I had the good fortune to drop in on the fourth annual We Day today at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. It's a huge gathering of youth from across Canada to kick off a year of fundraising for... Read more
Looking for something to do? Here are three fit and healthy Canadian events this week. Get motivated to be healthy and lose weight Toronto, October 2, 3 Expos can be tons of fun, and this... Read more
While we Canadians may do a sort-of-OK job at cleaning our homes, we're not super-duper clean. That's according to a new study that suggests that we need to do a better job at disinfecting certain bacteria-ladden areas of our homes. One of the ickiest... Read more
Here's what caught my eye this week:Smashbox Brow Tech To Go: If you're precise about your brows, check this out: One end is an angled waterproof pencil, the other is a soft hold gel with a brush. Ingenious and very portable. $30, smashbox.comOSIS+... Read more
When I was in Grade 8 (way back when), one of my favourite things to drink was Fruitopia. Who could say no to the fun colours, witty names and sage life advice printed all over the bottle? When you're 14, "Strawberry Passion Awareness" is quite the revelation.... Read more
We all know that broccoli is good for us: Over two decades of research studies have shown that people who eat lots of this cruciferous vegetable have a significantly lower risk of colon, cervical, lung and bladder cancers. As well, a compound in broccoli... Read more
If you happen to be in Longueuil, Calgary or Toronto this week, go to one of these fit and healthy events. Go for a quick run Longueuil, QC September 25 Starting... Read more
A recent study of 35,000 Canadians, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, says that few of us are getting inadequate amounts of folic acid,... Read more
We all have our share of washroom horror stories—from a simple lack of hand soap, to a full-on, horror-movie-esque scene with broken... Read more
Chances are, many of you reading this right now are allergic to something. According to the Allergy Asthma Information Association,... Read more
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