How to Stay Focused and Boost Concentration
How do we reduce demands on our lives and boost our ability to stay focused on what matters? It’s easier...
Handling a Loved One’s Incontinence: 3 Tips for Caregivers
Follow these easy steps for caring for your loved one and the skin they’re in.
Here’s Why You Should Be Bored More Often
John Eastwood, principal investigator at York University's Boredom Lab, tells us why boredom is good, why we resist it and...
10+ Plant-Based Alternatives For Everything on Your Grocery List
We speak to a registered dietitian about plant-based foods and how to incorporate them into your diet with expert healthy...
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep: 5 Tips for Caregivers
Rest is key for you and the loved one you’re caring for. Here’s how you can both get more of...
I Quit My Smartphone—And It Changed My Life
Giving up your smartphone can feel like a daunting task, but the benefits can be worth it. Here's why I've...
Five Ways Virtual Pharmacies Can Help You Effectively Manage Your Family’s Healthcare Routine in 2022
Feel confident that you can better manage your family’s health and medications with everything in one convenient place.
13 Signs You Need to See a Dentist Right Away
Don't ignore these symptoms of a potential dental emergency.
Should Canada Adopt a Four-Day Workweek?
Support for a four-day workweek seems to be gaining momentum across the country. We asked Melissa Milkie, professor of sociology...
10 Tricks to Avoiding Germs That Actually Don’t Work
If you try to avoid germs by using your foot to flush public toilets or your knuckle to press elevator...
5 Heart Tests That Could Save Your Life
If you score poorly on these heart tests, you could be 20 times more likely to develop heart disease.
Not a Morning Person? Here are 17 Ways to Rise and Shine Every Day
Even if you're not a morning person, adding these steps to your morning schedule will improve your mood, energy level...
This Is What Happens When You Drink a Glass of Wine Every Night
If you typically enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or at the end of the day, here's what it...
How to Prepare for a Natural Disaster
From flooding to fires, here are four simple tips to keep you and your family safe when extreme weather strikes.
Why You Should Always Read Before Bed
Before you decide to scroll through your phone or binge-watch a show in bed tonight, read this.
How to Recognize 10 Signs of Happiness
Though it may come in different forms for different people, most human beings are in pursuit of the same thing:...
10 Surprising Benefits of Being Left-Handed
Only 10 per cent of the population is left-handed. While there may not be many of them, being left-handed sure...
Why Does Poop Float?
Floating poop is often no big deal, perhaps caused by something you ate. But in some cases it can point...
Advil Cold and Sinus Recall: Here’s What You Need to Know
Health Canada warns that the labelling mixup could spell trouble for some consumers.
How Walking Meditation Can Improve Your Mental Health
Walking meditation is ideal for people who find it difficult to stay still, meditation beginners, and even highly decorated athletes....
11 Best Vegetables For Weight Loss
Almost any kind of vegetable is good for your health. But these veggies have a competitive edge when it comes...
7 Natural Remedies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome goes beyond general tiredness and impacts your days, mood and energy. Here are the best natural options...
How Wildfire Smoke is Affecting Your Health
...And what you can do about it.
This Is What It Really Means When Your Stomach Grumbles
Why does my stomach grumble when I'm hungry? This registered nurse has a simple explanation.
Secondhand Screen Time: Why Experts Are Calling It the New Secondhand Smoking
Paying attention to your kids' electronics usage is smart, but there's another gadget-related danger that also needs to be on...
10 Life-Saving Medical Innovations Coming to a Hospital Near You
Gone are the days of crowded waiting rooms and uncomfortable hospital beds. Here's how health-care workers and institutions are revolutionizing...
8 Things Probiotics Can Do (And 3 They Can’t—Yet)
Literally meaning "for life" in Greek, probiotics seem to have a lot of health benefits. Here are the ones you...
10 Sunglasses Myths that Could Ruin Your Eyes
Thought darker lenses provided more protection? Think again!
50 Everyday Habits That Reduce Your Risk of Dementia
The dozens of choices you make over the course of any average day really can determine whether you’ll develop dementia...
