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5 Tips To Living Healthy For Busy Moms

March 31, 2015 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Tracy Moore is a real life superwoman. The energetic Canadian TV personality is the host of Canada’s popular lifestyle talk show Cityline on Citytv; a mother to two young kids, Sidney and Eva; and an active member of the community. And just like a true superwoman, she tirelessly supports different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Health & Fitness, Life Tagged With: 5 tips, ACTIVIA, Cityline, Healthy Living, living healthy, tracy moore

What Is The Apple ResearchKit?

March 27, 2015 by Sonya Leave a Comment

You may have already heard some buzz in the news lately about Apple's latest announcements including the soon to be released Apple Watch and updates to the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. They've also recently announced a new partnership with HBO subscriptions available directly to Apple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life, Technology Tagged With: Apple, GlucoSuccess app, iOS 8, Lifestyle Tech, Medical Reseach, MyHeart Counts app, ResearchKit, Share The Journey App

New Anti-Vaccination Meme Takes Things Too Far

March 26, 2015 by Marianne Litman 2 Comments

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. To be up front, I am pro-vaccination. I believe that if you have no previous medical conditions preventing you from having your vaccinations, you should have them. That being said, I can’t make anyone do anything they don’t want to do and I do my best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life, News Stories

Mom’s Bikini Pic Is The Real Way To Break The Internet

March 24, 2015 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

We all remember Kim K’s infamous Paper Magazine cover in which she set out to “break the internet”, effectively making breaking the internet a thing. Kim is a mom and we are all for moms flaunting what they got. But what about when what you’ve got isn’t picture-perfect, photoshopped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adulthood, Health & Fitness, Life, Parenting Tagged With: break the internet, post-baby body, rachel hollis, the chic site

Should Kraft Singles Really Be Given A Nutrition Seal?

March 18, 2015 by Marianne Litman 1 Comment

This one has us scratching our heads. You know those individually wrapped, overly processed cheese slices Kraft makes? The ones that look a little more like rubber than cheese but that your kids just love? Well the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has bestowed their “Kids Eat Right” label on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life Tagged With: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, kids eat right, kids health, kids' nutrition, Kraft, kraft singles

The #1 Way To Prevent Photoaging & Wrinkles

March 17, 2015 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Sometimes it seems like we have tectonic plates under our skin. You know what I mean: things seem to be constantly shifting, resulting in, yup, wrinkles! And sure it would be nice to think that this explanation could be applied to our skin—it’s just nature! This is supposed to happen—but it’s a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life Tagged With: photoaging, skin cancer, sun care, sunscreen

One Family’s Journey With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

March 16, 2015 by Marianne Litman 1 Comment

When you hear the word arthritis, what first comes to your mind? For me, it’s usually older people, with painful joints. What doesn’t usually come to mind for most people is a 22-month-old baby girl who refuses to walk because the pain in her ankle is too much. And yet this was a reality for BC … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Infants & Toddlers, Kids, Life Tagged With: arthritis, children's disease, JIA, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, kids illness

Supporting Ovarian Cancer With Fun, Fashion & Firemen

February 27, 2015 by Sonya Leave a Comment

I had no idea that ovarian cancer is the most serious form of women's cancer in Canada. An estimated 17,000 women live with ovarian cancer and 2,600 are diagnosed each year. But let's not give up hope. We were invited to attend the LOVE HER Event recently in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life Tagged With: Bailey Urquhart, cancer, CIBC, Dr. Vandehyden, Love Her, Ovarian Cancer, Women Cancers

Walking It Off With WalkTop

February 6, 2015 by Sonya Leave a Comment

I spend a lot of time in front of the computer and on my mobile devices. It has become a way of life. While computers and screens have made us more efficient in many ways—we can respond faster and more efficiently—studies have shown that prolonged sitting in front of the devices is not healthy for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Life, Stress, Work & Career Tagged With: Fitneff, fitness, wahm, WalkTop

The 10 Minutes That Could Lower Your Cancer Risk

February 4, 2015 by Brandie Weikle 1 Comment

Written by Brandie Weikle It’s not much fun to contemplate our risks for cancer. If you’ve lost a family member to any form of the disease, the thought may be doubly frightening. But information is power. In fact, research shows that as many as half of cancers could be prevented if people had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life Tagged With: cancer, cancer car ontario, cancer prevention, my cancer IQ, online screening

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