Health & Well-Being

Helping Canadians take care of their health, inside and out: fitness and healthy living, weight loss tips, preventing and treating diabetes and tips for healthy families and relationships.

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What's the Best Workout for You?>>

As the weather warms up, here’s a workout for every personality type.>>
3 Ways to Deal With Gout>>

My husband is suffering from searing pain in his feet, and our doctor tells us it’s gout. What can he do to recover?>>
How to Talk About Illness With Loved Ones>>

A patient’s perspective on supporting your friends and family through sickness.>>
3 Ways to Recover From a Sports Injury>>

I’ve been training for my first half-marathon, and my right knee is killing me. Turns out I have runner’s knee. What can I do to ensure a safe and speedy recovery?>>
10 Belly Pains You Should Never Ignore>>

Some stomach pains may well be caused by an unpleasant meal, but when should you worry about belly-aches? When is gut pain more than just a cramp?>>
10 Ways to Look 10 Years Younger>>

Why look your age when you can look so much younger? With these few simple tips, you’ll not only improve your appearance, but feel better too.>>
15 Ways to Prevent Heart Disease>>

Holistic heart doc Joel K. Kahn, MD, shares what doctors may not learn in medical school about heart disease prevention.>>
The Problem With Painkillers: Managing Opioid Use in Canada>>

They come in myriad colours and sizes, their names unpronounceable. To many patients, prescription pills represent a respite from chronic pain and suffering, but to the approximately 200,000 Canadians hooked on painkillers, the medicine cabinet has led to what doctors are calling a national prescription drug crisis.>>
8 Reasons You Have Back Pain>>

We don’t think about our backs until they start hurting. Then – ouch! – it certainly has our attention. To prevent back pain, get informed and check out these eight reasons your back may hurt.>>
3 Expert Opinions on Boosting Your Libido>>

I can't get my libido to match my spouse's. Is there anything to be done?>>
3 Ways to Manage Rheumatoid Arthritis>>

I’ve been coping with rheumatoid arthritis for five years now, and it keeps getting worse. Is there anything I can do that might help?>>
3 Perspectives on Living with ADHD>>

A growing number of Canadian men, women and children are living with ADHD. Here are three stories on a misunderstood disorder.>>
3 Tips for Complaining Successfully>>

Here's how you can complain effectively and get results.>>
Quiz: Is it a Cold or the Flu?>>

Is it a cold, the flu or just feeling a little under the weather? Find out if you know the difference.>>
3 Expert Opinions on Healthy Holiday Choices>>

Every year around the holidays, my social calendar fills up, and I’m tempted to eat and drink indiscriminately. How can I make healthier choices this season?>>
5 Winter Workouts>>

There is an upside to winter: all of the chores and fun mean impromptu workouts.>>
What to Eat to Treat a Cold>>

Learn the best foods to fight, treat, and beat a cold or the flu.>>
10 Things Not to Do This Flu Season>>

It's important to learn the best tips for keeping healthy and avoiding the flu.>>
10 Ways to Outsmart the Stomach Flu>>

Norovirus — or stomach flu — can really put your body through the ringer. Here’s what infectious disease experts recommend to outsmart the germs, stay healthy, and recover quickly.>>
5 Ways Not to Be That Annoying Sick Person at the Gym>>

When you take the right steps to protect your health (and that of innocent gym goers), working out while you’re sick may even be good for you.>>
10 More Healing Herbs and Spices>>

Dozens of herbs and spices contain useful plant compounds, but the following 10 are healing standouts.>>
5 Age-Old Ways to Prevent the Flu>>

It's just about impossible to predict what a flu virus is going to do. But history offers a critical guide anyway, showing public health officials which moves are likely to pay off in the battle against the disease.>>