Spring pollen allergies may be high this season, but pollen isn’t the only thing setting off sneezing, sniffles, and other allergic reactions.

> Good news for cat lovers: Your allergy doesn’t have to mean giving up Kitty!

> Bust out the brooms and rev up the vacuum: How to clear out dozens of allergy triggers that lurk in your home.

> Worried about all the dust you’ll kick up when you clean? Here are some spring cleaning secrets for allergy sufferers.

> All in the allergy family? Print up this guide to all of the allergies living under your roof - handy for sending to school, for sleepovers, or when you hire a babysitter.

“Yee-uck!” That was my friend’s reaction as she bit into a taco the other day. She spit her food out into her napkin and repeated an even more emphatic “Yeeeee-uck!” followed by “My taco tastes like soap!” Apparently, she forgot to tell the cook to leave out one particularly offensive ingredient. Funny, I’d asked for extra … [Read more →]

Are you having problems with runaway stress, anxiety, or depression? Take the Monty Python and the Holy Grail solution: Run away!

What? You can’t run away from your problems? Maybe not, but you sure can run your stress away. And remember: pain may be inevitable, but suffering is optional. So give yourself a better outlook – hit the bricks.

Actually, any kind of exercise will do, though half an hour is apparently more effective than five minutes, and doing it regularly is probably better than doing it sporadically. But the latest additions to the ever-growing mountain of research on the benefits of exercise show that you can “take” exercise like a prescription medication. [Read more →]

May marks Foot Health Awareness Month here in Canada. According to the Canadian Podiatric Medical Association, the average adult accumulates “well over one million pounds” of force on their feet each day. That’s as good a reason as any to take time to appreciate and treat our feet during the coming month …

> Tips for primping & pampering your tootsies + pedicure safety + 5 steps to beautiful feet

> Do you need to fix any of these 5 foot flaws?

> Give yourself a quick foot “ME”-ssage!

> How to position your feet for proper standing and seated posture

> Find out the damage done if you favour one part of your foot over another.

> Got diabetes? Know the steps you need to take to prevent damage to your feet.

> 5 reasons why high heels hurt

It’s National Immunization Awareness Week in Canada. The World Health Organization estimates that immunizations save 3 millions lives each year. But parents often dread the pain their children may experience when getting their immunizations. That wincing face as the needle approaches, those tears that well up in a tot’s eyes, that wailing cry from an infant post-poke … can all this pain be avoided? [Read more →]

I just updated my health card on Monday and made the decision to become an organ donor. Then I realized that this week is National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. Good timing! If something were to happen to me, I would definitely want my organs and tissues to go to those who need them. Have you made this choice? Not sure? Read on …

> How one 17-year-old boy’s tragic death ended up improving - or saving - the lives of 6 people

> About 200 Canadians die each year while waiting for an organ transplant - just one of the reasons why you should consider becoming an organ donor.

> Worried that organ donation doesn’t jibe with your religious beliefs?

> Talking to your family about your decision to become an organ donor

> Kidney transplants: Success rates and complications + video overview of this transplant