Family activity should be child's play
Without the support of parents, kids are unlikely to make physical activity part of their daily lives
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Five reasons we regain weight
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Beat the bloat: What you need to know about fermented protein powders
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10 tips for taking your walk up a notch
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Getting a good start in life
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'Fartzee Shmartzee' book character educates children about healthy eating
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Butter and cheese are better than you think
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The Canada Food Guide is killing you
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Pedalling away the years safely
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Enjoying a sweet life without sugar
The scientific community is divided on whether sugar is harmful, but some people say they feel better without it -
‘The Diet Fix’: MD seeks to explain why most diets fail, charts a better course
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is no stranger to the failed diet. But with his book, 'The Diet Fix', he hopes to encourage us to re-think our approach to healthier eating -
Beyond scales, fitness and body fat key for health
The bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn't always ... -
Spring into action as winter winds down by training for a race
How to shake off those winter doldrums? Pin on a marathon number and cross another milestone off your bucket list. -
Why mindfulness has become a trend and how you can do it
We asked leading meditation and mindfulness teachers to help demystify these ancient traditions -
Tackle dietary changes by taking small steps, dietitians suggest
Dietitians of Canada is encouraging Canadians to take a small step toward better health by picking an area to improve and making changes one meal at a time -
Low-income families struggle to feed their kids healthy foods as prices rise
Rising grocery prices in Canada have renewed calls for a national food policy as concerns over the number of Canadians living in so-called food-insecure households grows -
Would a running buddy give you an edge?
Montreal triathletes Elizabeth Boutin, 20, and Amy Legault, 19, have trained together every day for the past 18 months
Squat, lunge, push-ups. 13 apps for fitness at home
Don't want to fight traffic, travelling for work, can't afford a $30 barre class? Those excuses for missing your workout no longer fly thanks to a host of new fitness ...
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Why a top food poisoning expert won’t ever eat six popular foods
The way in which the American food system works is often perplexing if not entirely nonsensical, according to Bill Marler, a lawyer specializing in food-borne illness -
How to go vegan(ish) without hating your life
Relax, Montreal nutrition practitioner Danielle Levy says. As a plant-based eater, you might also be vegan or vegetarian. But you don’t have to be
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Five resolutions health experts hate to hear
New Year's resolutions can be motivating and inspiring. Or they can be completely out of reach, demoralizing, and even dangerous -
Supermarket Confusion: The two healthy eating resolutions you need for 2016
A high percentage of Canadians make new year’s resolutions but unfortunately we are not very good at keeping them -
Running a marathon? Set your own pace
A study looking at the effect of distance on heart health confirms that for most of us, any damage to the heart is short lived, but it also discovered that ... -
Finding the right diet takes careful consideration and planning
Considering all of the diets currently competing for our attention, how do we devise a plan that’s best for us? -
Going sugar-free may not be as simple as it sounds
Sugar has been blamed for the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even types of cancer. -
Get up for your heart health and move for your waistline
Australian study shows standing deserves the attention it has been getting, but it also sent another message - if you want to whittle away at your waistline and lose a ... -
Emails reveal Coke’s $1.5-million role in anti-obesity group that emphasizes exercise over healthy eating
'I want to help your company avoid the image of being a problem in peoples’ lives and back to being a company that brings fun things to them,' the group ... -
Detox diets: Are they a path to better health -- or just a fad?
Of all the popular diet regimens touted in recent years, few have inspired more books, celebrity endorsements - and controversy - than detoxification (or "detox") diets. -
The Paleo diet: Nutritional wisdom inspired by the Stone Age
The Paleo diet is based on a seemingly simple premise: we should eat like our Stone Age ancestors did. -
Supermarket Confusion: ’One Sweet App’
Nutritionally speaking there are sugars ‘with benefits’ and those without. Here is some help understanding sugars.