Linked?

New research has shown a curious link between migraines and stroke. Here's what you need to know if you suffer...


Are You a Psychopath?

The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), published by Multi-Health Systems, is used worldwide and provides clinicians and researchers with a way...


8 Energy-Boosting Secrets

Do you find yourself collapsing on the couch by mid-afternoon? A low-energy lifestyle will leave you with little energy. Here...


5 Secrets to a More Comfortable Flight

There's only one way to really enjoy flying: buy your own plane. But since most of us won't be able...