depression

I usually like to plan my vacations for somewhere warm and sunny, but all of a sudden London, England is looking awfully appealing, thanks to news of a new hotel package in the city that's devoted to sleep.

Did the low-carb craze make you banish corn? Well, bring it back! It's a source of fibre and potassium, and it's in season right now.

If you’ve ever succumbed to bouts of depression, sadness, the blues, whatever you’d like to call it, you may appreciate the struggle in determining how to treat it. Meds? Therapy? Ignore the whole thing and just hope it goes away? ?

Of all of the fates that aging can bring, Alzheimer's disease — which afflicts 34 million people worldwide — is understandably one of the most feared. It's characterized by a mental deterioration that leaves the inflicted unrecognizable to family and friends, which is eventually accompanied by a swift physical decline. But are there steps we can take to avoid contracting Alzheimer's?

Empowered patient: If you've never really experienced depression, it's hard to understand what it's like. Tobin Levy shares her downward spiral from thriving magazine writer to suicidal wreck — and how she's navigating her way to a brighter tomorrow.