Healthy LivingWhen Medicines Do More Harm Than Good If you’re older, you are at risk from the major problem of over-prescribing
Best Tips70 Life Lessons I Learned From Reader’s Digest To celebrate 70 years of being Canada’s most trusted brand, we’ve rounded up Reader’s Digest’s best advice ever. These life lessons are as valuable today as when they first appeared in the pages of Reader’s Digest magazine.
Travel the World10 Best Tropical Destinations for Bird Watchers Bird watching on holiday-or “avitourism” as it’s now known in the travel industry-is big business. Whether you’re a seasoned birder, or can’t tell a Blue-footed Booby from a Bananaquit, here are the top tropical destinations for bird watchers to indulge their hobby.
Healthy LivingSugar, the New Tobacco It’s a deadly public health risk-but the food industry fends off regulation.
CultureTrapped Underwater: How a Group of Strangers Saved a Boy’s Life As he released the car’s back hatch, John glimpsed an image he’ll never forget: the boy’s blond hair waving, his limp arms suspended overhead.
Healthy Living13 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know about Your Body From “old-person smell” to why you hate room-temperature coffee, discover 13 surprising facts about the human body.
Cooking TipsTop 10 Best Halloween Candies Bring your sweet tooth and check out this exhaustively exciting list of the 10 greatest Halloween candies of all-time.
Healthy Living10 Bad Health Habits You Can Break No matter how long you’ve been living with unhealthy habits, it’s not too late to reverse course. Whether it’s smoking, drinking, over-eating or something else, learn how to start living a happier, healthier life.
Healthy Food5 Foods to Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer First things first: If you smoke, stop. Tobacco use is responsible for 87 per cent of lung cancer deaths. Of course, even non-smokers get lung cancer (and being around second-hand smoke can increase your risk by up to 30 per cent). While it’s certainly not license to puff away, eating certain foods may help you breathe a little easier.
Healthy LivingNot Simple Heartburn CBC broadcaster and journalist Bill Cameron popped antacids for years without realizing that the common symptoms plaguing him pointed to something deadly-esophageal cancer