Lifestyle

Health alert: B.C.-wide recall of some grocery store combo meals due to salmonella contamination

Check your fridges!

Jan 4, 2022 10:02 AM Read more >

Plant-based doesn't always mean healthy

As new year's resolutions start pouring in, you may want to reconsider a plant-based diet if your motivation is health.

Jan 3, 2022 2:22 PM Read more >

Junk food and the brain: How modern diets lacking in micronutrients may contribute to angry rhetoric

Ultra-processed foods high in sugar, fat and empty carbs are bad for the mind as well as the body. Lack of micronutrients affects brain function and influences mood and mental health symptoms.

Jan 2, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Support and collaboration with health-care providers can help people make health decisions

Shared decision-making upholds person-centred care and supports people to take charge of their own health: their views, input and experiences are important contributors to health plans.

Jan 1, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

4 New Year’s resolutions for a healthier environment in 2022

What if we expanded New Year's aspirations to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society and the planet, too?

Jan 1, 2022 7:10 AM Read more >

No, putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne doesn’t keep it bubbly

At a recent tasting, I was presenting some sparkling wines from the Limoux region of France, a region that produced sparkling wines at least 100 years before wines from the Champagne region were well known.

Dec 31, 2021 5:09 PM Read more >