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Gloria Reuben
her layers of passion
You may recognize her as ‘Jeanie Boulet’ from the popular TV medical drama ER, or most recently in the legal drama Raising the Bar as a public defender, which coincidentally equates to the passions of her life.
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Re-ignite your life
Barbara Goodman, Editorial Director
Isn’t this what life is all about? For me it is and I get excited about how this gets injected into my life.
Re-ignite, means fuelling my soul. This incites a domino effect to fuel my body and mind. It increases my creativity as a result;
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14 Skintastic Tips – splurge VS save
Put your money where it counts – cheap thrills and luxe-to-the-max beauty boosters
Consult the ‘Cosmetics Cop’. Paula Begoun, author of Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me (eighth edition), has studied beauty products of every description for more than a decade, from high-tech anti-aging creams to waterproof mascara.
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Diabetes: Act now. Save a life.
Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate, with one in 9 Canadians currently diagnosed. The good news is, organ transplant surgery is saving the lives of some patients with type 1 diabetes, and simple lifestyle changes may prevent or reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes, avoiding serious complications like heart attack and stroke.
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Bladder matters
Get to know one of the hardest-working systems in your body
We learn early on to wipe front to back, always go when you feel the urge and that cotton underwear ‘breathes’. But we take our hard-working bladder for granted until something goes wrong.
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Arthritis in the workplace
One of the goals of The Arthritis Society is to empower people to manage their disease, thereby reducing its impact in all areas of their lives. Food choices, appropriate exercise and simple lifestyle changes are instrumental in preventing and soothing the symptoms of arthritis, and helping employees to continue to make positive, effective contributions at work.
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Flu tips for kids
Kids are no stranger to the flu. They seem to have a knack for picking up the illness or related symptoms at school, daycare or hockey practice. Encourage these healthy habits to prevent children from contracting a cold or the flu this season.
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What happened to Grumpy?
The prelude to the ‘Slow Movement’
Every parent knows children like bedtime stories read at a gentle, meandering pace. But I used to be too fast to slow down with the Brothers Grimm. I’d zoom through the classic fairy tales, skipping lines, paragraphs, whole pages. My
version of Snow White had just three dwarves.
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Companions for life, love & learning
72% of Canadian households include a pet; about 5.9M dogs and 7.9M cats.
People get pets because they offer companionship, affection and safety, but possibly unknown to some, pets can help us stay healthy and teach our children valuable lessons.
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Fit to work
The average Canadian spends a third of their day at work, often sitting for prolonged periods of time, performing repetitive tasks and generally being inactive. Over 63% of Canadians consider their jobs to be stressful according to Stats Canada; it also reports that up to $1.7 billion in revenue is lost annually due to stress-induced sick days.
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Making your kitchen work for you
You want your family to embrace a healthier lifestyle, but once you start making nutritious meals in the kitchen, your enthusiasm turns into frustration. Could it be that your kitchen doesn’t work for you?
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Nutrition boot camp!
5 weeks to a new you
Eat great food and a great body naturally follows! If you are serious about getting results from your fitness program and desire living your best life, exercise combined with balanced nutrition is essential!
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Flavour + medicine = herbs!
For Hippocrates, a Greek physician often called the ‘father of modern medicine’, food at mealtimes provided an opportunity to nourish the body’s cells and strengthen the body’s health. This idea is easily forgotten today in the whirlwind of busy lives, convenience foods and take-out meals.
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