My massage therapist is a terrific guy.  He’s young, with a young family and I know he doesn’t have a ton of cash.  He rents a room in my chiropractor’s office and he’s a Registered Massage Therapist, not one of your spa ladies who lays stones on your spine and relaxes you but can’t give you a receipt for your workplace health coverage reimbursement. …
Imagine my displeasure when Ralph Nader and the Cancer Prevention Coalition released its new list of the Top 12 Cancer-Causing Products in the Average Home and my hair dye was on it. Â …
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I will try to keep the grossness factor to a bare minimum here but a recent article published by Mother Nature Network exposes some little-known facts about what we eat, especially if it comes from the US. Â They flipped through the Food and Drug Administration’s rules and found that some of them are pretty darn loosey-goosey when it comes to stuff you or I would find unpalatable. Â It’s even more reason to make sure your purchase is packed in Canada. Â …
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Recently in Arizona and Nevada, with the sun beaming down on us through a cloudless sky in a temperature of 108F, we didn’t have any sun protection on. Â Oh I had slathered us both with Neutrogena’s 110 SPF sunscreen but it turns out that it was about as effective as covering our bodies with chicken fat.
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My only message today is, when it comes to your health, don’t put things off. Â I didn’t have a close call (this time) but I was complimented for my hyper-vigilance. Â …
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There is documented proof on this website that I’m not a fan of comic Mike MacDonald. Years ago, I sat stone-faced through his gala set at the Just For Laughs Festival gala in Montreal. Â He was never funny to me. Â But he has been dubbed Canada’s funniest comic by the adoring press and has thousands of fans. Â And my feelings about his act aside, the man needs help and fast. Â …
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I debated for a week about whether to post a story on this issue but if it saves one life, prevents one bum from feeling embarrassment, it’s going to be worth it. Â …
HAES: Health At Every Size. Â It’s an approach to health that’s growing, no pun intended. Â It takes the focus off weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) and puts it on being as healthy as you can. Â …
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I believe that that some conspiracy theories are probably based on facts. Â Maybe there was a cover-up of aliens at Area 51. Â Maybe owners of fast-food – no, I’m sorry, quick-service restaurants – are putting additives in the grub that make us crave more fat and sugar. Â But I know this: Â terrorists brought down the twin towers in New York City. Â Flouride in the water strengthens tooth enamel. Â And vaccinations prevent a whole host of diseases that used to be fatal. Â …
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After I smashed up my Xtrail on February 10th I felt nothing out of the ordinary. Â Everybody said, wait until tomorrow, you’re gonna be sore! Â …
This minute I am holding myself back from doing a dance of joy around the house, singing “I don’t need a C-PAP! Â I don’t need a C-PAP!” Â …
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I’ve made a conscious effort to be less cynical. Â Unlike a skeptic who can be convinced by evidence, a cynic closes themselves off from a lot of experiences in life and I realized I had become one. Â So when I decided to move to London it seemed like a good time to try a new approach. Oh, I can call up a good chunk of cynicism when the situation calls for it but in my everyday life, not being so cynical leaves me available to the spontaneous things life has to offer. Â This evolution served me well this week. …
For years now I’ve been told I have mild sleep apnea. Â Next week I’ll get the results of my third sleep study at which, I am predicting, they will suggest that I get a C-PAP machine. Â That’s the Darth Vader mask that’s attached to a machine with a water reservoir and a steady stream of air to keep your throat open. Â It has given new life to both my brother and one of my brothers-in-law plus many other people I know. Â …
I’ve been following the story of the “butt plumper” for a while now. Â It’s real, it’s true, it’s not an urban legend. Â It’s what happens when an idiot opportunist and vain bargain-hunting women collide. Â …
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October is Breast Cancer awareness month. Some very smart people have created this short video to convince women that they should check themselves regularly. The video says it all. …
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This irks me as a broadcaster and as a person. …
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Filmmaker Ed Burns and supermodel Christy Turlington never became Edsty or Chrisward or, in short, the kind of star-powered couple that the tabloids feed on. …
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