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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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...


Does Breastfeeding Improve Behaviour?

World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) advocates for breastfeeding and the many health benefits it brings to babies. Is better behaviour...


3 Breathing Exercises to Improve Your Health

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


Olympic Showdown: Ancient Greece vs. London 2012

Did the Ancient Greeks have better Olympics than we do in the 21st century? Find out how the B.C. Olympiads...


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.


13 Secrets To A Better Workout

Exercise faster, smarter, and more comfortably with this round up of tips from the latest studies.


Just How Bad Is Tanning?

So your skin is freckled and worn from a childhood full of sunshine, or you still risk a sunburn a...


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...


How Much Aerobic Exercise is Enough?

Are there drawbacks to doing too much cardiovascular exercise?


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.


Who Do You Believe? Inside the Science of Trust

Find out how hormones, eye contact, and past experience affect who you choose to trust.


4 Ways to Keep Your Skin Glowing

Keep that healthy glow all day long by following this four-step process for radiant skin.


Best Daily Routine for Healthy Skin

Get in the habit of making the right choices for your skin by following these essential tips. Check out our...


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...


5 Most Common Causes of Dry Skin

Treat dry skin by first identifying the cause. Here are five common reasons your skin is dry.


Skincare for Every Age

Get the facts on caring for your skin in your 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s


4 Everyday Things That Will Ruin Your Skin

Maintain clear and healthy skin by cutting out these four common things.


Secrets of the Makeup Facelift

Ditch the botox and take some expert tips on making the most of your makeup.


Skincare 101

Tackle the toughest skincare issues and get healthy, young-looking skin by following these three easy steps.

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...


Surviving Infidelity

What would you do if, after a lifetime of marriage, you learn your spouse is cheating on you? Here is...


13 Tips to Increase Your Family’s Happiness and Health

Tolstoy was right-happy families are all alike. At least they share certain basic characteristics. Here are a few of the...


7 Healthy Family Dining Tips

Experts say that families reap enormous emotional benefits when its members regularly eat meals together. Find out what you can...


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...