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Check out the GI for your health

November 23, 2007

One tool for creating a healthier diet is the Glycemic Index. Here's how you can use it to improve your food choices ...

Junk food substitutes

September 5, 2007

Tricks to train your taste buds away from junk food. We all know that we need to cut down on our junk food ...

Help manage your weight with mushrooms

September 3, 2007

Fresh mushrooms are a low-energy-dense food, meaning you can eat more of them without expanding your waistline. With ...

Cancer-fighting salads

August 21, 2007

Try these 3 salads to get more cancer-fighting foods into your diet. Although the risk factors for cancer are ...

Five bad health habits to break

August 8, 2007

Ditch these five bad health habits to live longer - and better. Aging well is not just about length of life, it's ...

Fitness, boomer-style

August 6, 2007

Disappointed by youth-oriented health clubs, Cleo Chmielinski creates her own...and business is booming. During a ...

Canadians living longer than ever

July 26, 2007

An increasing life expectancy is creating more centenarians than ever before. Canada's population is aging fast ...

Answering the wakeup call

July 11, 2007

People might be living longer – but are they living well? When Eric Fredrikson was in his mid-40s, he led the ...

Start a fitness walking program

June 8, 2007

Prevent disease and premature death with even a modest physical fitness program. The good news: if you exercise, ...

I eat, therefore I think

June 7, 2007

A healthful diet is good for your head, too. For decades, there has been a steady stream of reports linking ...