Health

Discover the latest health news, along with practical tips on how to adopt a healthy lifestyle by improving your diet and moving more. From proven home remedies to advice on managing and preventing chronic health conditions, we’ll keep you looking and feeling your best.

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13 Things Your Mother-In-Law Won’t Tell You

Regardless of your relationship with your mother-in-law, as Mother's Day approaches, it's a good idea to have a heads up...


8 Ways to Naturally Rejuvenate Your Skin

Andrew Ordon, M.D., a co-host of the syndicated talk show The Doctors, gives us eight DIY ways to brighten your...


13 Ways To Beat The Afternoon Slump

After a delicious lunch and a morning of hard work, the afternoon work slump arrives and can stop you in...


How to Prevent an Allergic Reaction

Allergy sufferer? You likely know a lot of your own triggers and solutions to the awful feeling of allergies, but...


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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.


9 Relationship Habits You Didn’t Know Were Normal

Are you in a normal, healthy relationship? Discover nine 'unhealthy' couple habits that are actually perfectly normal - in limited...


7 Things Guys Would Rather Be Doing on Valentine’s Day

Whether you're looking to make Valentine's Day extra-special for your man, or want a tongue-in-cheek take on how...

Grouchily Ever After

Why good-natured grumbling keeps our marriage from crumbling.


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8 Reasons Babies Are Smarter Than You Think

Chubby, cherubic and drooly, sure, but babies are much more than lovable lumps. Discover how fascinating new studies are...


The Blissologist: A Yoga Guru’s Revolutionary Approach to Wellness

Yoga star Eoin Finn believes he's found a way to be the happiest, fittest Canadian. Now he wants to convince...


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...


5 Dangerous Beauty Salon Treatments

You'll be surpsied to learn of these dangerous beauty salon treatments, which can lead to serious infections, hair loss, and...


7 Simple At-Home Exercises to Tone Your Body

Looking to tone up and slim down? Help banish fat from your body and increase your strength with...


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7 Lies Men Tell Women

He says you look great in that dress, that he loves your friends and that you're the best he's ever...

6 Weird Mayonnaise Beauty Treatments

Think mayo works best as a sandwich spread or dipping sauce? Think again with these six inexpensive beauty tips that...


5 Natural Beauty Products for Women

Buy them for yourself, or give them as a gift. These nature-friendly products will breathe new life into skin and...


10 Ridiculous Facebook Groups

Think your Facebook friends are strange? We've discovered the weirdest, funniest and pettiest Facebook groups around. And yes, you can...


How to Start an Online Mom’s Support Group

Today's moms are reaching out to create their own social circles, and online groups dedicated to moms and their interests...


How Maternity Leave Is Failing Canadian Women

Increasing the birthrate. Letting mothers take care of their young children without damaging their careers. Extended maternity leave was enacted...


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Canada’s Top 10 Mommy Bloggers

For most of the country's nearly 4,000 mommy blogs, the payback is simple: being heard. Learn, laugh, and cry with...

What Your Child’s Teacher Won’t Tell You: 13 Amazing Things

What isn't your child's teacher telling you? As your kids head back to school, uncover what their teachers are...


The Sport of Motherhood

No matter how far they go in life, children will always depend on their parents. A mother explains why come...


Why Letting Your Kids Go Can Be So Hard

At every stage, motherhood requires you to renegotiate the boundaries you share with your children. A mother shares why letting...


Motherhood’s First Lesson

The suprising challenges a mother faces after giving birth to her first child.


4 Child Education Apps That Make Learning Fun

Looking for a fun way to get your child excited about reading, math and programming, or just letting their imagination...


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...