There's an interesting article up in BC online publication The Tyee about the results of a task force the province sent to New Zealand to study their health care system. BC and New Zealand have similar populations in both size and distribution, a... Read more

One in five of my girlfriends may have high blood pressure! These statistics from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada are a startling reminder of a serious health issue: • 15.7% of women age 12 to 44 have high blood pressure. • ... Read more

  January is resolutions time, and one thing that translates to is larger-than-normal crowds at the gym and yoga studio. Need a laugh? The blog Heartless Doll has a cute post up on the 10 most annoying people at the gym—check it out and ... Read more

Just a little over a year ago, Facebook shut down profile accounts with photos of women nursing their kids. There’s now a revolt within the social network with more than 500 groups on breastfeeding, including the “Hey, Facebook, brea... Read more

CoverGirl has announced two new products this month: Pictured above, their ExactEyelights mascara is designed to brighten eyes by reflecting light off the lashes and uses colour microbeads to enhance your eye colour. It's available in four co... Read more

There's an interesting story in today's Globe and Mail looking at research comparing portion sizes in different editions of classic cookbook The Joy of Cooking. Apple pie, for instance, has changed a lot since 1931: not only does the basic recipe... Read more

For me, nothing says winter comfort food more than a steaming bowl of soup. Making homemade soup on a Sunday afternoon means cooking up some of my favorite winter vegetables—celery root, parsnips, squash and potatoes, for example—usin... Read more

'Tis the season to set goals—and, stereotypically, to break them. But there are ways to make your resolutions and keep them, too. Try these helpful tips for common resolutions from three Kellogg's experts and you'll see progress fast. Plus,... Read more

During the Christmas holidays my husband and I decided to get out of dodge with the kids and head down to Bonita Springs, Fla., to visit my dad. With three children the cost of flights south for a family of five can be prohibitive, especially at ... Read more

Like many women, I’ve made regular workouts one of my goals for 2009. And while I’ve already gone skating on our neighbourhood rink, now comes the tricky part: staying motivated. In the January/February issue (page 30) of Best Health&... Read more

I'm a big fan of beans—they're super healthy, flavourful and filling, too. But sometimes I can be a little...lazy. I'm also a big fan of inexpensive lunches at work—but I don't always have time to pack my own. So when I discovered thi... Read more

Shoppers Drug Mart has been expanding their eco offerings lately with their Bio-life line, which includes a wide range of home cleaning products such as laundry detergent and glass cleaner—and now, they've added compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL... Read more