Start your day with a healthy, energizing green smoothie
- Mon Feb 20 2012
- Angela Liddon
In January 2009, I felt a huge void in my life. I was unhappy with my career and often awake until 3 or 4 in the morning stressing about work. Not surprisingly, I dragged my butt all day long and my energy plummeted, especially during my working workouts. After months of carrying on like a zombie, I decided to do something about it.
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Have you ever sleep texted?
- Mon Feb 20 2012
- Alanna Glassman
And you think you text too much: Some people actually send messages (often gibberish) in the wee hours of the night without knowing it.
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Bad mood? Blame your purse!
- Sat Feb 18 2012
- Alanna Glassman
Confession: One of our editors carries shoe polish in her purse — just in case. If you can see where she’s coming from, take note.
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How Dr. Oz balances glitzy TV with useful medical advice
- Fri Feb 17 2012
- Julia Belluz, Macleans.ca
He swept into the dimmed Sony Centre in Toronto, combing the crowd like an evangelical leader, and Science-ish half-expected audience members to fall down at his touch. But this was no high priest ready to encourage middle-aged men and women to start walking after being paralyzed or to see again after going blind.
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Stigmatizing obesity causes weight gain
- Mon Feb 13 2012
- James Fell
The issue of political correctness is a struggle for me. It’s not that I personally try to offend anyone, but rather I look to entertain. See, I firmly believe in the wisdom of Johnny Carson: “People will pay more to be entertained that educated.” When it comes to writing about fitness and weight loss, I endeavour to do both.
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A healthy alternative to crispy chicken fingers
- Mon Feb 13 2012
- Angela Liddon
Despite the fact that I eat a vegan diet, I’ve never been a big fan of tofu, until recently. My fear of the squishy white block only got stronger after my first attempt at making tofu years ago. I baked the tofu in a creamy almond butter sauce and instead of it getting crispy like I hoped, I was left with soft and squishy tofu with a spongy texture. I wasn’t very impressed nor was I motivated to make it again for a long time.
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Best way to prevent obesity? More home ec and less shop class
- Sat Feb 11 2012
- James Fell
My friend Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is an obesity researcher in Ottawa and he’s got a great blog called Weighty Matters. A recent post looks at how dietary elitism can scare people off of healthy eating. I’m going to pull something directly from Dr. Freedhoff’s post to reveal what he means.
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One guy's anti-Valentine's Day rant
- Thu Feb 09 2012
- James Fell
I’ve probably wanted to make you barf a few times with all my lovey-dovey crap. Well now, I’m going to get at least some people’s ire up when talking about how much I truly hate Valentine’s Day.
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