THIS MONTH'S FEATURE
Heart Health
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. There are some risk factors you can't change, such as family history, age, and ethnicity. However, there are many important risk factors that you can work on: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle. Whatever your age, you can work towards a healthier heart.
Diet and active lifestyles
- Brain food for thought
- Eating healthy in a busy world
- Exercise and nutrition
- Fuelling an athlete's Olympic spirit: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
- Getting your body out of dehydration
- Hectic lifestyles and nutrition
- How to make the pickiest eater enjoy eating
- How to take a bite out of stress
- Mindfulness and eating
- The buzz on energy drinks
- The healthy pantry makeover
Diet and disease
- 9 ways to warm up this winter
- An apple a day really can keep the doctor away
- Addicted to caffeine?
- Cancer risk and your taste buds
- Celiac disease - what can I eat?
- Heartburn triggers to avoid
- High protein diets - are they safe?
- How do I decide what food choices are healthy?
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Obesity: what is it?
- Rheumatoid arthritis and diet
Diets and specific foods
- 4 reasons you should chew more
- 7 holiday foods to savour - in moderation
- 8 bad eating habits to break
- Alcohol: why ''too much'' is too much
- Appetite vs. hunger
- Nutritional benefits of berries
- Butter or margarine - try neither
- Do microwaves zap nutrients?
- Do you have a picky eater at home?
- Does dieting work?
- Drinking in moderation
Food safety
- 7 things you need to know about non-dairy coffee creamer
- Aspartame: safe sweetening?
- Cutting board safety
- Eating habits and stress
- Food additives: The good and the bug
- MSG: Is monosodium glutamate safe?
- Kitchen sponge safety
- Melamine facts
- Plastics: recycling and safety
- Reusable grocery bag and bin safety
- School lunch bag safety
What's hot
- Aphrodisiacs: tantalizing the sexual appetite
- Beverages with buzz: the bottom line
- Bubble tea
- Leafy greens and other cruciferous vegetables
- Pomegranate: fruit of the gods
- Probiotic basics
- Healthy benefits of hot peppers
- Healthy takeout
- Nutritional benefits of nuts
- Superfoods: what they are, how they help
- Valentine's candy calorie counts
